Chute Boxe’s Felipe Efrain wants title shot after Brave 14

Felipe Efrain will make his long-awaited return at Brave 14, set for the Omnisports Indoor Club in Tangier, Morocco, on August 18. The bantamweight fighter from Brazil aims to get back to the title race after his first promotional loss, vs. Frans Mlambo at Brave 10 in Amman, Jordan. Efrain will face Arnold Quero at Brave 14. Efrain feels he matches up well with the fighter from France and is hoping to get a post-fight bonus after the landmark event, which will mark the first time a global MMA promotion has organized a show in Africa.

“I have never thought one day I would be fighting in Africa, so I’m very excited for that,” said Efrain. “I can’t wait to start my comeback against Quero and I’ll show everyone I’m the top dog at bantamweight for Brave. I match up really well with him, and I look forward to putting on a show for the fans and collecting a bonus check in the process.”

While he is fully recovered from his KO loss to Frans Mlambo, the fighter from Chute Boxe expects a title shot soon. Efrain also was left unimpressed by the SBGi prospect’s failed title challenge against current bantamweight champion Stephen Loman.

“I didn’t think that fight was any good, to be honest,” said Efrain. “I remember complaining about the stoppage against Mlambo and I do think the referee made a mistake, but I don’t think about a rematch right now. I want to beat Quero, get my title shot and then think about that.”

Efrain is 2-1 with Brave CF and 12-3 with 1 NC overall. He won Knockout of The Year at Brave for his 2017 effort against Nawras Abzakh at Brave 9 in Bahrain.

Brave 14 will be headlined by a featherweight bout between former UFC fighter Jeremy Kennedy and Italian sensation Danyel Pilo. Also confirmed for fight night in Tangier is a welterweight bout between Sidney Wheeler and Abdoul Abdouraguimov.