The BRAVE Combat Federation cage burned hot throughout 2025, producing fights defined by resolve, violence, and elite-level execution. Across continents and weight classes, fighters delivered moments that refused to fade when the final horn sounded.

From heavyweight chaos to championship coronations, the year produced battles that demanded attention and reshaped careers. Each contest carried consequences, leaving marks not only on the fighters involved but on BRAVE CF’s growing global reputation.

Heavyweight chaos and featherweight fury

Heavyweight clashes rarely allow hesitation, and Miha Frlic and Shah Kamali proved that truth at BRAVE CF 96 in Ljubljana. From the opening exchanges, both men traded concussive shots with clear knockout intent.

Neither fighter gave ground as power met power, testing durability and nerve. The pressure mounted round by round until Frlic broke through in the third, unleashing a thunderous knockout that sent the arena into eruption.

At the opposite end of the scale, speed and ferocity ruled BRAVE CF 95 when Theo Bashford met Eduard Evdokimov. The featherweight contest unfolded at a blistering pace, with momentum shifting violently between exchanges.

Risk defined every moment as neither athlete slowed nor retreated. Bashford ultimately found the opening, landing a perfectly timed head kick before finishing the fight with precision strikes that capped one of the year’s most relentless battles.

Championship chases and dramatic finishes

World championship stakes raised the tension when Borislav Nikolić challenged bantamweight king Nicholas Hwende at BRAVE CF 96. The Serbian challenger absorbed early adversity, staying composed while enduring sustained pressure.

Patience proved decisive. Late in the fourth round, Nikolić seized his moment, locking in a tight guillotine choke that forced the tap and crowned a new bantamweight champion. The finish underscored his reputation as one of the division’s most dangerous closers.

Super welterweight action delivered its own trial by fire at BRAVE CF 94, where Alex Lohoré faced Mansur Abdurzakov. Abdurzakov pressed relentlessly, forcing Lohoré to dig deep as the bout turned into a test of will and endurance.

With seconds remaining, Lohoré asserted control, securing a dramatic stoppage that punctuated his rise toward interim championship gold. The moment encapsulated the thin line between survival and dominance at the highest level.

The focus now shifts from the cage to the fans. Voting for BRAVE CF’s 2025 Fight of the Year is officially open across the promotion’s social media platforms, inviting supporters worldwide to choose the bout that defined the year.