For the second time in less than 3 months the Lightweight bout between Lucas “Mineiro” Martins and Marcel Grabinski suffers a last-minute cancelation -- although, this time, not so much like before, when Grabsinki fell ill during the interval between the co-main event and the main event of the evening.
According to BRAVE CF officials, Grabinski was forced to withdraw from the rescheduled bout a little bit less than week prior to the event due to Covid-19 protocols. Marcel hasn’t traveled to Kazakhstan and will be replaced by local standout Olzhas Eskaraev.
Martins, who saw his fight against Grabinski cancelled again, expressed his frustration, but thanked Eskaraev for taking the fight on short notice. The bout will be contested at a Catchweight of 74kg.
“It’s tough, I was in disbelief when I heard about it. I’ve been training specifically for Grabinski for four months, now I will have to bring a new strategy in four days for a new fighter. But I would like to thank Olzhas for taking the fight. I had a long journey and I need to fight’’.
BRAVE CF 53 moves on without Grabinski, but with Martins secured. The event will take place on August 21st, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and will be held in association with Octagon Fight. In the main event of the evening, Tae Kyun Kim takes on Nurzhan Akishev in the Featherweight division. BRAVE Combat Federation will land in Kazakhstan for the second time in its history on August 21st and
one of the main local athletes scheduled to represent his home country inside the cage is the undefeated young rising star Azat Maksum.
Ahead of his second BRAVE CF bout, Maksum welcomed the truly global promotion’s return to his home country and promised to keep making his way to the top of the Flyweight division.
“This is my second fight in BRAVE, and I will gradually make my way to the top. I am happy to welcome
BRAVE in Kazakhstan, as I’m positive many fans are too. We will make the show inside the cage. I tell the fans: don’t miss this tournament. I will do my best to win this fight”, Maksum said.
Azat Maksum puts his undefeated record on the line against Brazil’s Flávio de Queiroz in a featured
Flyweight bout at BRAVE CF 53, the event, co-promoted in association with Octagon Fight, will be headlined by the Featherweight showdown between Nurzhan Akishev and Tae Kyun Kim.
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