BRAVE CF 84: Gavashelishvili vs. Shukataev will be a mixed martial arts event held by Brave Combat Federation and Wu Lin Feng (YFU) on August 9, 2024 at the Henan TV Studio in Zhengzhou, China.
Fight Card
Main Card
Flyweight 57 kg Georgia (country) Bidzina Gavashelishvili vs. Kazakhstan Erasyl Shukataev
Bantamweight 61 kg China Qinghe Zhang vs. France Brice Picaud
Bantamweight 61 kg China Eqiyuebu vs. Serbia Borislav Nikolić
Feathermweight 66 kg China Keremuaili Maimaitituoheti vs. Jordan Izzeddine Al Derbani
Lightweight 70 kg China Zehao Zhang vs. Kazakhstan Olzhas Eskaraev
Flyweight 57 kg China Yang Weiqiang vs. Bahrain Mohamed Alsameea
Catchweight 64.5 kg China Peng Zhengwen vs. Kazakhstan Aivaz Aidinov
Background
BRAVE Combat Federation’s debut event in China has a huge headliner. BRAVE CF 84, scheduled to take place on August 9 in Zhengzhou, in association with WLF (YFU), will be headlined by a matchup between Bidzina Gavashelishvili and Erasyl Shukataev in what is bound to be a pivotal fight in the Flyweight division.
Bidzina, who has already cemented his place as one of the top Flyweights in BRAVE CF, enters the fight following an impressive win over Muhammad Idrisov at BRAVE CF 72. Although he was initially scheduled to fight Luthando Biko at BRAVE CF 82, the bout was cancelled due to Biko's injury. Bidzina quickly secured the main event spot for BRAVE CF 84, and a victory here could position him for a shot at the inaugural BRAVE CF Flyweight title.
Erasyl Shukataev, on the other hand, will be making his BRAVE CF debut. The Kazakh fighter arrives with a four-fight winning streak, with three of those victories coming in the first round. With 10 finishes in his 11 career wins, Shukataev aims to disrupt Bidzina's title aspirations and establish himself as a top contender in the Flyweight division.
The co-main event features a high-stakes Bantamweight clash between China’s Eqiyuebu and Serbia’s Borislav Nikolic. Eqiyuebu, on a four-fight winning streak, all by finishes, is one of the top names in the WLF (YFU) roster. He aims to make a global impression at BRAVE CF 84 and will look for bragging rights within the WLF (YFU) vs BRAVE CF portion of the card. Borislav Nikolic, meanwhile, is a BRAVE CF mainstay and looks to build on his knockout win over Ali Guliev at BRAVE CF 74. This will be Nikolic's fifth appearance in the BRAVE CF cage, and a win over Eqiyuebu could elevate him in the Bantamweight title conversation.
The event in China marks a major milestone for BRAVE Combat Federation, as it will be the 33rd country to host a BRAVE CF event. China will also become the 13th Asian nation to hold a BRAVE CF show.
In 2024, BRAVE CF has already extended one world record and broken another with events in Mauritius and the Netherlands. Mauritius became the 31st host country, while the Netherlands was the 32nd host nation globally and the 14th European nation to welcome the organization – both records unmatched by any other MMA organization.
The event in China will once again cement BRAVE CF’s position as the most global MMA organization in the world and will see BRAVE CF empowering the MMA scene in China replicating the successful model that the organization has implemented around the world since its inception in 2016.
It also furthers BRAVE Combat Federation’s vision for the sport in the region and consolidates its position as the largest market share holder in the Asian Mixed Martial Arts market.
