Brave 3: Battle In Brazil

Brave 3: Battle in Brazil (also known as Brave 3) was a mixed martial arts event held live by Brave Combat Federation on Saturday March 18, 2017 at the Max Rosenmann Arena in São José dos Pinhais, Curitiba metropolitan area, Brazil. The event was broadcast live online and locally through Bahrain TV, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Combate and OSN Sports.

Brave 3: Battle in Brazil
Information
PromotionBrave Combat Federation
DateMarch 18th, 2017
VenueGinásio Max Rosenmann
CityCuritiba, Brazil
Event chronology
Brave 2: Dynasty Brave 3: Battle in Brazil Brave 4: Unstoppable

Background

Brave 3: Battle in Brazil was Brave Combat Federation's third card and the first to be held outside Bahrain, where the company headquarters is located.

The event was the second international Mixed Martial Arts fight night to take place in the Curitiba Metropolitan Area, after UFC 198 on May 14, 2016, and the first to be held in the municipality of São José dos Pinhais.

The Brazilian card was first announced during Brave 2: Dynasty post-fight press conference[1] in Bahrain. The original date was February 25, 2017, but the event was then rescheduled to March 18, 2017.[2]

Brave 3 was originally supposed to be headlined by the fight between the Brazilian rivals Lucas "Mineiro" Martins and Paulo "Bananada" Gonçalves.[3] The promotion of the main event was very intense, with the opponents trading shots publicly[4][5] and involved even local celebrities, like MasterChef Brasil judge Henrique Fogaça and Brazilian model and TV host Ana Hickmann.[6]

During the fight week, though, Paulo Bananada suffered a knee injury and was forced to withdraw from the fight .[7] To Paulo's place, Brave promoted Mexico's Fabian Galvan, who was originally scheduled to face Willian Lima on the preliminary card.[8] A new opponent for Willian was cogitated, but the promotion ended up pulling the Brazilian from the card.[9]

Julio César "Morceguinho" was supposed to face Nate Landwehr[10] in a main card featured bout, but Landwehr pulled from the fight due to a last minute injury. For his spot, Brave brought Brazil's Fernando Colman[11] and made the fight a Catchweight bout in 150 lb (68 kg).

Walel Watson was originally scheduled to face the former Bellator fighter Diego Marlon in a Bantamweight bout. Two weeks before the fight, Diego was pulled from the fight and the former Titan FC contender Felipe Efrain[12] took his place against Watson.

India's Pawan Singh was supposed to fight USA's James Pou in a preliminary lightweight bout but both athletes were considered unable to compete as per the Brazilian Athletic Commission medical protocol and the fight was then canceled.[13]

Broadcast

The event was broadcast internationally online, through Brave's official website and YouTube channel, for free. In addition, the card was also broadcast in Bahrain through Bahrain TV, Middle East through OSN Sports, Brazil through Combate and Asia through ABS-CBN Sports and Action.

Broadcasting team

Results
Main Card[14]
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight BrazilLucas Martins def. MexicoFabian Galvan Submission (Brabo choke) 2 4:42
Welterweight Guyana Carlston Harris def. BrazilThiago Vieira TKO (punches) 2 1:04
Middleweight BrazilMarcos Pirata def. South AfricaJeremy Smith Decision (split) (29x28, 28x29, 29x28) 3 5:00
Lightweight BrazilLuan Santiago def. MexicoIvan Castillo TKO (punches) 1 2:23
Catchweight (68kg) BrazilJulio César "Morceguinho" def. Brazil Fernando Colman Decision (unanimous) (30x27, 30x27, 29x28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Brazil Felipe Efrain def. United States Walel Watson KO (Punch to the body) 2 2:10
Preliminary Card[15]
Flyweight Brazil Marcel Adur def. Mexico Ivan Lopez KO (punches) 2 2:40
Bantamweight Brazil Rogério Bontorin def. Philippines Jon Olivar Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:00
Bantamweight BrazilCristiano Souza def. MexicoCristian Quiñonez TKO (punches) 2 2:35
Featherweight Brazil Max Lima def. Brazil Bruno Roverso KO (punch) 2 1:50

    Bonus Awards
    • Fight of the Night: Marcos Pirata x Jeremy Smith
    • Knockout of the Night: Felipe Efrain
    • Submission of the Night: Lucas Martins[16]

    References
    1. "Mohammed Shahid Announces Brave 3 In Brazil - ArabsMMA". 14 December 2016.
    2. "Brave 3 is Officially Announced for March 18th in Curitiba, Brazil". 27 January 2017.
    3. "Long-time rivals Lucas "Mineiro" and Paulo "Bananada" set to headline Brave 3, in Brazil - BRAVE Fights". www.bravefights.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
    4. "Paulo Bananada chama Lucas Mineiro de mentiroso e ataca: "Frouxo!"". 10 March 2017.
    5. "Lucas Mineiro rebate Paulo Bananada e promete: "Dia 18 é guerra!" - Nocaute na Rede". 7 March 2017.
    6. "Bahrain News Agency - Celebrities join "Brave Fever" in Brazil". www.bna.bh.
    7. "Brave CF 3: Paulo "Bananada" é vetado por médico e está fora da luta contra o ex-UFC Lucas "Mineiro" - Tv Fight". tvfight.tv.
    8. "Paulo Bananada se machuca e Lucas Mineiro enfrenta mexicano na luta principal do Brave 3 - Lutas Esporte Clube". lutasesporteclube.com.br.
    9. "Pesagem do Brave 3 tem encaradas tensas, e evento contará com dez lutas". 17 March 2017.
    10. "32-1 prospect Morceguinho debuts at Brave 3; faces Nate Landwehr - FIGHTBOOK MMA". Fightmobi.
    11. "Brave CF 3 - MMA Event Page - Tapology". Tapology.
    12. Staff, MMASucka com (6 March 2017). "Felipe Efrain signs with Brave; faces Walel Watson in Curitiba - MMASucka.com".
    13. "#TFGbreaking: Pawan Maan Singh pulled out Of Brave 3 fight card - The Fan Garage - DailyHunt".
    14. Sherdog.com. "Brave Combat Federation - Brave 3: Battle in Brazil". Sherdog. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
    15. Sherdog.com. "Brave Combat Federation - Brave 3: Battle in Brazil". Sherdog.
    16. Hannoun, Farah (19 March 2017). "Brave 3 Recap: Chute Boxe Diego Lima shine in Curitiba - Sports Rants".
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