Brace (formerly known as ''Brace For War'') was an

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n 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

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. After following the standard MMA format, in 2014 Brace changed to an elimination tournament format based on the style of

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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

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Broadcast partners

Brace is broadcast live on

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exclusively in Australia and

Fight Network Fight Network is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Anthem Sports & Entertainment. The network broadcasts programming related to combat sports, including mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, and professional wres ...

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 UFC Fight Pass is an American subscription-based video streaming service owned by the UFC's parent company, TKO Group Holdings, that launched in December 2013. History Fight Pass showcases live and on-demand mixed martial arts, submission grap ...

will begin streaming Brace MMA live events and the promotion’s fight library later in 2015.

Current champions

Past Events list

Notable alumni

Bec Rawlings Bec Rawlings (born 11 February 1989) is an Australian mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer, who currently competes in the flyweight division. Background Rawlings was raised in Tasmania, and frequently played sports such as basketball, ...

(

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) * Alex Chambers (

) *

Ben Alloway Ben Alloway (born 19 February 1981) is an Australian mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2010, he was a competitor on '' The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes''. Ben formerly fought for the UFC in the welterweight division. M ...

(

) * Damien Brown (

) * Richard Walsh(

)

References

External links

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List of Events on Sherdog
{{Sports leagues of Australia 2009 establishments in Australia Defunct mixed martial arts promotions Sports organisations of Australia Sports organizations established in 2009 Mixed martial arts in Australia