At BRAVE CF 88, two new European World Champions were crowned, with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s own Erko Jun winning the Light Heavyweight title and Lithuanian powerhouse Pavel Dailidko claiming the inaugural BRAVE CF Heavyweight title. These title wins solidified Europe’s position as the most dominant continent in BRAVE CF history, with the highest number of champions.
Before BRAVE CF 88, Europe and South America were tied with six champions each. Fighters like Roman Bogatov, Amin Ayoub, Abdoul Abdouraguimov, Marcin Bandel, Kamal Magomedov, and Azamat Murzakanov had previously become champions from Europe, while five Brazilians (Klidson Abreu, Lucas Mineiro, Luan Santiago, Cleiton Silva, and Daniel Pereira) and one Guyanese champion (Carlston Harris) rounding up the numbers for South America. At the time, Asia led with seven champions, as the likes of Nemat Abdrashitov, Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady, Abdisalam Kubanychbek, Eldar Eldarov, Jarrah Al-Silawi, Mohammad Fakhreddine, Stephen Loman all winning the BRAVE CF World title in the past, with three of them in current possession of the belt.
Now, with Bosnia’s Erko Jun and Lithuania’s Pavel Dailidko securing titles, Europe has eight champions, the highest for any continent in BRAVE CF. This success reflects BRAVE CF’s focus on European MMA, having hosted events in 15 European countries, a world record.
BRAVE Combat Federation has managed to create a thriving ecosystem in all these countries through its vision and this has resulted in MMA growing leaps and bounds in the continent. While eight world champions are indeed a standout number, the organisation has helped catapult many other European fighters to global spotlight, in turn, giving them international superstardom.
BRAVE CF 88 also showcased rising European talents like Monika Kučinič, Marina Spasić, Fabiola Pidroni, Miha Frlic, and Kirill Negru, giving them international exposure. BRAVE CF’s next event, BRAVE CF 89, will take place in Spain on October 19, continuing its support for MMA in Europe and wrapping up the organisation’s incredible Around The World In 70 Days tour, which say BRAVE CF travel to China, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Slovenia, and finally Spain within 70 days.
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