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    Erick da Silva to face Guram Kutateladze at Brave 16

    Frankie 05/09/2018

    Guram Kutateladze will make his promotional debut at Brave Combat Federation facing Erick da Silva at Brave 16 hosted in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Guram was initially set to face Abdul Kareem Al Selwady in the main card of the sixteenth edition of the promotion. Selwady was replaced in the updated fight card with Erick da Silva. Erick will be making his fourth appearance in Brave Combat Federation. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert trains alongside UFC fighter, Darren Till and has three wins in Brave Combat Federation losing only to Abdul Kareem Al Selwady. Till is expected to be in the corner of Silva during Brave 16.     Training at Astra Fight Team, Silva has a record of 22 wins and 5 losses in his professional career making him one among the most experienced fighters in the lightweight division of Brave Combat Federation. In his previous appearance with the promotion which took place during Brave 13 in Belfast, “Indio Brabo” faced Eric Carlsson from Sweden. At the end of three rounds of intense action, Indio Brabo won the bout by unanimous decision. Guram who trains at All Stars Gym, Stockholm was initially set to face Abdul Kareem Al Selwady. the latest addition to the growing lightweight division of Brave Combat Federation had competed in 10 professional bouts winning 8 of them. Out of his eight victories, five of them came by knockouts. The bout will feature the classic standoff between a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert and a striker. Brave 16 will take place on 21st September at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The fight card feature two championship title defences featuring Carlston Harris defending the welterweight championship against Jarrah Al Selawe and Elias Boudegzdame defending the featherweight championship against Bubba Jenkins.

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    Erick Silva is now a free agent

    Peter Knox 09/03/2018

    Erick Silva was once a red-hot prospect who looked a dead cert to enter the title picture in the UFC welterweight division. The Brazilian entered the UFC with an impressive MMA record of 12-1 (1) and was the inaugural Jungle Fight welterweight champion. Silva then 27 signed with the UFC and made his debut with the promotion in 2011 at UFC 134 with a 1st round stoppage of Luis Ramos in just 40 seconds. Silva lost his 2nd fight by DQ due to illegal punches to the back of the head, but that didn’t stop the hype train that much and a win over Charlie Brenneman again in the 1st round and the hype around Silva looked real. The former UFC title challenger Jon Fitch was next up, and despite losing on points in October 2012, it looked a case of too much too soon. But sadly for Silva and the UFC who no doubt was hopeful they would have a new Brazilian star on their hands, Silva never really progressed, and the remainder of his UFC career was a case of the odd win surrounded by more defeats. Silva got a win over a big name in Josh Koscheck in 2015, but every other time he was matched with someone around or in the top 10 he would seemingly lose. Defeats to the likes of Matt Brown, Neil Magny and Dong Hyun Kim told us exactly where Silva was, and all the hype looked seriously misplaced. Silva now has a 19-9 (1) record, he’s lost his last two fights, and four out of his last five and his overall record in the UFC is an average 7-8. Silva 33 is now a free agent, his current UFC contract expired after his last fight, a loss against Jordan Mein last December, and another contract with the UFC looks remote due to his poor recent run. However Silva will no doubt be picked up by another promotion, and he would be another useful addition to the Bellator welterweight ranks, but a career which promised so much, sadly didn’t really deliver.

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