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 MMASince 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.