Late last year, the Bahrain based Brave Combat Federation announced a historic move, as the organization became the first global MMA promotion (BFL was first regionally) to officially install the super lightweight (165lbs) division. The move would see the welterweight (170lbs) division move up five pounds and be rebranded as the super welterweight (175lbs) division, in accordance with the unified rules of MMA. The decision was made to give fighters the ability to compete at a healthy weight, without having to drop massive amounts of weight in order to stay competitive.
Mounir Lazzez Talks Brave CF 23
It was recently announced that the once beaten Eldar “Khan” Eldarov (10-1-0) would return to action after almost a year away from the cage to battle “The Sniper”, undefeated Mounir Lazzez (7-0-0) for the inaugural super lightweight title at Brave CF 23 in April.