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NIKOLIC DEFEATS FAN FAVOURITE KOOHEJI TO RETAIN BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
Nov 08, 2025
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ISA TOWN, BAHRAIN - BRAVE Combat Federation made history on Friday night as the Middle East’s only global MMA organization celebrated its monumental milestone BRAVE CF 100 event. The centennial show lit up Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town, Bahrain, marking a full-circle moment for the organisation that began its journey in the Kingdom back in 2016.
Originally slated to feature nine action-packed bouts, the event saw a late change when the interim BRAVE CF Super Welterweight World Championship clash between Mohammad Fakhreddine and Alex Lohoré was removed from the card during Thursday’s official weigh-ins. Despite the setback, the rest of the eight-fight card held, with two title matches to close the night out.
The main event of the evening witnessed Borislav Nikoli? make his first defense of the BRAVE CF Bantamweight Championship against the man often referred to as ‘The Pride of Bahrain’ - Hamza Kooheji. Nikoli? comfortably and dominantly pushed the pace in the bout before ultimately stunning the entire Khalifa Sports City into silence with a fourth-round delivery of strikes to the resilient Kooheji. With that, Nikoli?’s first title defense is in the books, and he closes out his 2025 as one of the top bantamweights in global mixed martial arts.
The co-main event of the evening saw the first ever BRAVE CF Flyweight Champion crowned. Muhammad ‘The Punisher’ Mokaev unleashed a barrage of strikes on Gerard ‘The Animal’ Burns early on in the second round, stunning his adversary en-route to claiming the 125lb gold. In his post-fight speech, Mokaev once again reiterated that he would be watching the main event title fight very closely and, with Nikoli? retaining, we could see a scintillating champion-versus-champion showdown in 2026.
During the event, Lohoré was surprised with the interim BRAVE CF Super Welterweight Championship. It was a moment welcomed by ‘Da Killa King’ and his team, and he swiftly made it clear that he plans to defend the title or use it as a means to secure a unification bout with champion Luiz Cado as soon as possible, even stating that he is ready for December or January 2026.
The night saw the best rising stars and veterans take to the cage, and they all looked to put on a show for the crowd that filled up Khalifa Sports City. From the first fight to the very last offering of this card, the sold-out crowd roared and cheered as the spectacular night unfolded. This was a night that Bahrain, BRAVE Combat Federation, and mixed martial arts will never forget.
With the BRAVE CF 100 chapter coming to a close, the next event is now only a matter of hours away. BRAVE CF 101: KHK Legacy II takes place on Sunday, 9 November live from Khalifa Sports City. Below are the full results from the BRAVE CF 100 event.
Official BRAVE CF 100 Results
BRAVE CF Bantamweight World Championship Bout
Borislav Nikoli? (c) def. Hamza Kooheji via TKO (Strikes) in Round 4
BRAVE CF Flyweight Championship Bout
Muhammad Mokaev def. Gerard Burns via TKO (Strikes) in Round 2
Catchweight (81.6 kg) Bout
Rasul Magomedov def. Bahatebole Batebolati via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Super Welterweight Bout
Mohamed Salem def. Rami Hamed via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Flyweight Bout
Mohamed Alsameea def. Mahmoud Amr via TKO (Strikes) in Round 1
Women’s Strawweight Bout
Mim Grubb def. Fabiola Nascimento via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in Round 3
Women’s Catchweight (54 kg) Bout
Aarti Khatri def. Arofat Toirova via Submission (Armbar) in Round 1
Catchweight (73 kg) Bout
Hussain Al Kurdi def. Nour Jopa via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in Round 1
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