Igorot MMA fighter Stephen Loman retains belt, still BRAVE CF Bantamweight Champion

Photo Courtesy || Jeremy Pacatiw

Cordillera - Team Lakay's Igorot Mixed Martial Artist Stephen  Loman successfully defended his bantamweight title  against challenger Louie "Leonidas" Sanoudakis of Canada during the main event of Brave Combat Federation 30 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana, India on November 23, 2019. 

The 23-year-old Loman who is training out of Team Lakay gym in La Trinidad put on a dominant display of striking power and amazing defense against Sanoudakis. 

The judges declared Loman the winner via unanimous decision after the last round and improved his professional MMA record of 14 wins and 2 losses.

Loman, holds the record as the youngest MMA champion in Europe and in the Middle East. 

He is still undefeated in the history of BRAVE CF and also got the record as the longest reigning Bantamweight World Champion of the Bahrain-based Mixed Martial promotion. 

He has now maintain a four successful title defense bouts since joining BRAVE CF.

Loman is a proud Cordilleran who traces hits roots from Bauko and Barlig of Mt. Province and Banaue, Ifugao. 

He is part of Team Lakay that trains many of the Igorots MMA champions like Eduard Folayang, Kevin Belingon, Joshua Pacio, Geje Eustaquio and Honorio Banario.