MMA \u2013 BRAVE CF 99, to be held tomorrow at Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania, will be a night for the country\u2019s finest mixed martial artists to display their craft on a historic stage.<\/p>\n
Organised in collaboration with Unique and Talented Martial Artists (UTMA), the Bahrain-born organisation adds Lithuania as the 38th nation to welcome a BRAVE CF event, reaffirming its mission to globalise mixed martial arts (MMA), build sustainable ecosystems, and highlight elite talent in emerging markets.<\/p>\n
Sharing the marquee with Pavel \u2018The Experiment\u2019 Dailidko, who will feature in the main event, is seasoned heavyweight Tomas \u2018Lumberjack\u2019 Pakutinskas, who brings more than 40 bouts of experience into his co-main event showdown with Georgia\u2019s Shota Betlemidze.<\/p>\n
With an astounding 92 per cent finishing rate that includes 12 knockouts and 10 submissions, the Lithuanian powerhouse has earned a reputation as one of the most dangerous big men in Europe.<\/p>\n
Having triumphed in three of his last five outings, Pakutinskas looks to thrill the hometown crowd with another emphatic victory.<\/p>\n
Long regarded as one of the country\u2019s most complete mixed martial artists, Laurynas \u2018Captain Lithuania\u2019 Urbonavicius (14-2) finally gets the international showcase he deserves. A finisher with nine knockouts and two submissions, the 37-year-old has prevailed in eight of his last nine contests since 2017.<\/p>\n
Now, facing Morocco\u2019s Salim \u2018Bizon\u2019 El Ouassaidi in a light heavyweight clash at BRAVE CF 99, Urbonavicius aims to prove he belongs amongst the sport\u2019s elite while representing his nation with pride.<\/p>\n
Lightweight stalwart Zygimantas Ramaska (9-3) returns to home soil with renewed purpose after a North American stint in September 2024. Determined to rebound, the 28-year-old Lithuanian locks horns with France\u2019s Geisym Derouiche in a compelling 155-pound matchup that could reignite his ascent up the division.<\/p>\n
For Nauris \u2018The Nightmare\u2019 Bartoska, BRAVE CF 99 serves as both a professional challenge and a personal homecoming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MMA \u2013 BRAVE CF 99, to be held tomorrow at Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania, will be a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218690,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-218689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}