Egypt vs Philippines rivalry intensifies: Dy claims Amir attacked him after BRAVE CF 71 Weigh-ins
Jun 19, 2023
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The rivalry between two camps of BRAVE Combat Federation former and current athletes continues to intensify ahead of BRAVE CF 71, which takes place later today in Bahrain, at the National Stadium. The clashes around the fight between Ruel Panales vs Maysara Mohamed has spilled onto their coaches, friends and teammates.
Throughout the week, Panales’ coach, former BRAVE CF Fighter of The Year Rolando Dy, has joined his student in pointing out that Maysara likes to illegally grab the cage to avoid takedowns, which has sparked a passionate response from Maysara’s idol, former BRAVE CF champion Ahmed Amir. ‘’The Butcher’’ recorded a video saying Dy was out of his mind, and that Maysara would smash Ruel in their BRAVE CF 71 showdown.
After the ceremonial weigh-ins took place last night at the Nordic Palace and Spa, Rolando and his wife, also a coach of Team Dy, accused Ahmed Amir and a teammate of trying to attack them, something that Amir denies. Rolando had harsh words for his rival, claiming he was drunk when the confrontation happened.
‘’Amir, you were so brave when drunk and acting tough because you know people will stop you. But I called you out for years and you decided to block me. You are a coward, who needs alcohol to face me in person. You are an Egyptian fake champ. F*** you!’’, said Dy, in a ruthless attack, which was denied by Amir himself.
The duo goes back a few years, when they were both rising through the ranks in BRAVE CF’s Lightweight division, and both are staples of the weight-class, with Ahmed Amir winning the title in 2021, while Dy becoming the overall Fighter of the Year for his historic 2020 campaign.
BRAVE CF 71 is the first event of a series of two cards held by the promotion in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The June 19 fight night will be headlined by the aforementioned Featherweight title eliminator bout between Omar Solomanov and Ilyar Askhanov. The event will be broadcast live on BRAVE TV App and Bahrain TV.