Brace (MMA)
Brace was an Australian mixed martial arts 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.
Since 2009 Brace has staged 50 events in 9 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. 8 Fighters per division compete in knock out elimination rounds all aiming to reach an end of season Grand Final event.
Brace follows the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Broadcast partners
Brace is broadcast live on Network TEN exclusively in Australia and Fight Network based out of CanadaIn November 2014, Brace signed a multi year multi event broadcast deal with Network TEN, this is the first for any MMA event within Australia
UFC Fight Pass will begin streaming Brace MMA live events and the promotion’s fight library later in 2015.
Current champions
| Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since | Title defenses |
| Light Heavyweight | 205 lb |  Notable alumni |