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 »
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Feed SubscriptionSpectacular finishes ignite MFC 24: Heat XC
Edwards, Watson, Juarez victorious in knockout-filled card Yves Edwards marked himself as the top contender for the MFC lightweight belt yet it was a pair of spectacular knockouts that stole the show at the Maximum Fighting Championship’s MFC 24: Heat ... Read More »
“MFC 24: Heat XC” live results and play by play
“MFC 24: Heat XC” takes place tonight, Feb. 26, 2010, at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Alberta, Canada. It is an end of an era of sorts, as this will be the final fight card at the venue after hosting ... 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 »
Heath sidelined by injury, teammate McClain steps in for battle with Lewis
CANADA (Feb. 22, 2010) – An injury late in training for the MFC 24: Heat XC co-main event has dropped David Heath from Friday’s card, but his teammate Ryan McClain has stepped up to the challenge. McClain (9-3), who like ... 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 »
Maximum Fighting Championship press release regarding Chris Price
Editor’s note: Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) received the following press release from Maximum Fighting Championship on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2010. MFC included the picture as well that reads “The Quitter” (which is actually the cover from a comic book). Whether ... 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 »
Wilson Gouveia signs with Maximum Fighting Championship – debuts against Ryan Jimmo on April 9
ProMMA.info (www.promma.info) was notified today that ten-time UFC veteran Wilson Gouveia (12-7) signed a multi-fight deal with Maximum Fighting Championship on Monday. His first fight for the organization will take place against Canadian Ryan “Big Deal” Jimmo (12-1) at “MFC ... Read More »
England’s Tom “Kong” Watson signs with Maximum Fighting Championship
The Maximum Fighting Championship has set MFC 24: Heat XC as the right date to debut its new middleweight prospect. Tom “Kong” Watson (10-3) joins the MFC after making a sizeable name for himself fighting in his native England. The ... Read More »
Young gun on the rise – Nick Hrynchyshyn eagerly awaits next tests in new deal
From Day 1 of his MMA career, Nick Hrynchyshyn was touted as a young gun. Just two fights in, the young gun has blossomed into a potentially destructive cannon. Eyeing a long-term future, the Maximum Fighting Championship has inked Hrynchyshyn ... Read More »
Dwayne Lewis to tangle with David Heath at MFC 24
A showdown of heavy-handed light heavyweights has been added to the main card for MFC 24: Heat XC. Rival 205-pounders Dwayne Lewis and David Heath have agreed in principle to square-off in one of the featured bouts slated for Friday, ... 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 »
Maximum Fighting Championship’s “Top 10 Knockouts of the Year”
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 finishes and fights. ... Read More »
MMA legal in Vancouver!
The City of Vancouver has legalized MMA in Vancouver during their council session today. The motion to allow MMA on at two year trial basis was passed by a vote of 6-3. Councillors Meggs, Stevenson, Anton, Chow, Deal, Jang voted for ... Read More »
HDNet’s MFC voice is tops among mixed martial arts broadcasters
The Maximum Fighting Championship has always believed in surrounding itself with the best when it comes to fighters, staff, production, and so much more. So it should come as no surprise that the MFC feels it has the best when ... Read More »
“MFC 23: Unstoppable” live play-by-play commentary & results
UFC veterans Thales Leites and Dean Lister face each other tonight in the main event at “MFC 23: Unstoppable”, which takes place at the River Cree Resort and Casino, just outside Edmonton, Alberta. Co-main event action features a middleweight bout ... Read More »
“MFC 23: Unstoppable” weigh-in results & photo gallery
Main eventers Thales Leites and Dean Lister were both perfect on the scales in their preparation for MFC 23: Unstoppable to be held Friday, December 4 at the River Cree Resort and Casino, just outside Edmonton, Alberta. That middleweight clash, ... Read More »
HDNet to broadcast “Maximum Fighting Championship 23 – Unstoppable” on Friday, Dec. 4
DALLAS (December 1, 2009) HDNet will feature LIVE coverage of “HDNet Fights Presents: Maximum Fighting Championship 23 – Unstoppable” from the River Cree Resort and Casino – just outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – on Friday December 4 at 10 ... Read More »
Dean Lister vs. Thales Leites headlines “MFC 23: Unstoppable” on Dec. 4
Unbeatable lineup set for Unstoppable Three middleweight bouts highlight MFC’s 2009 finale (PRESS RELEASE) The Maximum Fighting Championship will cap its 2009 campaign with the organization’s 16th straight sold-out show and an amazing lineup of fights set for MFC 23: ... Read More »
MFC cuts Trevor Prangley for unacceptable breach of contract
The Maximum Fighting Championship has taken the necessary steps to strip light heavyweight champion Trevor Prangley of his title and release him from his contract. The move was required when Prangley violated his contract by signing with two smaller organizations ... Read More »
Dean Lister to fight Thales Leites at MFC 23 on Dec. 4
The Maximum Fighting Championship wasted no time in finding a top-notch opponent for the recently signed Thales Leites as another big-name middleweight has joined the fray. Former Abu Dhabi world champion Dean Lister signed a multi-fight deal last night and ... Read More »