Zia “The Mashwani Warrior” Mashwani, 24, of Islamabad, Pakistan fought Nkosi “The Future” Ndebele, 25, of Sandton, South Africa at “BRAVE CF 45.” BRAVE Combat Federation held the mixed martial arts event at the Bahrain National Stadium in East Riffa, Bahrain on November 19, 2020.
On the “BRAVE CF 45” fight card were two amateur MMA matches and six professional MMA fights. Six Asian countries were represented namely Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon and Pakistan.
In the fifth bout of the evening, Mashwani and Ndebele competed at a catch weight of 72kg. Here are the details:
- REFEREE: Declan Larkin
- WINNER: NKOSI NEBELE
- METHOD: Technical Knockout via Punches
- TIME AND ROUND: 4:29 of Round 1

BRAVE Combat Federation belt (© BRAVE CF)
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
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- Afghanistan: Abdul Azim Badakhshi
- Algeria: Mohamed Said Maalem
- Azerbaijan: Vagif Askerov
- Bahrain: Isa Almeari, Mohammed Zuhair, Murtaza Talha, Ali Abuhamda
- Belarus: Vadim Litvin
- Colombia: Dumar Roa
- England: Ian Entwistle
- Kyrgyzstan: Abdisalam Uulu Kubanychbek
- Lebanon: Adon Ayoub
- Pakistan: Zia Mashwani
- Russia: Akhmed Magomedov
- South Africa: Nkosi Ndebele
- Sweden: Zvonimir Kralj
- Switzerland: Mohamed Said Maalem
- Ukraine: Vagif Askerov
Professional MMA record after “BRAVE CF 45” |
Zia Mashwani | Nkosi Ndebele |
WIN | 3 | 3 |
LOSS | 3 | 1 |
DRAW | 0 | 0 |
NO CONTEST | 0 | 0 |
Categories: Mixed Martial Arts, SPORTS BUSINESS