Canadian Fighting Championship

Hello Everyone,

Once upon a time, Winnipeg was a hotbed for Combat Sports. Kickboxing, Muay Thai and MMA promotions strived here, and the Canadian Fighting Championship was the best Combat Sports Promotion to come out of Winnipeg.

Launched on February 6 2009, CFC first promoted hybrid events, with Professional Kickboxing and MMA in a new 24 foot MMA Ring. In 2010 CFC purchased a new 30 foot Circle Cage, moved to an all MMA format, and in 2013 CFC held it’s last event.

During it’s run, Canadian Fighting Championship promoted the top Winnipeg Pro fighters, had some of the biggest live crowds in Canadian MMA, and promoted many fighters that went back and forth to UFC. CFC promoted fighters like John Makdessi, Gerald Meerschaert, and Sergio Pettis before they made it to the UFC. The production value at CFC events was at the top of the Canadian fight promotion game, and CFC always pleased the live crowd.

All professional combats sports in Manitoba, including all Kickboxing and MMA, are regulated by the Manitoba Combative Sports Commission.

Here are some of old CFC fights, enjoy!

Thank You,
Giuseppe DeNatale

CFC Gym Winnipeg


UFC Fight Night 125 Results

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders (also known as UFC Fight Night 125) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 3, 2018, at Arena Guilherme Paraense in Belém, Brazil.

Main Card

Lyoto Machida def. Eryk Anders via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)
Valentina Shevchenko def. Priscila Cachoeira via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:25 of R2
Michel Prazeres def. Desmond Green via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Timothy Johnson def. Marcelo Golm via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Douglas Silva de Andrade def. Marlon Vera via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Thiago Santos def. Anthony Smith via TKO (strikes) at 1:03 of R2

Undercard

Sergio Moraes def. Tim Means via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Alan Patrick def. Damir Hadzovic via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)
Polyana Viana def. Maia Stevenson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:50 of R1
Iuri Alcantara def. Joe Soto via TKO at 1:06 of R1
Deiveson Figueiredo def. Joseph Morales via TKO (punches) at 4:34 of R2


UFC on FOX 27 Results

UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 (also known as UFC on Fox 27) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on January 27, 2018 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.

Main card

Jacare Souza def. Derek Brunson via first-round KO (3:50)
Andre Fili def. Dennis Bermudez via split decision (live blog)
Gregor Gillespie def. Jordan Rinaldi via first-round TKO (4:46)
Drew Dober def. Frank Camacho via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)

Undercard

Bobby Green def. Erik Koch via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Mirsad Bektic def. Godofredo Pepey via first-round TKO (2:47)
Katyln Chookagian def. Mara Romero Borella via (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Randa Markos def. Juliana Lima via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Ji Yeon Kim def. Justine Kish via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Vinc Pichel def. Joaquim Silva via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Niko Price def. George Sullivan via submission (rear-naked choke) (R2, 4:27)
Cory Sandhagen def. Austin Arnett via TKO (punches) (R2, 3:48)


UFC 220 Results

UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on January 20, 2018 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Main card

Stipe Miocic def. Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision
Daniel Cormier def. Volkan Oezdemir via second-round TKO (2:00)
Calvin Kattar def. Shane Burgos via third-round TKO (0:32)
Gian Villante def. Francimar Barroso via split decision
Rob Font def. Thomas Almeida via second-round KO (2:24)

Undercard

Kyle Bochniak def. Brandon Davis via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Abdul Razak Alhassan def. Sabah Homasi via first-round KO (3:47)
Dustin Ortiz def. Alexandre Pantoja via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Julio Arce def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Enrique Barzola def. Matt Bessette via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)
Islam Makhachev def. Gleison Tibau via first-round KO (0:57)


UFC Fight Night 124 Results

UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi (also known as UFC Fight Night 124) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on January 14, 2018 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Main card

Jeremy Stephens def. Doo Ho Choi via second-round TKO (2:36)
Jessica-Rose Clark def. Paige VanZant via unanimous decision
Kamaru Usman def. Emil Meek via unanimous decision
Darren Elkins def. Michael Johnson via submission (R2, 2:22)

Undercard

James Krause def. Alex White via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Marco Polo Reyes def. Matt Frevola via first-round KO (1:00)
Irene Aldana def. Talita Fernando via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Kyung Ho Kang def. Guido Cannetti via submission (triangle choke) (R1, 4:53)
Jessica Eye def. Kalindra Faria via split decision (29-28, 28-29 29-28)
JJ Aldrich def. Danielle Taylor via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Mads Burnell def. Mike Santiago via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)


UFC 219 Results

UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 30, 2017, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

Main card

Cris Cyborg def. Holly Holm via unanimous decision
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Edson Barboza via unanimous decision
Dan Hooker def. Marc Diakiese via submission (guillotine) (R3, 0:42)
Carla Esparza def. Cynthia Calvillo via unanimous decision
Neil Magny def. Carlos Condit via unanimous decision

Undercard

Michael Oleksiejczuk def. Khalil Rountree via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Myles Jury def. Rick Glenn via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Marvin Vettori vs. Omari Akhmedov ruled majority draw (28-28, 29-28 Vettori, 28-28)
Matheus Nicolau def. Louis Smolka via unanimous decision (30-26 x2, 30-25)
Tim Elliott def. Mark De La Rosa via submission (anaconda choke) (R2, 1:41)


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UFC on FOX 26 Results

UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos (also known as UFC on Fox 26) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 16, 2017, at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Canada.

Main card

Rafael dos Anjos def. Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision
Josh Emmett def. Ricardo Lamas via first-round TKO (4:33)
Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Mike Perry via unanimous decision
Glover Teixeira def. Misha Cirkunov via first-round TKO (2:45)

Undercard

Jan Blachowicz def. Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Julian Marquez def. Darren Stewart via submission (RNC) (R2, 2:14)
Chad Laprise def. Galore Bofando via first-round TKO (4:10)
Nordine Taleb def. Danny Roberts via first-round KO (0:59)
John Makdessi def. Abel Trujillo via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Alessio Di Chirico def. Oluwale Bamgbose via second-round KO (2:14)
Jordan Mein def. Erick Silva via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27 x2)