Brave News: Parke calls out Mineiro, Kooheji & Al Selwady train at ESP
Norman Parke: “Hey, Brave! I’m ready for a title shot. There is a Brazilian guy who has a belt. I want revenge for being robbed in Brazil twice.”
Lightweight Norman Parke is fresh off a victorious debut for Brave Combat Federation, after beating Myles Price at Brave 13: Europe Evolution. However, the fighter from Northern Ireland is set on his next challenge – he wants a title fight.
Through his Twitter account, ‘Stormin’ Norman’ made sure to call out Lucas ‘Mineiro’ Martins, who is coming off a title win and is the current interim Brave Lightweight champion.
“Hey, Brave! I’m ready for a title shot. There is a Brazilian guy who has a belt. I want revenge for being robbed in Brazil twice. Send me location and I’ll be there”, tweeted Parke, talking about the times he fought and lost controversial decisions to local fighters in Brazil.
https://twitter.com/norman_parke/status/1004706762711339008
Before he was even signed to Brave, a bout with ‘Mineiro’ appealed to Parke as he challenged the Brazilian champion after Brave 9, when he didn’t fight after having problems making weight for a featherweight title bout.
In other Brave news, Hamza Kooheji, the first professional mixed martial artist from Bahrain is training alongside Abdul Kareem Al Selwady. The two of the most prolific fighters from the Middle East are being trained at Extreme Studio Performance (ESP) by Michael Scaccia. Michael has worked with a number of top professional athletes including Emmitt Smith, Keith Mitchell, Freddie Poole, Wes Bankston and more. He also trains a wide array of clients from NFL, NBA, MMA, PGA and professional baseball.
Selwady and Kooheji are set for a comeback in Brave CF. Selwady was scheduled to face Erik Carlsson at Brave 13 hosted in Belfast. However, he was forced to withdraw due to a fracture he suffered on his hand. Kooheji will also be making a comeback. Kooheji fought for the first time in featherweight division which is above his weight category and was unsuccessful vs. Khalid Taha.
The recent developments indicate both fighters are focused on making a comeback. Eldar Eldarov said during his victory speech during Brave 12 in Jakarta, Indonesia that in the upcoming bout he will be by the cage side of Hamza Kooheji and the team will train harder to make sure that Bahrain’s first professional MMA fighter will be victorious.