Brave CF 85: Weigh-In results

The fight before the fight is wrapped up for the fighters as they gear up to put on a show at BRAVE CF 85 in Lahore, Pakistan.

The stage is set for the historic return of BRAVE Combat Federation to Pakistan, as fighters successfully weighed in at Lahore ahead of BRAVE CF 85 on August 18, including the Indian athletes who had to cross the border and arrived in Lahore two days before the show.

Despite the arduous journey, both Srikant Sekhar (70.8kg) and Bharat Khandare (61.4kg) made weight for their bouts against Pakistani stars Rizwan Ali (70.8kg) and Zia Mashwani (61.5kg), respectively.

For the main event, both Omar Solomanov and Rauan Bekbolat made weight within the Featherweight limit, ensuring the title eliminator proceeded without any issues. Omar weighed in at 66kg on his second attempt, while Bekbolat registered 66.2kg on his first attempt.

African superstar Eliezer Kubanza successfully made the Super Welterweight limit on his first attempt, weighing 79.3kg. His opponent and promotional newcomer Salamat Orozakunov, needed two attempts to come in at 79.7kg.

Pakistani stars Abbas Khan, Ismail Khan, and Aqib Awan all made weight for their respective fights. Aqib required a second attempt to reach the Flyweight limit, cutting down from 57.4kg to 57.2kg for his showdown against Marwin Quirante, who comfortably made weight at 55.9kg on his first attempt.

Mojtaba Nasiri, who is set to face Yuki Angdembe, the first-ever Nepalese fighter in BRAVE CF, missed weight. Nasiri weighed 62kg on both attempts, exceeding the 61.7kg Bantamweight limit. Yuki Angdembe made weight on his first attempt, coming in at 61.3kg. As a result, Nasiri will forfeit a percentage of his purse to Yuki, and a similar ordeal took place with Muhammad Idrisov and Lasha Abramishvili, as Idrisov missed weight by 100g. However, due to the fact that it was a slight miss, Lasha agreed to the fight without taking a percentage of Idrisov’s purse, showing sportsmanship.

BRAVE CF 85, scheduled for August 18 in Lahore, marks BRAVE Combat Federation’s second event in Pakistan. It is set to be the biggest MMA event in South Asia to date, featuring a stacked fight card.

BRAVE CF 85 Weigh in Results:

Featherweight: Omar Solomanov (66kg) vs. Rauan Bekbolat (66.2kg)

Lightweight: Rizwan Ali (70.8kg) vs. Srikant Sekhar (70.8kg)

Super Welterweight: Eliezer Kubanza (79.3kg) vs. Salamat Orozakunov (79.7kg)

Flyweight: Ismail Khan (56.8kg) vs. Bagylan Zahakansha (57.2kg)

Bantamweight: Muhammad Idrisov (61.8kg)** vs. Lasha Abramishvili (61.6kg)

Bantamweight: Zia Mashwani (61.5kg) vs. Bharat Khandare (61.4kg)

Flyweight: Aqib Awan (57.2kg) vs. Marwin Quirante (55.9kg)

Super Lightweight: Abbas Khan (75.3kg) vs. Adham Mohamed(75.3kg)

Super Lightweight: Murad Guseinov (75.3kg) vs. Ruslan Serikpulov (75.2kg)

Bantamweight: Mojtaba Nasiri (62kg)* vs. Yuki Angdembe (61.30kg)

*Misses weight, will forfeit a percentage of purse to opponent