Sports | Styles Clash When Rolando Dy and Mehmosh Raza Meet
The foundation of the
most traditional schools of boxing states that speed beats power and precision,
pace, and volume beat brute strength. That’s where Philippines’ Rolando Gabriel
Dy comes from, that’s what he learned from his father.
And who was Rolando’s
father? Well, his father is also called Rolando but goes under a different
surname: Navarrete. If you’re really into boxing or was born somewhere in
Southeast Asia, you definitely heard about him. Rolando Navarrete was a
professional boxer during the 70’s and 80’s and became the
WBC Super Featherweight title.
Navarrete was the main
martial art inspiration for his son and, of course, shaped the way “The
Incredible” developed his skills and took them into mixed martial arts. Taking
his own time, feeling the fight well enough to pounce at the right time, and
using long and devastating combinations in order to bring their resistance
down.
With a background that
mixes yaw-yan, a Filipino variant of kickboxing, and traditional
muay thai, besides the boxing lessons from the more-than-special coach
Rolando Navarrete, Rolando Gabriel Dy developed a comprehensive set of skills,
allowing him to control the fight while standing up.
The clash of styles
for Rolando Dy’s return to Brave Combat Federation, however, will be gigantic.
At the other side of the cage, on March 15, Mehmosh Raza plans to bring nothing
but explosiveness to the fight, as he made abundantly clear in his Brave CF
debut.
In October 2018,
fighting in his home country of Pakistan, Mehmosh Raza took less than 30
seconds to finish Arben Escayo, from the Philippines. The accomplishment
also granted him the record of fastest-submission ever in the history of Brave
Combat Federation and a contract extension with the truly global promotion.
Mehmosh is,
indeed, quick on the draw. All his finishes happened within the very first
round and, despite going to his opponent’s home and fighting against thousands
of supporters, he’s definitely not keen to drag the bout to a decision.
The Renegade or The Incredible?
Who will emerge victorious? Only one will impose his will and
take the win in this stellar main card featured Featherweight bout.
Brave CF 22 will be
headlined by a title fight between defending Bantamweight World champion and
local hero Stephen Loman and challenger Elias Boudegzdame. Also set for the
historical fight night are the debuts of star Flyweights Jose Torres and Amir
Albazi.
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About
Brave Combat Federation:
Brave
Combat Federation (Brave CF) is a Mixed Martial Arts promotion under KHK MMA
Bahrain through the vision of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa,
the prince of Bahrain. His vision is to create a global sports media property
which would unite nations through sports and turn athletes into champions.
Brave
22: Storm of Warriors is Brave CF’s 22nd MMA event and its first
event in the Philippines. The main card
will feature Filipino fighter Stephen Loman, who will defend his bantamweight
belt for the third time and for the first time on home soil against Elias Boudegzdame
of France. The event will be held on
March 15, 2019 at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City, Philippines.
For
more information about Brave and this event, please visit
www.bravefights.com/brave-22.
