BRACE

Private Company
Industry Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded 2009
Founder Kya Pate
Headquarters Sydney, Australia
Key people
 Kya Pate, Frank Barca, Jez Margosis
Website http://bracemma.com/

BRACE (formerly known as Brace For War) is an Australian mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. BRACE was founded in 2005 by Kya Pate. In an interview with MMA Kanvas Kya Pate detailed what it is like to be the promoter of Australian MMA.[1]

Since 2009 BRACE has staged 33 events in 8 cities over 4 Australian States. After following the standard MMA format, in 2014 BRACE changed to an elimination tournament format based on the style of AFL, NRL, A-League soccer.[2] 8 Fighters per division compete in knock out elimination rounds all aiming to reach an end of season Grand Final event.[3]

BRACE Follows the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.

Broadcast Partners

BRACE is broadcast live on Network TEN exclusively in Australia and Fight Network based out of Canada

In November 2014, BRACE signed a multi year multi event broadcast deal with Network TEN (a major Australian TV network), this is the first for any MMA event within Australia[4]

UFC Fight Pass will begin streaming BRACE MMA live events and the promotion’s fight library later in 2015.[5][6][7]

Current champions

DivisionUpper weight limitChampionSinceTitle defenses
Light Heavyweight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)Australia Mike Turner November 4, 2016 0
Middleweight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)Australia Robert Wilkinson October 23, 2015 1
Welterweight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)Australia Ben Alloway July 18, 2015 1
Lightweight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)Australia Damien Brown June 24, 2016 0
Featherweight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)Australia Jamie Mullarkey November 6, 2015 0
Bantamweight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)Australia Jordan Lucas June 17, 2016 0

Scheduled events

Event Date Venue City
BRACE 45 12 November 2016 TBA Australia Canberra, Australia
BRACE 44 15 October 2016 TBA
BRACE 43 17 September 2016
BRACE 42 13 August 2016 Australia Canberra, Australia
BRACE 41 17 June 2016 New Zealand New Zealand
BRACE 40 14 May 2016 Australia Gold Coast, Australia

Previous Events

Event Date Venue City
BRACE 39 16 April 2016 AIS Arena Australia Canberra, Australia
BRACE 38 26 March 2016 Big Top Luna Park Australia Sydney, Australia
BRACE 37 21 November 2015 AIS Arena Australia Canberra, Australia
BRACE 36 19 September 2015 Big Top Luna Park Australia Sydney, Australia
BRACE 35 17 July 2015 Southport Sharks Australia Gold Coast, Australia
BRACE 34 23 May 2015 AIS Arena Australia Canberra, Australia
BRACE 33 18 April 2015 Panthers Australia Newcastle, Australia
BRACE 32 20 March 2015 Big Top Luna Park Australia Sydney, Australia
BRACE 31 22 November 2014 AIS Arena Australia Canberra, Australia
BRACE Ascend 2 15 November 2014 Norths Leagues Australia Sydney, Australia
BRACE 30 20 September 2014 Panthers Australia Newcastle, Australia
BRACE 29 9 August 2014 Norths Leagues Australia Sydney, Australia
BRACE 28 8 August 2014 Norths Leagues Australia Sydney, Australia
BRACE 27 17 May 2014 AIS Arena Australia Canberra, Australia
BRACE Ascend 1 3 May 2014 Norths Leagues Australia Sydney, Australia
BRACE 26 15 March 2014 Big Top Luna Park Australia Sydney, Australia
BRACE 25 21 December 2013 Norths Leagues Australia Sydney, Australia
BRACE 24 29 November 2013 AIS Arena Australia Canberra, Australia
BRACE 23 26 October 2013 Townsville Entertainment Centre Australia Townsville, Australia
BRACE 22 21 September 2013 Norths Leagues Australia Sydney, Australia
BRACE 21 20 July 2013 Norths Leagues Australia Sydney, Australia
BRACE 20 25 May 2013 Broncos Leagues Australia Brisbane, Australia
BRACE 19 16 February 2013 Big Top Luna Park Australia Sydney, Australia
BRACE 18 21 December 2012 Convention Centre Australia Canberra, Australia
BRACE 17 27 October 2012 Southport RSL Australia Gold Coast, Australia
BRACE 16 16 June 2012 Southport RSL Australia Gold Coast, Australia
BRACE 15 28 April 2012 Ex-Services Bowling Club Australia Coffs Harbour, Australia
BRACE 14 18 February 2012 Convention Centre Australia Canberra, Australia
BRACE 13 19 November 2011 Townsville Entertainment Centre Australia Townsville, Australia
BRACE 12 15 October 2011 Derwent Entertainment Centre Australia Hobart, Australia
BRACE 11 17 September 2011 Chandler Theatre Australia Brisbane, Australia
BRACE 10 27 August 2011 Convention Centre Australia Canberra, Australia
BRACE 9 4 June 2011 Townsville Entertainment Centre Australia Townsville, Australia
BRACE 8 30 April 2011 Mansfield Tavern Australia Brisbane, Australia
BRACE 7 15 January 2011 Convention Centre Australia Canberra, Australia
BRACE 6 13 November 2010 Townsville Entertainment Centre Australia Townsville, Australia
BRACE 5 14 August 2010 Broncos Leagues Australia Brisbane, Australia
BRACE 4 8 May 2010 Townsville Entertainment Centre Australia Townsville, Australia
BRACE 3 16 January 2010 Jupiters Casino Australia Townsville, Australia
BRACE 2 15 August 2009 Broncos Leagues Australia Brisbane, Australia
BRACE 1 27 March 2009 Broncos Leagues Australia Brisbane, Australia

Notable alumni

Bec Rawlings (UFC)
Alex Chambers (UFC)
Ben Alloway (UFC)
Richie Walsh (UFC)

References

  1. ↑ Adam Ireland (9 September 2014). "An insider's look: what's it really like to be a fight promoter?".
  2. ↑ Mike. "Brace announce unique multi division title tournaments commencing 2014". Australian MMA News, Reviews, Interviews & Results.
  3. ↑ Bryan Henderson. "Out of Obscurity: Center Real Fights 14, PFC 7 and BRACE 31". Combat Press.
  4. ↑ Adam Ireland (13 November 2014). "Aussie MMA promotion BRACE inks deal with Network10".
  5. ↑ http://www.bracemma.com/brace-signs-with-ufc/
  6. ↑ http://www.ufc.tv/category/brace-mma
  7. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/tv/ufc-and-brace-broker-content-deal-to-broadcast-bouts-across-the-globe-on-ufc-fight-pass/news-story/bdff7e6d9db373b206449c2facf9ec0b

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