Alfonso A. Ver (leftmost), Stephen Loman (2nd from left)
His Excellency Alfonso A. Ver, Philippine Ambassador to the
Kingdom of Bahrain hailed the successful title defense of Stephen “The Sniper” Loman,
23, in the United Kingdom. Training out of Team Lakay of Baguio City,
Philippines, Loman is the youngest champion in Bahrain-based mixed martial arts
promotion Brave Combat Federation.
The Kingdom of Bahrain is host to a sizeable expatriate
community from the Philippines. Ver stated, “I join the Filipinos in
Bahrain in rejoicing and celebrating the victory of Stephen Loman. He won his
Championship Belt in Bahrain and thus we consider him our own champion.”
“We are now doubly glad that he was able to defend his
title and even if the fight was not in Bahrain, we were all rallying and hoping
that he wins,” the Ambassador added. “We hope that he will continue to defend
his title and inspire other Filipino fighters to become Brave champions! Mabuhay, Lakay Loman! (Long live, Mr.
Loman!).”
On June 9, 2018, Loman successfully defended his Brave CF
Bantamweight Champion title from International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF)
gold medalist Frans “The Black Mamba” Mlambo, 27, of Dublin, Ireland at “Brave
13: Europe Evolution” at the SSE arena in
Belfast, Northern Ireland. This made the Team Lakay fighter the only champion
from the Philippines to make a historic title defense in the U.K.
It was His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa
who crowned Loman as the Brave CF Bantamweight Champion on November 17, 2017 at
“Brave 9: The Kingdom of Champions” at the Khalifa Sports City Arena in Isa
Town, Bahrain. In the co-main event, the Filipino fighter knocked out
Gurdarshan “Saint Lion” Mangat, 31, of Canada to win the inaugural title.
The initiative by the Kingdom of Bahrain to give a global
platform for fighters had a positive impact towards its growing economic and
cultural relationship with the Philippines. With this, Brave CF president Mohammed
“The Hawk” Shahid, 28, has hinted a possible event to be hosted in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, watch the bout between Loman and Mlambo at the
SSE Arena here:
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