Zach Makovsky reflects on devastating loss at BRAVE CF 73
Aug 17, 2023
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The former world champion walked into Bogota with every intention of picking up the victory and getting back on track. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out that way, as the veteran fell to a TKO loss at the hands of Flavio de Queiroz.
But like any great fighter, Makovsky has decided to hold his hands up and be honest with how he feels in the following statement via Instagram.
“I admit I’m struggling to figure out how to assess this performance/result. Basically everything was going well until it wasn’t. I wasn’t beat up. I wasn’t out-fought or out-worked. In fact, I think I was on track for a fairly one sided fight, meaning having the upper hand in a vast majority of the engagements and how I felt things were likely to play out."
“All of this and still lost suddenly and in a way I haven’t experienced before. I’ve never been dropped in a fight and that’s only the second time I’ve been down like that through all my training and fights.”
Makovsky proceeded to thank the promotion for the event they put on in the Colombian capital, with BRAVE CF president Mohammad Shahid praising him in the comments.
"Keep your head up champ. The whole BRAVE nation and MMA world knows you are one of the best flyweights in the world. Every fight of yours in BRAVE CF Arena was a treat to watch and a lesson to the next generation of MMA fighters." “Cannot wait to see you back and rise from all this and go for the gold. See you soon”
For now, fans will have to keep their eyes peeled to see where this battle-tested warrior goes from here.