BRAVE Combat Federation, the fastest-growing mixed martial arts promotion in the world, will land in Bogota, Colombia, with an amazing fight card, featuring some of the globe’s top fighters, while also giving an international platform for the local athletes to rise up to the occasion.
BRAVE 26 takes place at the Coliseo Hernan Jaramillo, Sautre, on September 7th, and marks a collaboration between BRAVE CF and LFC (Latin Fighter Championship). The main event is a Lightweight bout between top Brazilian striker Felipe Silva and rising star Guram Kutateladze, of Georgia. In the co-main event, Colombian bad boy Jon Zarate meets submission specialist Gabriel “Fly”.
The fight card continues with the much-anticipated debut of Ilia Topuria, who’s one of the world’s top prospects at Bantamweight and Featherweight. He will face off against Colombia’s own Luis Gomez at Featherweight. To round off the main card, judo South-American champion and Brazilian star Luana Pinheiro returns against Venezuela’s Yasmeli Araque.
In the preliminary card, the final bouts of the BRAVE Warriors tournament will take place. Mauricio Otalora meets Gabriel Bula Baena at Welterweight, while four other fights will entertain the passionate Colombian crowd. To kick off the already historic night, two amateur bouts will brighten up the fight card.
BRAVE 26 is the first time the world-class promotion, founded under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, will organize a show in Bogota, the capital of Colombia.
BRAVE 26 Full fight card:>
Main Card
Lightweight: Guram Kutateladze x Felipe Silva
Lightweight: Jon Zarate x Gabriel “Fly”
Featherweight: Ilia Topuria x Luis Gomez
Strawweight: Luana Pinheiro x Yasmeli Araque
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight: Eduardo Mora Anzola x Juan David Erazo
Featherweight: Juan Pablo Mendoza x Hector Amaya
Lightweight: Yefferson Urea x Juan Camilo Rincón
Welterweight: Gabriel Bula Baena x Mauricio Otalora
Welterweight: Claudio Maestre x Alexis Ramos
Early prelims
Amateur Lightweight: Diego Noboa x José Guanipa
Amateur Featherweight: Walter Plazas x Alvaro Chaparro