Brave 2: Dynasty

Brave 2: Dynasty (also known as Brave 2) was a mixed martial arts event held live by Brave Combat Federation on Friday December 2, 2016 at the Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town, Bahrain. The event was broadcast live online and locally through Bahrain TV, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, and OSN Sports.

Brave 2: Dynasty
Information
PromotionBrave Combat Federation
DateDecember 2nd, 2016
VenueKhalifa Sports City Arena
CityIsa Town, Bahrain
Event chronology
Brave 1: The Beginning Brave 2: Dynasty Brave 3: Battle in Brazil

Background

Brave 2: Dynasty was Brave Combat Federation's second card and the second to take place in Bahrain, where the company headquarters is located.

The event was the third professional Mixed Martial Arts fight night to take place in Bahrain, after Desert Force 11 on March 7, 2014,[1] and its predecessor Brave 1: The Beginning on September 23, 2016.

Brave 2 was originally supposed to be headlined by the fight between Mexico's Masio Fullen and Germany's Alan Omer for the inaugural featherweight title.[2] One week before the fight, Omer suffered a severe eyebrow laceration[3] and pulled from the fight. One day later, Masio Fullen also pulled, due to a rib injury and the title fight was canceled.[4] Brave then promoted Gadzhimusa Gaziev vs Carl Booth from the co-main event to the main event spot.

With the card dropping to nine bouts after Omer vs Fullen being scrapped, the promotion added a tenth bout, a last-minute strawweight addition between Jomar Pa-ac and Haider Farman.[5]

Ottman Azaitar was supposed to face New Zealand's John Vake in a featured main card fight but Vake failed to reach an agreement for the bout, being replaced by Kevin Koldobsky[6] in the Welterweight match.

SBG Ireland's Ben Forsyth was supposed to make his Brave debut against India's Amit Thapa[7] but Thapa failed to reach an agreement for the bout. In turn, Tyree Fortune,[8] from the United States, was scheduled to fight Forsyth.

The Maradona controversy

One of the biggest controversies of Brave 2 promotion involved Argentina's football player and FIFA World Cup champion Diego Maradona. Before the event, Maradona appeared in a video giving his support to Ottman Azaitar,[9] whose brother is friends with the former footballer. The story came up in social media and the Argentinian fans got revolted[10] with the support from the idol to a foreign athlete instead of his fellow countryman Kevin Koldobsky.

Broadcast

The event was broadcast internationally online, through Brave's official website and YouTube channel, for free. In addition, the card was also broadcast in Bahrain through Bahrain TV, Middle East through OSN Sports, and Asia through ABS-CBN Sports and Action.

Broadcasting team

Results
Main Card[11]
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Carl Booth def. Gadzhimusa Gaziev TKO (punches) 2 2:24
Welterweight Ottman Azaitar def. Kevin Koldobsky Decision (unanimous) (30x27, 30x27, 30x27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Hamza Kooheji def. Jeremy Pacatiw Decision (unanimous) (29x28, 29x28, 29x28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Jarrah Al Silawi def. Erik Carlsson Submission (Kimura) 2 1:39
Featherweight Elias Boudegzdame def. Walel Watson Submission (Kimura) 1 1:47
Preliminary Card[11]
Featherweight Alex Leko def. Daniel Swain TKO (punches) 2 4:37
Bantamweight Gurdarshan Mangat def. Troy Bantiag TKO (punches) 2 0:23
Light Heavyweight Tyree Fortune def. Ben Forsyth Decision (unanimous) (30x27, 30x27, 30x27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Cristian Quiñonez def. Ahmed Faress TKO (punches) 2 2:46
Strawweight Jomar Pa-ac def. Haider Farman Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00

    Bonus Awards
    • Fight of the Night: Haider Farman x Jomar Pa-ac
    • Knockout of the Night: Carl Booth
    • Submission of the Night: Elias Boudegzdame

    References
    1. Sherdog.com. "Desert Force 11 - Bahrain". Sherdog. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
    2. "Fullen to face Omer in BRAVE 2". News Of Bahrain. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
    3. "Alan Omer Injured, Out Of Brave 2 Title Fight - BRAVE Fights". www.bravefights.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
    4. "Masio Fullen also pulled from title fight; Brave 2 has a new main event - BRAVE Fights". www.bravefights.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
    5. "Finalized BRAVE 2 " Dynasty " Fight Card - BRAVE Fights". www.bravefights.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
    6. "Koldobsky steps up to face Ottman Azaitar At Brave 2 "Dynasty" - BRAVE Fights". www.bravefights.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
    7. "Amit Thapa To Feature In Brave: 2 The Dynasty, Will Face Ben Forsyth From SBG Ireland - The Fan Garage (TFG)". thefangarage.com. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
    8. "Tyree Fortune cruises past Forsyth in a UD win - BRAVE Fights". www.bravefights.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
    9. "Koldobsky Vs Azaitar; Who is Getting Maradona's Support at Brave 2? - ArabsMMA". arabsmma.com. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
    10. "Maradona se confundió de luchador de MMA y apoyó al alemán en lugar del argentino". infobae.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
    11. Sherdog.com. "Brave Combat Federation - Brave 2: Dynasty". Sherdog. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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