For the first time in Maximum Fighting Championship history, the Canadian MMA promotion will offer a free LIVE stream of the "MFC 37: True Grit" preliminary card bouts on Facebook. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionBombastic Benoit brands Birchak ahead of MFC 37
‘Baby Face’ says opponent not well-rounded enough for bantamweight brawl Ryan Benoit may be dubbed “Baby Face” because of his age and youthful looks but he fully grasps the meaning of an age-old adage. The sentiment “Jack of all trades ... Read More »
Maximum Fighting Championship announces four fights for MFC 37
Four fights fired up for MFC 37 Heavyweight title fight plus three main card bouts named to True Grit lineup The Maximum Fighting Championship, one of the world’s premier mixed martial arts organizations, is excited to announce four major bouts ... Read More »
Sabah ‘The Persian Warrior’ Fadai Signs Multi-Fight Deal with Canada’s Biggest MMA Promotion The Aggression Fighting Championships
One of Canada’s top lightweight prospects Sabah Fadai trains under the tutelage of Canadian MMA pioneer Kultar Gill at Mamba Martial Arts Academy in Abbotsford BC. He has amassed a 7-2 pro record with all wins coming by either TKO ... Read More »
Kendall Grove signs with Canada’s Aggression Fighting Championship
UFC veteran and The Ultimate Fighter season 3 winner Kendall Grove has signed a multi-fight contract with Canadian mixed martial arts promotion Aggression Fighting Championship. Read More »
Video: UFC 149 press conference with Jose Aldo and Erik Koch
The UFC held a special UFC 149 press conference today in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo and his UFC 149 opponent Eric Koch participated and the UFC 149 fight card was announced. Read More »
British Columbia set to introduce an Athletic Commission
The British Columbia government is set to form an Athletic Commission which will allow them to regulate professional combat sports like Boxing, Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts. Read More »
Former TUF champions Mac Danzig and Efrain Escudero will fight at UFC 145
The UFC has announced a lightweight fight between the season six winner of TUF Mac Danzig as he'll take on season eight winner Efrain Escudero at UFC 145 in Montreal. Read More »
Maximum Fighting Championship set for debut on TSN2
The Maximum Fighting Championship, Canada’s undisputed leader in mixed martial arts action, will make its much-anticipated debut on TSN2 with the premiere airing of MFC 31: The Rundown on Saturday, November 12. Read More »
Sergio Pettis set to make professional debut in September
Sergio Pettis, younger brother of Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, is set to make his professional MMA debut on Sept. 10, at Canadian Fighting Championship 7 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Read More »
Bellator Fighting Championships to hold their first event in Canada on July 23
Bellator Fighting Championships announced Tuesday they will make their debut north of the U.S. border on July 23 when Bellator 47 takes place at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada. Read More »
MFC President Mark Pavelich expresses disdain for “celebrity referees”
Mark Pavelich, President of Canada's Maximum Fighting Championship, addresses the issue of "celebrity referees" who are allowed to charge what he feels are exorbitant prices for their services. Read More »
Court McGee out, Chris Weidman in against Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 131
TUF 11 winner Court McGee has been forced to withdraw from his June 11 scheduled bout against Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 131 in Vancouver. Stepping will be undefeated Chris Weidman. Read More »
MFC President Mark Pavelich on the changing landscape of MMA and his quest to be the number two promotion in the world
ProMMAnow.com's Jack Bratcher talks with MFC President Mark Pavelich about Zuffa's purchase of Strikeforce and what it means for his company's future. Read More »
Martin’s brains match his brawn
Well-educated challenger has eyes on Lima’s belt By MFC Staff One might not expect a heavy-handed brawler with a penchant for going toe-to-toe with his opponents to actually outthink an upcoming foe. But if there was ever a prime example ... Read More »
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 ... Read More »
MFC 24: Heat XC weigh-in results
“MFC 24: Heat XC” takes place on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at the River Cree Hotel and Casino in Enoch, Alberta, Canada. MMA fans will be able to watch the fight in a streaming online webcast for $9.99 at the ... Read More »
MFC President issues apology
We have a place on our front page at ProMMAnow.com dedicated to press releases. We have received numerous press releases from Maximum Fighting Championship, but never one like we received on Tuesday, Feb. 16, regarding Chris “The Exorcist” Price. The ... Read More »
High-temp card to rock MFC 24: Heat XC
The Maximum Fighting Championship smashes its way into the 2010 campaign with MFC 24: Heat XC – a special joint promotion show featuring fighters from the MFC and Heat XC, the two organizations under the umbrella of Pavelich Sports Inc. ... Read More »
The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo
Here is this past week’s episode of The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo. The show starts off with an interview with UFC President Dana White where he talks Abu Dhabi, UFC 112, and Brock Lesnar. White also gives his opinion ... Read More »
Undefeated Canadian Featherweight William Romero signs exclusive agreement with Bellator Fighting Championships
CHICAGO, Ill. (January 7, 2010) - Bellator Fighting Championships announced yet another major offseason addition on Thursday with the signing of undefeated featherweight William Romero. Romero, 27, one of Canada’s most talked-about young mixed martial artists, boasts an unblemished pro MMA record ... Read More »
Maximum Fighting Championship’s “Top Ten Fights of the Year”
It’s a wrap. The Year 2009 is in the books for the Maximum Fighting Championship so it is time once again to review the very best of the campaign gone by with the Z-Files’ annual look at the Top 10 ... Read More »