MANAMA: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: Pakistani fighters set a record at the Brave International Combat week 2024 (BICW 2024) by winning all five fights defeating their opponents from India. During the action-packed evening where thousands of charged crowd enjoyed on the final day of the BICW 2024 at Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Sports Stadium in Isa Town.
In the India vs. Pakistan segment of the card, the Pakistani fighters delivered strong performances, winning all five of their respective matchups.
In the co-main event, Rizwan Ali secured a decisive victory over Srikant Sekhar, ending the bout with a first-round stoppage. The fight saw a competitive grappling exchange before Ali capitalized on an opening, landing significant strikes that prompted the referee’s intervention. This win allowed Ali to maintain his undefeated professional record.
Following the match, Sekhar, a veteran of the sport with a career spanning over a decade, announced his retirement from MMA, marking the end of a notable journey in the sport Babar Ali secured the biggest win of his career by outclassing Mohammed Farhad across three rounds. The rising Pakistani star used his grappling skills to neutralize Farhad’s striking and dominated the fight to secure a unanimous decision victory.
Seth Rosario and Abbas Khan delivered an action-packed, three-round thriller. Seth had multiple near submissions throughout the fight and remained active from the bottom, while Abbas capitalized on takedowns and effective striking. In the end, the judges awarded Abbas a split decision victory, marking his second consecutive win in BRAVE CF.
Ismail Khan earned his second consecutive BRAVE CF victory by dominating Yadwinder Singh and securing a unanimous decision. Ismail’s grappling overwhelmed Yadwinder, who showed great heart by enduring the onslaught to go the distance.
Aqib Awan rebounded from his first-round knockout loss at BRAVE CF 85 in Pakistan with a third-round stoppage of Ehtesham Ansari. Aqib controlled the grappling exchanges and, in the third round, unleashed unanswered ground-and-pound strikes to secure the win. The victory also snapped Ehtesham’s six-fight winning streak.
