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Brave Combat Federation (Brave CF) is a Bahraini mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2016 by Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa under the parent organization KHK MMA. The inaugural event, BRAVE 1: The Beginning, was held on September 23, 2016. Headquartered in Seef, Bahrain, the promotion operates regional offices in Dublin, São Paulo, and Mumbai, reflecting its ambition to develop MMA talent across multiple continents. Brave CF features athletes from more than 80 nations and has become one of the most globally distributed MMA organizations outside the UFC.

The promotion holds a milestone as the first global MMA organization to stage an event in Africa, hosting BRAVE 14 in Morocco in August 2018. In 2023, Brave CF organized events across 38 nations, a reported record for international event volume by a single promotion in one calendar year. Brave CF also hosts the Brave International Combat Week in partnership with the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) and operates BRAVE TV, a subscription streaming platform for live events and replays. The promotion broadcasts through multiple partners including El Rey Network and ESPN 5.