Brave Combat Federation‘s 11th event will take place at the Mineirao Stadium Terrace in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil on April 13, 2018. This is the third event of the Bahrain-based mixed martial arts promotion to take place in Brazil.
Alessandro Gambulino and Rodrigo Cavalheiro are among the Brazilian fighters on the “Brave 11” fight card. They will face each other in the welterweight division.
Hailing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Gambulino currently holds a record of 8 wins and 1 loss. The only opponent he failed to defeat was Kevin Medinilla.
On March 15, 2014, Cavalheiro lost to Gambulino via unanimous decision at “XFCI- XFC International 2.” Prior to this, Gambulino was an undefeated fighter with 4 wins having defeated Lincoln Amorim, Edgar Santos, William da Silva and Washington Ferreira.
After losing to Medinilla, Gambulino went on to enjoy a four-fight winning streak. In Gambulino’s most recent fights, he defeated Rodrigo Martins, Eliseu Matsuura, Thiago Quirino and Delmar Silva.
Both Gambulino and Cavalheiro are making their Brave CF debut at “Brave 11.” The latter currently holds a record of 20 wins and 7 losses.
On March 21, 2014, Cavalheiro fought inside the Bellator MMA cage and lost to Marcin Held via toe hold submission at “Bellator 113.” The latter is now an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship prospect Lucas “Mineiro” Martins, 29, and 2016 Brazilian Fighter of the Year Luan “”Miau” Santiago, 23, will headline “Brave 11”. They will fight for the interim lightweight championship title.
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