#1 MENA MMA Promotion BRAVE CF Brings Back First Gen Arab Fighters

BRAVE Combat Federation is bringing back the best fighters in the Arab world with a fight card dedicated to showcasing the best talent to come out of the MENA region for BRAVE CF 48: Arabian Night scheduled March 18th at Arad Fort, Arad in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 

One of the most popular names in the Middle East mixed martial arts community, Ahmed “The Shadow” Labban is the co-main event for BRAVE CF 48: Arabian Night card. A kickboxer by nature, Labban will be facing Nemanja “Sledgehammer” Kovač in a Super Lightweight bout. Honored and eager to prove himself within the fastest-growing promotion in the world, Labban will stop at nothing to raise the Lebanese flag in the BRAVE CF Arena. 

Hassan “Fearless” Talal is also making a comeback in a Featherweight bout against Yousif “Widow Maker” Ghrairi.  Talal is coming back from a tough injury and is ready to shock the world with a return that will turn the combat sports community’s eyes towards Iraq. In front of his goal, Ghrairi stands with his Muay Thai background, much advanced MMA experience and the weight of Lebanon on his shoulders.  

Another veteran in the sport, Mohammed “Da Killa” Ghorabi has faced a lot of bad luck throughout his 8 years as a professional MMA fighter. He is excited for his second chance to prove his abilities, this time at one of the best global MMA promotions in the world. Ghorabi will be going against a legend from Egypt, Eslam “Beast” Abdul Baset in a Middleweight bout.

The fight card will also feature other notable Arab fighters as well as stars in the making including the BRAVE CF Middleweight Champion Mohammed Fakhreddine’s younger brother, Hassan Fakhreddine, in a Middleweight bout against Eslam Mostafa Abdel Manem, Omar El Dafrawy against Abbas Khan in a Super Lightweight bout, Hussein Salem against Sulaiman Al Modhyan in a Featherweight bout, Issa Salem against Maysara Mohamed in a Flyweight bout, and Elias Nedir against Muhamad Qaradaxi in a Catchweight 64kg bout. 

March 18th will dictate which of these Arab fighters are able to use this opportunity of fighting one of the top MMA promotions in the world BRAVE CF to rise through the ranks into worldwide stardom and which fighters get left behind.