Ruel “Bagsik” Pañales, 26, of Placer, Masbate, Philippines cannot wait to fight Maysara Mohamed, 24, of Alexandria, Egypt at the BRAVE Combat Federation event “BRAVE CF 71“. The Filipino mixed martial artist is 165 cm tall while his Egyptian opponent is 169 cm tall.
Featuring eight matches, “BRAVE CF 71” will be held at the Bahrain National Stadium in Riffa, Bahrain on June 19, 2023. In the second bout of the evening, Pañales and Mohamed will battle it out in the flyweight division.
Mohamed holds a professional MMA record of 6 wins, 0 loss and 1 draw. Pañales has 5 wins, 0 loss and 1 No Contest.
When Mohamed made his BRAVE CF debut on March 18, 2021 at “BRAVE CF 48” at the Arad Fort in Arad, Bahrain, he defeated Issa Salem, then 24, of Iraq via unanimous decision. On March 11, 2022, Mohamed earned his BRAVE CF win by beating “Sher-E-Hind” Mohammed Farhad, then 33, of Mumbai, India via technical knockout at “BRAVE CF 57” at the Khalifa Sports City Arena in Isa Town, Bahrain.
On November 26, 2022, Pañales made his BRAVE CF debut at “BRAVE CF 66” at Politeknik Pariwisata in Bali, Indonesia where he fought Farhad. It was declared a No Contest after the Indian MMA fighter accidentally kicked his Filipino opponent’s groin.
Farhad and Pañales were supposed to have their rematch at “BRAVE CF 70” in Ljubljana, Slovenia on April 23, 2023. However, it was cancelled after the Filipino contender was not able to travel due to visa issues.
Pañales trains at the DyIncredible Fighting and Fitness Center in Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines. The gym is owned by his mentor “DyIncredible” Rolando Gabriel Dy, 31, a retired MMA fighter who competed in BRAVE CF from 2017 to 2022.
In an interview with Pañales at the gym on June 12, 2023, he was asked to give a message to Mohammed before their “BRAVE CF 71” fight.
“Always be careful with your training,” Pañales said. “Make sure you don’t get injured. I don’t want my fight to be cancelled again.”
“I’ve been itching to fight again,” Dy’s protégé continued. “Good luck to both of us.”
CONAN Daily 