Cage Fury Fighting Championships
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded | November 2006 |
| Headquarters | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
| Website | http://www.cffc.tv |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. Founded by Felix & Amy Martinez, the promotion promoted in Atlantic City, NJ, having just held five events. The last minute cancellation of its sixth event (second pay-per-view) signalled its demise. CFFC featured many Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans, including fight commentator Dan Severn, as well as appearances by Evan Tanner, Kimbo Slice, Frank Shamrock, and Homer Moore. A number of former champions (Carmelo Marrero, Jim Miller, Dan Miller) currently appear in the UFC.
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[edit] Current champions
[edit] Cage Fury Fighting Championships V
| Cage Fury Fighting Championships V - TWO WORLDS, ONE CAGE. | ||||
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| Promotion | Cage Fury Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | June 23, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Trump Taj Mahal | |||
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |||
| Attendance | 7,286[1] | |||
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Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5 - TWO WORLDS, ONE CAGE. was a mixed martial arts event held by Cage Fury Fighting Championships, and their first on pay-per-view. The event took place Saturday, June 23, 2007 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[2]
CFFC:5 featured the mixed martial arts debut of Kimbo Slice, a bare knuckle street brawler from Miami, Florida. Slice's opponent was 'Merciless' Ray Mercer, an American professional boxer and former WBO World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist that resides in Fayetteville, North Carolina, also made his MMA debut.
Kimbo Slice won the fight in the first round with a guillotine choke submission.
Mercer had missed an guilotine choke opportunity and paid the price. Kimbo added insult to injury, as he refused to let go, further aggravateing the pain for mercer. When he finally let go, mercer very irrate punched Slice's chest in anger and later was restrained by the refere and officials.
Mercer later stated in the press conference at Adrenaline III: Bragging Rights when he was scheduled to fight Tim Sylvia under MMA rules instead of Boxing rules that he had expected Kimbo Slice to box with him and said that he did not really train in any other aspect of MMA and was unprepared for the guillotine choke.
[edit] Results (Main Card Bouts)
- Heavyweight bout: Kimbo Slice def. Ray Mercer via guillotine choke in the 1st round.
- CFFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Josh Rhodes def. Noah Inhofer via ref stoppage in the second round, due to strikes.
- NABC Lightweight Championship bout: Deividas Taurosevičius def. Kevin Roddy via rear naked choke in the first round.
- Welterweight bout: Gregor Gracie def. Josh Lydell via rear naked choke in the 1st round.
- NABC Middleweight Championship bout: Dante Rivera def. Alexis Aquino via straight ankle lock in the second round.
- CFFC Welterweight Championship bout: Nick Serra def. Mike Varner via armbar in the second round.
- CFFC Lightweight Championship bout: Jim Miller def. Anthony Morrison via triangle choke in the first round.
- CFFC Middleweight Championship bout: Nick Catone def. John Howard via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout: Lyman Good def. Doug Gordon via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout: Al Buck def. Brian DeMuro via unanimous decision.
[edit] Shelby Walker Heart of a Lion Award
CFFC employed former MMA fighter Shelby Walker as their post-fight interviewer at CFFC I. Walker was to perform the duties again at CFFC II prior to her death September 24, 2006. In her honor, CFFC created the Shelby Walker Heart of a Lion Award, to be awarded to the fighter that showed the most heart at each event. Al Buck received the award at CFFC II for surviving a long rear naked choke attempt by Malachy Friedman on route to a TKO victory. Brian DeMuro received the award at CFFC IV for a battle with former welterweight champ Carlos Nieves in which DeMuro won via submission in the 2nd round.
| Championship | Recipient |
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| Cage Fury Fighting Championships II | Al Buck |
| Cage Fury Fighting Championships III | Alexis Aquino |
| Cage Fury Fighting Championships V | Brian DeMuro |
[edit] References
- ^ The Fight Network :: ALL FIGHTS ALL THE TIME :: Get it on!
- ^ "Upcoming Events; CFFC:5". www.cagefuryfighting.com. http://www.cagefuryfighting.com/mercer-vs-kimbo.php. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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