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Stacked lineup for MFC 26

Stacked lineup for MFC 26

Official fight card featuring co-main events released for Retribution
A power-packed lineup of talented fighters including many of the Maximum Fighting Championship’s biggest names is set for action at the highly anticipated MFC 26: Retribution.
This is the formal announcement of the final card for the event slated on Friday, Sept. 10 at the River Cree Resort [...]

Nickels rolls into Retribution feud

Nickels rolls into Retribution feud

’09 MFC award winner replaces Gouveia for clash with Lewis
Mike Nickels, co-winner of the 2009 Maximum Fighting Championship’s Fight of the Year, is stepping in to replace an injured Wilson Gouveia for a showdown against Dwayne Lewis at MFC 26: Retribution.
The owner of the Colorado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy returns to [...]

MFC 26 moved to River Cree Casino

MFC 26 moved to River Cree Casino

Sept. 10 lineup remains featured event on HDNet Fights
The Maximum Fighting Championship announced today that MFC 26: Retribution slated for Friday, Sept. 10 on HDNet Fights has been moved from the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba, to the River Cree Resort and Casino just outside Edmonton, Alberta.
The event’s [...]

MFC issues statement on Ontario sanctioning

MFC issues statement on Ontario sanctioning

With today’s announcement that the Ontario government will legalize mixed martial arts events in 2011, the Maximum Fighting Championship – Canada’s undisputed leader in MMA – is excited and cautiously optimistic about the prospects of holding events in the province.
The MFC has long been a front-runner in proposing MMA events [...]

It's Lima time!

It’s Lima time!

Title aspirations at the heart of welterweight’s drive to MFC 26

Few people outside of hardcore fans following mixed martial arts will know the name Douglas Lima.
But the Brazilian-born, Atlanta-trained fighter is aiming to change all that with one eye-popping first impression in his organizational debut at MFC 26: [...]

‘The Real Deal’ vs. ‘The Phenom’ cements co-main event at MFC 26 on Sept. 10

‘The Real Deal’ vs. ‘The Phenom’ cements co-main event at MFC 26 on Sept. 10

Welterweight clash at the top of Retribution lineup in Brandon
The Maximum Fighting Championship has added a hotly anticipated welterweight matchup to complete its co-main event for the upcoming MFC 26: Retribution card.
Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford, returning to the MFC after a year-and-a-half absence, will face the stiffest [...]

Title fight featured at MFC 26

Title fight featured at MFC 26

New-attitude McKee to defend LW belt; three more bouts added
Four main-card fights including a world title fight have been secured to heighten the already talent-laden lineup for MFC 26: Retribution.
The event, which will be held in Westman Place at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, and air live on HDNet Fights, features a co-main [...]

MFC declares intent for Ontario events

MFC declares intent for Ontario events

Tentative dates and locations secured pending sanctioning
For Immediate Release
The Maximum Fighting Championship should be the first mixed martial arts promotion to hold a major world-class event in the province of Ontario pending final sanctioning of the sport by the provincial government and regulatory bodies.
The MFC, which has become one of [...]

Heat XC returns with Punishment

Heat XC returns with Punishment

Much-anticipated showdown headlines July fight card
The Maximum Fighting Championship’s own developmental organization, Heat XC, is set to unleash another explosive show featuring two internationally known middleweights alongside a lineup of top prospects.
Heat XC 5: Punishment will take place Friday, July 16 at the Mayfield Trade Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, with a [...]

MFC 25 fight videos - Taylor vs. Leites, Jimmo vs. Gouveia, Spratt vs. Fioravanti, Hightower vs. Neal, more

MFC 25 fight videos – Taylor vs. Leites, Jimmo vs. Gouveia, Spratt vs. Fioravanti, Hightower vs. Neal, more

EDMONTON – On May 7, 2010, Maximum Fighting Championship held “MFC 25: Vindication” at the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The event was billed as the promotion’s biggest card to date and featured a main event between former IUFC fighters Thales Leites (17-3) and Jesse “JT Money” Taylor (14-6) and a co-main event [...]

No rioting on our watch

No rioting on our watch

By: MFC Staff
What was seen on CBS this past Saturday was to say the least an absolute embarrassment for the sport of mixed martial arts.
And on top of that, it also should be considered a giant step backwards as well. While gigantic steps have been made over the past 10 years for [...]

Big boys Chase Gormley and Ryan Fortin to battle on MFC 25 undercard

Big boys Chase Gormley and Ryan Fortin to battle on MFC 25 undercard

Gormley goes up against ‘Vanilla Gorilla’ at Vindication
A rare heavyweight fight has been added to the undercard of MFC 25: Vindication taking place on Friday, May 7 at the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.
Popular brawler Ryan “The Vanilla Gorilla” Fortin (3-2), who fights out of Wetaskiwin, Alberta, takes on [...]

Gavin Neil: the "Forrest Gump of MMA" prepares to face "The Dirty Samurai"

Gavin Neil: the “Forrest Gump of MMA” prepares to face “The Dirty Samurai”

On May 7, 2010 at MFC 25: Vindication, up and coming Victoria-based fighter Gavin Neil (7-1) will be stepping into the ring against Richie “The Dirty Samurai” Hightower (8-3-1), an alumni of that infamous MMA reality show, in a fight that has strong potential to bring fireworks to the crowd [...]

Antonio "Mandingo" McKee: the "El Negro" effect hits the MFC

Antonio “Mandingo” McKee: the “El Negro” effect hits the MFC

Something’s going on at the Maximum Fighting Championship that’s making our competitors nervous. Maybe you caught a glimpse at MFC 20: Destined for Greatness or MFC 22: Payoff. Derrick Noble and Carlo Prater sure did. That something is Antonio “Mandingo” McKee, a ferocious fighter who’s been mowing through the ranks for [...]

Jesse Taylor to fight Thales Leites in main event at MFC 25

Jesse Taylor to fight Thales Leites in main event at MFC 25

Jesse Taylor signs contract to meet Brazilian standout at MFC 25
Fresh off signing a two-fight deal with the Maximum Fighting Championship, Jesse “JT Money” Taylor has garnered a spot in the main event for MFC 25: Vindication.
Taylor (14-5) will meet Thales Leites (16-3) in the headliner bout of the MFC’s upcoming show on Friday, May [...]

"MFC 25: Vindication" boasts a stacked card for May 7 on HDNet

“MFC 25: Vindication” boasts a stacked card for May 7 on HDNet

EDMONTON, Alberta – Although a main event is yet to be announced, the fight card for Maximum Fighting Championship’s “MFC 25: Vindication” is stacked. The event, which will take place at the  the Northlands Expo Center in Edmonton on May 7 will air live on HDNet.
The co-main event  features Ryan “The Big Deal” Jimmo (12-1) and Wilson Gouveia (12-7) [...]

TUF 6 veteran Richie Hightower signs with Maximum Fighting Championship

TUF 6 veteran Richie Hightower signs with Maximum Fighting Championship

ALBERTA, CANADA – 27-year-old “The Ultimate Fighter 6″ veteran Richie “The Dirty Samurai” Hightower (8-3) has signed a three-fight deal with Canada’s premiere MMA promotion, Maximum Fighting Championship, according to the company.
The first fight on Hightower’s new contract will take place at “MFC 25: Vindication” in Edmonton, Alberta, on May 7, where he will face [...]

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