Brace (formerly known as Brace For War) was 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.
Since 2009 Brace has staged 50 events in 9 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. 8 Fighters per division compete in knock out elimination rounds all aiming to reach an end of season Grand Final event.
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
UFC Fight Pass will begin streaming Brace MMA live events and the promotion’s fight library later in 2015.
Current champions
DivisionUpper weight limitChampionSinceTitle defensesLight Heavyweight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Duke Didier 9 April 2017 0Middleweight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Rob Wilkinson 23 October 2015 1Welterweight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) Theo Christakos 26 November 2016 1Lightweight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) Alex MacDonald 26 November 2016 0Featherweight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) Jamie Mullarkey 6 November 2015 1Bantamweight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) Jordan Lucas 22 November 2014 0Women's Bantamweight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) Rhiannon Thompson 11 November 2017 0
Past Events list # Event title Date Arena Location50Brace 51AIS ArenaCanberra, Australia49Brace 50Big Top Luna ParkSydney, Australia48Brace 49AIS ArenaCanberra, AustraliaN/ABrace 48N/AN/AN/A47Brace 47Big Top Luna ParkSydney, Australia46Brace 46RSL SouthportGold Coast, Australia, Australia45Brace 45AIS ArenaCanberra, Australia44Brace 44RSL SouthportGold Coast, Australia, Australia43Brace 43Cowles StadiumChristchurch, New Zealand42Brace 42AIS ArenaCanberra, Australia41Brace 41Lincoln Events CentreChristchurch, New Zealand40Brace 40RSL SouthportGold Coast, Australia, Australia39Brace 39AIS ArenaCanberra, Australia38Brace 38Big Top Luna ParkSydney, Australia 37Brace 37AIS ArenaCanberra, Australia 36Brace 36Big Top Luna ParkSydney, Australia event cancelledBrace 35Southport SharksGold Coast, Australia, Australia 35Brace 34AIS ArenaCanberra, Australia 34Brace 33PanthersNewcastle, Australia 33Brace 32Big Top Luna ParkSydney, Australia 32Tournament Season 1 FinalAIS ArenaCanberra, Australia 31Brace Ascend 2North Sydney Leagues ClubSydney, Australia 30Brace 30AIS ArenaNewcastle, Australia 29Brace 29North Sydney Leagues ClubSydney, Australia 28Brace 28North Sydney Leagues ClubSydney, Australia 27Brace 27AIS ArenaCanberra, Australia 26Brace Ascend 1North Sydney Leagues ClubSydney, Australia 24Brace 25North Sydney Leagues ClubSydney, Australia 23Brace 24AIS ArenaCanberra, Australia 22Brace 23Townsville Entertainment CentreTownsville, Australia 21Brace 22North Sydney Leagues ClubSydney, Australia 20Brace 21North Sydney Leagues ClubSydney, Australia 19Brace 20Broncos LeaguesBrisbane, Australia 18Brace 19Big Top Luna ParkSydney, Australia17Brace 18Convention CentreCanberra, Australia16Brace 17Southport RSLGold Coast, Australia(event cancelled)Brace 16Southport RSLGold Coast, Australia15Brace 15Ex-Services Bowling ClubCoffs Harbour, Australia14Brace 14Convention CentreCanberra, Australia13Brace 13Townsville Entertainment Centre Townsville, Australia12Brace 12Derwent Entertainment CentreHobart, Australia11Brace 11Chandler TheatreBrisbane, Australia10Brace 10Convention CentreCanberra, Australia9Brace 9Townsville Entertainment CentreTownsville, Australia8Brace 8Mansfield TavernBrisbane, Australia7Brace 7Convention CentreCanberra, Australia 6 Brace 6 Townsville Entertainment Centre Townsville, Australia 5 Brace 5 Broncos Leagues Brisbane, Australia 4 Brace 4 Townsville Entertainment Centre Townsville, Australia 3 Brace 3 Jupiters Casino Townsville, Australia 2 Brace 2 Broncos Leagues Brisbane, Australia 1 Brace 1 Broncos Leagues Brisbane, Australia
Notable alumni Bec Rawlings (UFC) Alex Chambers (UFC) Ben Alloway (UFC) Damien Brown (UFC) Richard Walsh(UFC)
References
External links
List of Events on Sherdog