The Middle East Times

Tahar Hadbi Tahar “Fast Hands” Hadbi, 30, of Algeria has officially renewed his fight contract with Brave Combat Federation. The three-fight contract of the Algerian welterweight fighter expired after his fight against “The Latest” Mohammed Fakhreddine, 33, of Lebanon at “Brave 10: The Kingdom Rises” held in Amman, Jordan. There were widespread speculations regarding Hadbi leaving the promotion. This was set to an end when he signed a multi-fight contract with the Bahrain-based mixed martial arts promotion.  Hadbi had two of his bouts ending in no-contests at Brave CF. These are the main event against Carl “The Bomber” Booth of England at “Brave CF 5” and the bout against Fakhreddine at “Brave CF 9: The Kingdom of Champions.” At “Brave 10: The Kingdom Rises,”  Hadbi returned strong to win his final fight in the contract against his rival, Fakhreddine, by TKO in the second round. This also made the Algerian fighter the only fighter to have a victory over the Lebanese fighter

Stephen Loman Brave Combat Federation announced that the roster expansion programs, which are spearheaded by the athlete relations department, are in place. The Bahrain-based promotion will have an extensive talent scouting program to identify potential global talent is in place for the year 2018. Previously, Brave CF had included fighters from Team Lakay of Baguio City, Philippines, which is one of the best gyms of Asia, according to ONE Championship. The Philippines will be one among the key geographies of interest to recruit upcoming talent. Team Lakay’s Stephen Loman is the reigning Bantamweight Champion of Brave CF. This stellar achievement will definitely ensure the promotion to look forward to recruiting talent from the Philippines. With more fighters added to the current roster, Brave CF aims to reach out to the expanding global market. Among the main objectives for the year, the promotion had already announced to host events in additional geographies apart from the