Brave Combat Federation

[15] KHK MMA Fight Team features fighters from multiple promotions including Khabib Nurmagomedov, Frankie Edgar, Jose Torres[17] and James Gallagher.

French-Algerian submission specialist Elias Boudegzdame defeated Masio Fullen in the main event of BRAVE 4: Unstoppable and became the promotion's maiden Featherweight world champion.

BRAVE 5: Go For Glory took place in Mumbai, India, on April 22, and had an anticlimactic main event, as Carl Booth and Tahar Hadbi fought to a No Contest, due to a timekeeping error.

[29] Brave 6: Kazakhstan happened a week later, in Almaty, where future Super Lightweight world champion Eldar Eldarov bested Brazilian Henrique Rasputin by TKO.

[32] It was the first time BRAVE put two different titles on the line, with Welterweights Carl Booth and Mohammad Fakhreddine initially scheduled to face off, as well as Light Heavyweights Klidson Abreu and Timo Feucht.

Ottman Azaitar beat Alejandro "Pato" Martínez in the main event to capture the Lightweight belt, while Stephen Loman knocked out Gurdarshan Mangat to become the first-ever Bantamweight champion.

[38] Elias Boudegzdame was initially scheduled to defend his Featherweight title against Lucas "Mineiro" Martins, but the bout was called off after the challenger fell ill during the weight cut.

[42] Boudegzdame made history in the main event of BRAVE 10, as he successfully defended his Featherweight title with a fourth-round submission of Kowalewicz, in a night marked by a clean sweep of Jordanian fighters.

[44] Lucas "Mineiro" Martins won the interim Lightweight belt in the main event, beating Luan "Miau" Santiago by TKO in the last seconds of their fight,[45] while Klidson Abreu successfully defended his Light Heavyweight throne by submitting Matt Baker,[46] who stood in for Kennedy Nzechukwu, forced to pull out due to injury.

[50] In the main event, Bantamweight champion Stephen Loman beat Frans Mlambo, a training partner of Conor McGregor, in a rematch of their 2016 fight, back at Brave 1.

[51] The UFC superstar was in attendance to watch Mlambo and his teammate Cian Cowley, who had a successful debut, stopping Daniel Olejniczak to score his first professional MMA victory.

[57] The show was also marked by the debuts of former UFC fighter Jeremy Kennedy, who beat Danyel Pilo in the co-main event,[58] and future Welterweight world champion Abdoul Abdouraguimov, winner via TKO in the first round against Sidney Wheeler.

The Lightweight division would have a new champion after Ottman Azaitar's departure, Bantamweight kingpin Stephen Loman would look to defend his crown once again, while Velimurad Alkhasov and Marcel Adur would fight for the inaugural Flyweight crown[68] In the main event of the evening, Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady stopped Lucas "Mineiro" Martins, then interim champion, and unified the Lightweight championship,[69] which was vacated earlier in the year due to inactivity by Ottman Azaitar.

Since the Russian powerhouse missed weight, the title would only be up for grabs in case of a win for Adur[70] The event was attended by a host of big names such as Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jose "Shorty" Torres, Lenne Hardt and Sean O'Malley (fighter)[71] December 2018 was the busiest month in the promotion's short history.

BRAVE 19 took place on December 8, in Sun City, South Africa, another country which hosted an international MMA show for the first time with BRAVE Combat Federation[72] In the main event, South African prospect Mark Hulme beat American veteran Adam Townsend by unanimous decision, in a violent bout, marked by a cut in Townsend's scalp, coming from an elbow from his opponent[73] Two weeks later, the promotion made its much-awaited return to India, this time in Hyderabad, where Sidney Wheeler was initially scheduled to take Leon Aliu in the main event.

[96] After successful events in Abu Dhabi and Romania, BRAVE Combat Federation turned its attention to its biggest show ever, which took place on November 15 in Isa Town, Bahrain.

BRAVE CF 29 crowned the first-ever KHK World Champion, in a one-night, four-men, openweight tournament, that included Brazilians Guto Inocente and Kleber Orgulho, as well as Russian powerhouse Azamat Murzakanov and Lebanon superstar Mohammad Fakhreddine.

At BRAVE CF 31, hometown favorite Chad Hanekom was upset by KO machine Daniel ‘’Gaucho’’ Pereira in the main event for the inaugural Middleweight championship.

[102] At BRAVE CF 32, headlined by Carl Booth beating Hayder Hassan[103] the stand-out event was the debut of future Lightweight world champion Abdisalam Kubanychbek.

BRAVE CF 33  wrapped up with its second event in Saudi Arabia, headlined by Ikram Aliskerov successfully returning to Middleweight and beating Diego Gonzalez, from Sweden.

[108] During this run, many notable names made their debuts or returns to action in BRAVE CF, including Muhammad Mokaev, Anton Turkalj, Tahar Hadbi, Abdoul Abdouraguimov, Benoit St. Denis, and Carl Booth.

During this run, two new champions emerged, as Mohammad Fakhreddine took the Middleweight belt from Daniel ‘’Gaucho’’ Pereira [109] and Amin Ayoub beat Cleiton Silva to win the Lightweight title.

[114] BRAVE CF 47, themed as Asian Domination, showcased top fighters from the continent, headlined by Abdisalam Kubanychbek (Kyrgyzstan) beating Rolando Dy (Philippines) by second round corner stoppage.

[115] At BRAVE CF 48, named as Arabian Night, the top athletes from the region faced off with the likes of Murtaza Talha (Bahrain), Ahmed Labban (Lebanon), Maysara Mohammed (Egypt), and Husseim Salem (Iraq) earning huge wins.

[119] Nevertherless, BRAVE CF 50 delivered big time with Jarrah Al-Silawi defending his Super Welterweight title with a second-round TKO of Ismail Naurdiev, as well as Anton Turkalj landing the fastest knockout in company history, by beating Konstantin Soldatov in 13 seconds.

In the main event of the evening, a fight of the year candidate took place as South-Korean star Tae Kyun Kim beat hometown favorite Nurzhan Akishev.

BRAVE CF 56 also featured winning returns for Ahmed Labban and Borislav Nikolic as well as the successful debuts of Jakob Nedoh, Jovan Marjanovic, and Nikolay Nikolov.

[147] After the Association of Boxing Commissions approved the opening of new weight classes,[148] BRAVE announced it would become the first international promotion to introduce a Super Lightweight division, as well as pushing the Welterweight limit to 175 lbs.

BRAVE has been to Bahrain, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, India, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Jordan, Indonesia, Northern Ireland, Morocco, Colombia, Pakistan, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, England, Romania, Kyrgyzstan,[154] Slovenia,[155] and will make its Sweden debut soon.

The film captures the chaotic fight week leading up to the event, including a last-minute opponent change and weight class adjustment, and offers a behind-the-scenes perspective on Mokaev's training at KHK MMA alongside world champions and Olympic medalists.

Poster of SMILE