The journey to get Owais Yaqoob on the BRAVE CF 107 card on August 1 has been anything but straightforward, and the visa approval announcement he shared publicly, complete with “Alhamdulillah” and gratitude to everyone who prayed and reposted for him, tells you everything about what this moment means beyond the fight itself.
Born in 1998 in Kashmir, Yaqoob is a trailblazer by definition. He is the first professional MMA fighter from Jammu and Kashmir and currently carries a 5-1 professional record with three of those wins coming by TKO and two by decision.
His only loss came via guillotine choke at Matrix Fight Night back in 2023, and he has won every fight since. He trains at the American Kickboxing Academy under Javier Mendez and Khabib Nurmagomedov himself, and in October 2025, Khabib publicly praised his progress during training camp, a co-sign that carries more weight in this sport than almost any other.
Who is Owais Yaqoob Fighting At BRAVE CF 107
No. 5-ranked lightweight contender Owais Yaqoob is going to face Delyan Georgiev, who is 3-0 professionally, an IMMAF World Champion, and one of the primary sparring partners for former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Ilia Topuria. Yaqoob is not walking into a soft matchup. He is walking into a fight against someone who has been sharpening Topuria’s tools regularly, which means the technical level and power Georgiev brings to the cage will be considerable.
Owais Yaqoob dubs the Delyan Georgiev matchup as “the most important fight” of his career
Owais Yaqoob said it himself after the visa cleared.
“This fight is no longer just for me. I fight for everyone who stood by me when things were uncertain.”
For the first professional MMA fighter from Jammu and Kashmir, carrying the weight of an entire region into the BRAVE CF cage on August 1 in Burgas, Bulgaria, that is not promotional language. That is the reality of what he represents.
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