Sabrina de Sousa, billed as the best amateur female mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter of all time, has signed a multi-fight deal with Bahrain-based MMA promotion company BRAVE Combat Federation (BRAVE CF), the company announced on Thursday.
She will be competing in the women’s Flyweight division. De Sousa’s entry into professional sports follows a legendary run in the amateur scene.
De Sousa has represented Bahrain in several IMMAF competitions, and has amassed an undefeated 15-0 record, which includes three World Championships.
She has become the first woman to achieve this feat and is only one of three athletes to win three world titles under the IMMAF banner.
The Bahraini Flyweight is expected to make her professional debut at the end of the year in one of BRAVE CF’s several shows worldwide.
The MMA company has recently announced events in Brazil, Spain, and Bahrain, and is expected to announce at least one more new location in the next few days.
De Sousa joins the likes of Ramazan Gitinov, Rasul Magomedov, and Muhammad Mokaev as IMMAF legends that have made their professional debuts under the BRAVE CF banner, and hopes to join Jose ‘Shorty’ Torres as IMMAF and BRAVE CF world champions.
Under IMMAF, De Sousa has also won the MMA Super Cup as part of Team Bahrain and became Asian and European champion.
Her other notable wins include Michelle Montague (twice), Kerry Ann Vernon, and Cecilia Bolander.
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