There’s a new sheriff in Lightweight Town and his name is Amin Ayoub.
‘Fierceness’ got the job done in the main event of the evening of BRAVE CF 44, knocking out Cleiton ‘Predator’ Silva and becoming the new BRAVE Combat Federation lightweight world champion.
Ayoub’s win extended a long-running ‘curse’ surrounding the 70 kg division at BRAVE CF. Since the inaugural belt was put on the line, back in 2017, never a champion was able to defend his title once, meaning every single challenger won in title fights so far.
Ayoub declared before the fight that he’s been obsessed with the champion since the bout was first scheduled. The statement proved itself not only right but also very useful for Ayoub, given he seemed to be one step ahead since the bell rang in the first round.
The French-Tunisian used his grappling skills to dominate the actions within the first five minutes, and even got really close to a finish during the round. The scenario was similar in the second round, with Ayoub once again being the aggressor, despite being against his back on the ground.
On the third, ‘Fierceness’ almost finished ‘Predator’ twice, with two very tight armbars but the champion was able to defend himself. With a couple of seconds on the clock, he landed a series of vicious uppercuts, which rocked Silva, who carried the injuries to the fourth.
As soon as the referee authorised the beginning of the fourth round, Ayoub went for the win, knowing that he had the upper hand. He connected a clean straight on Silva’s face, which knocked him down, and finished the job with a few more hits.
Ayoub, with a professional record of 15 wins and only four losses, won’t have much time to enjoy his achievement, since the 70kg is a real shark tank now and challengers won’t stop emerging.
Philippine’s Rolando ‘The Incredible’ Dy got really close to a title shot with a convincing win over New Zealand’s John ‘Trouble’ Brewin. Dy took control of the fight from the first moment, and used mostly his impeccable striking to take the edge in the scorecards. With a triple 29-28, Rolando seems the next one in line against the new champ.
Abdoul Abdouraguimov reinforced his position as the number one welterweight at BRAVE CF and got a strong argument for a trilogy against world champion Jarrah Al Silawi.
In the co-main event of the evening, ‘The Lazy King’ scored yet another submission victory for his record, as he locked in a beautiful arm-triangle choke against Belgium’s Louis Glismann.
As of now, the score between the current champion Al Silawi and the former champion Abdouraguimov is 1-1. A third fight at this point seems natural to settle the score and decide the future of the welterweight division.
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