Movsar Evloev knows fans want to see him win a fight without the scorecards. He could make it happen against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 333.
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Brave Combat Federation celebrates African Day 2025
Published
1 year agoon
When the world unites on the occasion of African Day 2025, Brave Combat Federation proudly joins the commemoration of the opulent history, cultural pride and the future promise of the African continent. As a truly global MMA promotion with roots in every corner of the world of fighting, Africa is more than just a market for a brave CF. Instead, the African continent is perceived as a land of warriors whose stories and spirit embody the heart of combat sport.
African Day, observed every year on May 25, honors the creation of the African Union (AU), which was then known as an organization of African unity (Oau). Established in 1963, AU is a symbol of unity, independence and pride for the continent, whose sons and daughters still impress their mark on many global scenes. In 2025, the importance of that day is even deeper in a brave nation, because Africa fighters gain importance in some of the most competitive sport divisions.
Among the flag Fly Flag Flag is Nicholas “The Saint” Hwende, the prevailing brave world champion Bantamweight from Zimbabwe. Hwende engraved his name in the historical books of promotions in December 2024, when the brave CF 91 against his colleague African, an outstanding and bold graduate of CF, nkosi ndebele. The fight not only showed MMA at the elite level, but also symbolized the growing influence of the continent on sports.
The presence of Africa in Brave CF goes far beyond the ranks of Bantam’s weight. In the Super Wieredzna Branch, Eliezer “King Kong” Kubanza from the Democratic Republic of Congo gained a reputation of his cruelty and knockout strength, becoming one of the most hazardous people in the division. Meanwhile, Mohamed “L’ATME” Algeria said that I had still strengthening his status of the best featherlight pretender to heavyweight, combining experience and harvest with a relentless combat spirit, which brought him respect on continents.
Youssef Boughan from Morocco, a decorated attacker with the elite background of Muay Thai, proudly represents North Africa in a slight division, introducing a lively set of skills on the global scene. In the ranks of a pencil scale, Congish colleague, Prince “The Black Lion” Lolia quickly broadcasts the brand as a powerful pretender with the ambitions of the Gold Championships. In order not to outdo, Luthando “Shorty” Biko in South Africa recently entered the bold CF flying ward, and his technical fitness and heart makes him one of the most captivating division warriors.
The Brave CF relationship with Africa always went beyond its list. The organization has made a conscious effort to introduce its events to African land, offering local fans the possibility of world -hand MMA world -hand provision, while enabling international athletes to experience and culture of the continent. From Morocco to South Africa, Brave CF built a proud and growing history in Africa with several events. Recently, in May 2024, the promotion landed in St. Pierre, Mauritius for Brave CF 82, additionally expanding his African trail and putting the foundation of future events.
When MMA World celebrates African Day, Brave Combat Federation stands together with African athletes and fans, honoring the continent’s contribution to sport and its growing influence in the global MMA community. Warriors of Africa, the past and present, embody the spirit of immunity, unity and pride – and the brave CF is honored as part of the journey.
Ecstatic African Day 2025 to the entire continent and the African Fighting Family all over the world!
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Movsar Evloev thinks UFC 333 fight with Alexander Volkanovski could be 1st UFC finish: ‘Why not?’
Published
5 hours agoon
October 18, 2026
This Saturday in Abu Dhabi, the undefeated Evloev makes the walk to the octagon for the biggest fight of his life as he challenges Volkanovski for the UFC featherweight title. Evloev is 20-0 as a pro, 10-0 since making his UFC debut in 2019, so it's fair to say he's earned his shot the hard way. One reason why it may have taken so long for the matchmakers to come around on Evloev is his lack of finishes, as he's yet to score a knockout or submission in the promotion.
UFC 333 would be the perfect time for his first.
“Maybe my fighting style [made it take longer than I expected], but still the most important thing is still winning the fight,†Evloev told MMA Fighting's José Youngs. “Now, I feel like I'm getting better and I've got more abilities to finish the fights and we were working on that since I won my last fight. Even before, it was always fun to finish opponents, but I had tough opponents. None of them is easy to finish. Even just to win them is already a big deal, right?
“Now, maybe my first finish in my first title fight, why not? I have everything to do that.â€
Evloev has also been plagued by bouts of inactivity, but when fight night rolls around, he's delivered, scoring victories over numerous ranked opponents. His past four wins have come against Lerone Murphy, Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen, and Diego Lopes, the latter of whom went on to leapfrog Evloev and meet Volkanovski in a pair of title fights.
That success has kept Evloev in the UFC's good graces, even without a standout highlight reel, which can't be said for some notable departures in the past few years, including the undefeated Farid Basharat, who was recently allowed to walk despite a 16-0 record. Evloev was asked for his thoughts on quality fighters not being kept on the roster, and he believes winning still matters.
“I have zero finishes in the UFC, but I'm still in UFC and I'm fighting for the title, so that means that not just finishes is important,†Evloev said. “To show a good fight is also important. Even if you have no finishes, you can show good fight, exciting fight. You can show the beauty of wrestling and there is not just fans of MMA who just wait for blood and something crazy, there are so many good fans who know MMA and they understand and maybe because of them I'm still in the UFC.â€
Volkanovski has suggested Evloev's wrestling won't be enough to beat him, and that the challenger will eventually have to throw down if he hopes to dethrone the two-time champion. For now, Evloev isn't taking the bait, and he's planning to stay the course with tactics that have paid major dividends so far.
Tactics that might just lead to him taking Volkanovski out inside the distance anyway.
“I have a responsibility,†Evloev said. “My whole republic, my whole country waiting for me to bring that title. OK, so for me, all of this is more important than just my ego, so maybe I will take the belt and then we will play around, like taking risks or something.â€
“Even if I knock him out, not because my wrestling doesn't work, but because it works very good, so I will make him tired,†he added. “Then, when I feel, OK we can knock him out, then I will try and knock him out. But he's saying he will take my confidence. Nobody can.â€
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Henry Cejudo: Alex Pereira has skipped lines long enough
Published
7 hours agoon
October 18, 2026
Cejudo believes Alex
Pereira needs more heavyweight victories before challenging for
another
Ultimate Fighting Championship title.
Pereira is scheduled to face Sergei
Pavlovich at UFC
335 on Dec. 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. However, he
believes he deserved a title rematch against Ciryl Gane, who will
instead defend his heavyweight championship against Josh Hokit
at UFC
334 on Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Henry Cejudo wants Alex Pereira to win two or three heavyweight
fights before another UFC title shot
Cejudo believes Pereira (13-4) received preferential treatment in
reaching title contention in two divisions. “Triple C†pointed to
Pereira's opportunity to fight Gane for the interim heavyweight
championship in his divisional debut at
UFC Freedom 250. He argues that Pereira must now build a
winning record at heavyweight before receiving another title
shot.
“It's a part of him being spoiled too,†Cejudo said on the “Pound 4
Pound†podcast. “Alex, I'm not picking on you… You’ve skipped
lines; you’ve skipped lines long enough. You’ve had enough
opportunities against Ciryl Gane and you lost. Yeah, there were
illegal blows; I do agree with you on that. But man, that jab from
Ciryl Gane wobbled you. We kind of saw where the fight was going.
It was your debut at heavyweight… I feel like you need to win at
least two–three more fights to fight for the title.â€
Cejudo is not the only former two-division champion to challenge
Pereira's comments about the heavyweight title picture. “Poatanâ€
previously alleged that former fighter and commentator Daniel
Cormier promoted Gane vs. Hokit at the UFC's direction. Cormier
denied the accusation.
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Henry Cejudo claims Brendan Allen’s wife dragged his wife into their feud
Published
1 day agoon
October 17, 2026
Cejudo doesn't want families to be involved in his ongoing feud
with Brendan
Allen.
Cejudo and Allen are both married to Brazilians. However, the
former
Ultimate Fighting Championship two-division titleholder has
previously criticized Allen for representing Brazil in the Octagon.
Cejudo also slammed Allen for playing it safe when asked about
fighter pay, leading the latter to label the former's podcast
“trash.†Their wives are now seemingly involved in the
back-and-forth.
Henry Cejudo says Brendan Allen's wife sent ‘nasty' messages to
his wife
After Sean
Strickland's latest outburst about UFC fighter pay, Allen was
asked about the same after his win over Christian
Leroy Duncan at
UFC Vegas 122. Allen opted against criticizing the promotion,
drawing a strong response from Cejudo, who now claims the UFC
middleweight's wife has gotten involved in the feud.
Cejudo claims his wife received a “nasty†message from Allen's
wife. The Olympic gold medalist doesn't want their families to be
involved.
“Brendan Allen's wife sent a nasty message to my wife,†Cejudo said
on the “Pound 4 Pound†podcast. “Me and him are both American,
married to Brazilians, and have American kids… She just went off; I
don't want to repeat it. What I will say is, don't bring my family
into this. Let men be men.â€
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