founded 2009 founder kya pate headquarters sydney australia key people kya pate frank barca jez margosis slogan see you cage side website http bracemma.com brace formerly known as brace for war is 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 . 1 since 2009 brace has staged 33 events in 8 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 . 2 8 fighters per division compete in knock out elimination rounds all aiming to reach an end of season grand final event . 3 brace follows the unified rules of mixed martial arts . contents 1 broadcast partners 2 scheduled events 3 previous events 4 notable alumni 5 references 6 external links broadcast partners edit 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 4 ufc fight pass will begin streaming brace mma live events and the promotion s fight library later in 2015 . 5 6 7 scheduled events edit event date venue city brace 45 12 november 2016 tba canberra australia brace 44 15 october 2016 tba brace 43 17 september 2016 brace 42 13 august 2016 canberra australia brace 41 17 june 2016 new zealand brace 40 14 may 2016 gold coast australia previous events edit event date venue city brace 39 16 april 2016 ais arena canberra australia brace 38 26 march 2016 big top luna park sydney australia brace 37 21 november 2015 ais arena canberra australia brace 36 19 september 2015 big top luna park sydney australia brace 35 17 july 2015 southport sharks gold coast australia brace 34 23 may 2015 ais arena canberra australia brace 33 18 april 2015 panthers newcastle australia brace 32 20 march 2015 big top luna park sydney australia brace 31 22 november 2014 ais arena canberra australia brace ascend 2 15 november 2014 norths leagues sydney australia brace 30 20 september 2014 panthers newcastle australia brace 29 9 august 2014 norths leagues sydney australia brace 28 8 august 2014 norths leagues sydney australia brace 27 17 may 2014 ais arena canberra australia brace ascend 1 3 may 2014 norths leagues sydney australia brace 26 15 march 2014 big top luna park sydney australia brace 25 21 december 2013 norths leagues sydney australia brace 24 29 november 2013 ais arena canberra australia brace 23 26 october 2013 townsville entertainment centre townsville australia brace 22 21 september 2013 norths leagues sydney australia brace 21 20 july 2013 norths leagues sydney australia brace 20 25 may 2013 broncos leagues brisbane australia brace 19 16 february 2013 big top luna park sydney australia brace 18 21 december 2012 convention centre canberra australia brace 17 27 october 2012 southport rsl gold coast australia brace 16 16 june 2012 southport rsl gold coast australia brace 15 28 april 2012 ex services bowling club coffs harbour australia brace 14 18 february 2012 convention centre canberra australia brace 13 19 november 2011 townsville entertainment centre townsville australia brace 12 15 october 2011 derwent entertainment centre hobart australia brace 11 17 september 2011 chandler theatre brisbane australia brace 10 27 august 2011 convention centre canberra australia brace 9 4 june 2011 townsville entertainment centre townsville australia brace 8 30 april 2011 mansfield tavern brisbane australia brace 7 15 january 2011 convention centre canberra australia brace 6 13 november 2010 townsville entertainment centre townsville australia brace 5 14 august 2010 broncos leagues brisbane australia brace 4 8 may 2010 townsville entertainment centre townsville australia brace 3 16 january 2010 jupiters casino townsville australia brace 2 15 august 2009 broncos leagues brisbane australia brace 1 27 march 2009 broncos leagues brisbane australia notable alumni edit bec rawlings ufc alex chambers ufc ben alloway ufc richie walsh ufc references edit adam ireland 9 september 2014 . an insider s look what s it really like to be a fight promoter . mike . brace announce unique multi division title tournaments commencing 2014 . australian mma news reviews interviews & results . bryan henderson . out of obscurity center real fights 14 pfc 7 and brace 31 . combat press . adam ireland 13 november 2014 . aussie mma promotion brace inks deal with network10 . http www.bracemma.com brace signs with ufc http www.ufc.tv category brace mma http www.news.com.au technology home entertainment tv ufc and brace broker content deal to broadcast bouts across the globe on ufc fight pass news story bdff7e6d9db373b206449c2facf9ec0b external links edit official website bracetv.com list of events on sherdog v t e professional mixed martial arts organizations asia oceania ex . japan current art of war afc brace one road fc sfl urcc defunct legend fc ruff brazil current jungle fight shooto brasil defunct ivc canada current hard knocks kotc canada mfc wsof canada defunct tfc europe current bamma bushido fc cage warriors ffc ksw m 1 mma raju r 1 respect.fc ucmma defunct 10th legion cage contender cage rage finnfight slamm japan current deep jewels igf pancrase rings rizin ff shooto vtj zst defunct cage force dream hero s pride fc risingon smackgirl src valkyrie united states current bellator cffc invicta fc kotc legacy fc rfa tpf titan fc ufc wsof xfc defunct amma affliction ef elitexc proelite ifl pfc shark fights strikeforce usa mma wec wfa category retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title brace & oldid 726441685 categories 2009 establishments in australiamixed martial arts organizationssports organisations of australiasports organisations established in 2009mixed martial arts 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