Brave Combat Federation keeps expanding its Brazilian roster and the most recent signing was the former The Ultimate Fighter Brazil contestant Leonardo “Macarrão” Mafra. The welterweight is set to debut for the Bahrain-based promotion on April 29th, against Lebanon’s Mohammad Fakhreddine, at Brave 6 main card, in Kazakhstan.
With a professional record of 13 wins and 4 losses, Mafra had been under contract with UFC twice, his most recent run in the octagon ended in 2015 with a defeat against Steven Ray in Scotland. The 27-year-old Brazilian is currently training at Kings MMA, under the coaching of Rafael Cordeiro.