Bahrain creates history in Colombia

Brave Combat Federation under the leadership of HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa hosted the first ever global mixed martial arts event in the history of Colombia. The event was held at the Coliseo Bicentenario in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Brave 15 featured fighters from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico.

In a fight card that featured seven bouts, six fights were finished in the very first round. Featuring a card full of the promotion’s South American stars, this event will have the impact in multiple divisions of the organization. Brazil dominated the fight card winning all the seven fights and ushered the arrival of new blood in the promotion.

Godofredo Pepey won the main event at Brave 15 with a submission victory. Pepey controlled his opponent, UFC vet Alexander Torres and trapped Torres in an armbar sealing his victory in his first bout outside of the UFC since 2011. In the co-main event, Gabriel Miranda scored his 13th win in his professional career improving the tally of wins by submission to 12.

Noriega was caught in a guillotine with no chance to escape and finally gave up as he tapped out. Cleiton Silva maintained the distance forcing Marcelo Busto to be on the defensive. Silva went for the RNC to capture his second victory.