Mineiro (left) faces Miau (right) in the main fight of Brave 11. Photo: Disclosure
Brave 11 had its ceremonial weigh-in held this Thursday at the Hotel Ouro Minas, in Belo Horizonte, the city that will also host the third Brazilian edition of the biggest MMA event in the Middle East. In the main fight, Brazilians Luan “Miau” Santiago and Lucas “Mineiro” Martins, who will face each other for the organization's interim lightweight belt, made a respectful face.
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In the interview after the weigh-in, both “Miau” and “Mineiro” preached respect for each other and promised an unforgettable show for the Minas Gerais public.
“Guys, tomorrow will be a show. I don't want to talk about how I think the fight will go, you'll have to go to Esplanada do Mineirão and find out. But I promise we'll put on a great show. Who wants to see a show there? That's what's going to happen!”, commented Santiago, elected Fighter of the Year in Brazil in 2018 and one of the great promises of world MMA in 2018 by the specialized English magazine “Fighter's Only”.
His opponent, former UFC fighter Lucas “Mineiro” praised the fact that he was returning to the city where he was born to become world champion with Brave.
“I'm very happy to be here in Belo Horizonte, literally fighting at home. My strategy is to look for victory at all times and give the fans a great fight”, said Martins.
In the co-main fight, Brazilian Klidson de Abreu, Brave light heavyweight champion, will make his first title defense against Canadian Matt Baker. The two had a tense look, but maintained their posture, only exchanging provocations with each other.
Brave 11 weigh-in results:
Lightweight – Luan “Miau” Santiago (BRA) – 70,1 kg x Lucas “Mineiro” Martins (BRA) – 70 kg (For the interim title)
Light heavyweight – Klidson de Abreu (BRA) – 92 kg x Matt Baker (CAN) – 92,3 kg (For the title)
Lightweight – Erivan Pereira (BRA) – 69,3 kg x Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante (BRA) – 70,7 kg
Flyweight – Bruno Malfacine (BRA) – 56,7 kg x Rafael “Mini Man” Pereira (BRA) – 56,6 kg
Lightweight – Cleiton “Predador” Silva (BRA) – 72,5 kg* x Ahmed Amir (EGI) – 70,7 kg
Bantamweight – Carlos “Carlin” Soares (BRA) – 61,4 kg x Georges Bardawill (LBN) – 61,8 kg
Middleweight – Douglas “Mahal” Nogueira – 84,1 kg x Bruno Assis (BRA) – 185,4 kg
Flyweight – Marcel Adur (BRA) – 56,8 kg x Fernando Lourenço (BRA) – 57 kg
Welterweight – Alessandro Gambulino (BRA) 76,1 kg x Rodrigo Cavalheiro (BRA) 77,5 kg
Strawweight – Elaine Leal (BRA) – 51,8 kg x Luana pinheiro (BRA) – 52.9 kg*
Featherweight – Arnold Quero (FRA) – 66,3 kg x Caio Gregório (BRA) – 66,1 kg
*Did not make weight; lost 20% of the purse
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