BRAVE CF: Global MMA promotion company announces first four events for 2025
After a historic 2024, the most global mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation in the world, BRAVE Combat Federation (CF), announced the first four events for 2025.
The Bahrain-based MMA promotion company will kick off the action this year with BRAVE CF 93, scheduled to take place in China on April 18.
The event will mark BRAVE CF's return to China after its debut event, BRAVE CF 84, in 2024.
In May, it will head to Switzerland for BRAVE CF 94. Scheduled for May 17 in Geneva, the event will mark BRAVE CF's debut in Switzerland, making it the 17 th host nation in Europe.
The promotion company will then return to Slovenia for BRAVE CF 95 on June 7 and a month later, in July, the organisation will land in Bulgaria for BRAVE CF 96.
The event in Slovenia follows two record-breaking outings in the country in 2024, while BRAVE CF 96 in Bulgaria will mark the organisation's second event in the country.
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