Cleiton ‘’Predator’’ Silva to face Amin Ayoub at BRAVE CF 44 in Bahrain

TDT | Manama

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Brazilian veteran Cleiton ‘’Predator’’ Silva shocked the world last year by capturing the BRAVE CF Lightweight world title from arch-rival Luan ‘’Miau’’ Santiago, who was the overwhelming favorite to keep the crown. A year on from that triumph, Cleiton is riding high and ready to defend his title. He takes on Amin Ayoub in the main event of BRAVE CF 44, his first fight away from South America, which takes place on November 5th, in Bahrain.

It was the realization of a dream for ‘’Predator’’, who has admitted previously that he was close to quitting mixed martial arts before the call to join BRAVE CF came and changed the course of his career. During a special Live Interview on BRAVE Combat Federation’s Instagram profile, Cleiton opened up on his mind set for fighting, and expressed his wishes that his new rival came up with a different, ‘’more exciting’’ game plan.

‘’Amin is an awkward fighter, isn’t he? He’s weird, he has that weird style. I’m asking God for him to not come in with that same striking style he had at BRAVE CF 31. It was so boring, he didn’t do anything. I want it to be an exciting fight’’, said ‘’Predator’’, who waved off his opponents’ credentials in his past fights. ‘’Yeah, he has six victories by submission, but the guys he fought don’t impress me. I don’t think these guys train proper jiu-jitsu. I’m a legitimate brown belt in jiu-jitsu, I train jiu-jitsu. And my jiu-jitsu is geared towards MMA, I go for the finish, always. My goal is to hurt my opponent, to knock him out or submit him’’.

When asked about the psychological side of fighting, Cleiton spoke at length about how the difficulties he endured during his life moulded his mind towards fighting. ‘’I’ve been in the business of fighting for 25 years, first with muay thai and then with MMA. I’ve been through a lot, some unbelievable scenarios, that only the people who have been with me since the beginning knows about. I don’t have any specific psychological preparation, because I feel these difficulties I’ve endured have moulded me. My mind is geared towards war, it’s moulded for war, for combat. I take this as another fight. For me, the next fight is always the hardest. So, in my mind, it’s all about winning, maintaining my title and looking forward to my next challenge’’.

With three wins in as many BRAVE CF appearances, Silva is hoping to add a fourth straight victory and become the first-ever BRAVE CF Lightweight world champion to successfully defend his crown, something that the four previous champions haven’t been able to achieve