Draft:BTC Fight Promotions

BTC Fight Promotions
Sport	Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded	2017; 7 years ago
COO	Shari Carruthers
Country	Canada
Headquarters	Burlington, Ontario
Official website	www.btcfight.ca

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BTC Fight Promotions (BTC) is a Canadian mixed martial arts promotion based in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Established in 2017, BTC Fight Promotions has held the most events by an MMA organization in Ontario.^[1]^[2]

History

BTC Fight Promotions was founded in 2017 by Irene Starr and Shari Carruthers.^[3] BTC Fight Promotions held its inaugural event, BTC 1: Genesis, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on May 27, 2017. The event featured Kyle Nelson, Adam Assenza and Scott Hudson each winning their bouts in the first round.^[2]^[4]

BTC Fight Promotions first title fights were held at BTC 3: Prophecy in Burlington, Ontario. Kyle Prepolec won the BTC Super Lightweight Championship via 2nd round TKO against Scott Hudson and Adam Assenza won the BTC Lightweight Championship via first round knockout against Shawn Wallace.^[5]

BTC Fight Promotions' eighth event, BTC 8: Eliminator, took place in Niagara Falls on November 30, 2019. This event broke the record for most events by a Canadian promotion in the province of Ontario overtaking the Score Fighting Series.^[6]^[7] This card featured appearances from future UFC fighters Lupita Godinez (winning the BTC Strawweight Championship) and Jasmine Jasudavicius ^[8]

BTC 13: Power took place at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario. Canadian MMA pioneer Sarah Kaufman headlined the event against Jessy Miele. Kaufman won the fight via first round TKO.^[9] This match ended up being Kaufman's final fight before retiring in 2022.^[10]^[11]

BTC 15: Homecoming featured the culmination of the BTC Fight Promotions $10,000 Bantamweight Tournament. The finale featured a battle between two undefeated fighters Vinny Dias and Albaraa Atmeh. Dias won the bout via unanimous decision.^[12]

BTC 19: Fight Night Kingston took place at the Leon's Centre in Kingston, Ontario on March 5, 2023. The main event featured Serhiy Sidey versus UFC veteran Walel Watson for the vacant BTC Bantamweight Championship. Sidey won the bout via first round TKO.^[13] Soon after Sidey would get an opportunity to compete on Dana White's Contender Series. He won his bout via first round TKO and earned a UFC contract.^[14]

BTC 20: Night of Champions took place in Burlington, Ontario on June . The main event featured Adam Assenza versus UFC veteran Polo Reyes for the vacant BTC Fight Lightweight Championship. Adam Assenza won the bout via third round TKO to reclaim the lightweight title.^[15]

Notable fighters that have competed for BTC Fight Promotions include Sarah Kaufman, Jesse Ronson, Kyle Prepolec, Kyle Nelson, Jason Saggo, Lupita Godinez, Cody Pfister, Khama Worthy, Cheyanne Vlismas, Walel Watson, Rayanne dos Santos, Jasmine Jasudavicius, Serhiy Sidey, Aaron Jeffery and TJ Laramie. ^[16]^[17]^[18]

Events

Upcoming events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location
24	BTC 24: Apex	June 8, 2024	Central Arena	Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Past events

#	Event	Date	No. of Bouts	Venue	Location
23	BTC 23: Revolution	March 16, 2024	10	Slush Puppie Place	Kingston, Ontario, Canada
22	BTC 22: Battlezone	November 18, 2023	11	Burlington Training Centre	London, Ontario, Canada
21	BTC 21: Fight Night Kitchener	August 5, 2023	7	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
20	BTC 20: Night of Champions II	June 17, 2023	12	Burlington Training Centre	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
19	BTC 19: Fight Night Kingston	March 18, 2023	8	Leon's Centre	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
18	BTC 18: Next Generation	December 10, 2022	6	Burlington Training Centre	London, Ontario, Canada
17	BTC 17: Evolve	September 17, 2022	4	Burlington Training Centre	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
16	BTC 16: Challenger Series	July 9, 2022	8	Central Arena	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
15	BTC 15: Homecoming	June 4, 2022	6	Central Arena	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
14	BTC 14: Clash	March 5, 2022	10	RBC Place London	London, Ontario, Canada
13	BTC 13: Power	November 20, 2021	10	Meridian Centre	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
12	BTC 12: Unlocked	September 18, 2021	4	Burlington Training Centre	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
11	BTC XI	August 15, 2021	8	River Cree Resort and Casino	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
10	BTC X	June 5, 2021	11	BMO Theatre	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
9	BTC 9: Rampage	March 9, 2020	8	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium	Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
8	BTC 8: Eliminator	November 30, 2019	9	Scotiabank Convention Centre	London, Ontario, Canada
7	BTC 7: Annihilation	August 24, 2019	5	EY Centre	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
6	BTC 6: Night of Champions	June 1, 2019	9	Central Arena	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
5	BTC 5: Typhoon	March 9, 2019	8	Central Park Athletics	Windsor, Ontario, Canada
4	BTC 4: Vendetta	November 24, 2018	9	Peterborough Memorial Centre	Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
3	BTC 3: Prophecy	June 23, 2018	7	Central Arena	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
2	BTC 2: Valhalla	September 9, 2017	7	Sixteen Mile Sports Complex	Oakville, Ontario, Canada
1	BTC 1: Genesis	May 27, 2017	8	Metro Toronto Convention Centre	Toronto, Ontario, Canada

^[16]^[17]^[18]

Current Champions

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Since	Title Defenses
Heavyweight	265 lb (120 kg)	Vacant
Light Heavyweight	205 lb (93 kg)	Vacant
Middleweight	185 lb (84 kg)	Vacant
Welterweight	170 lb (77 kg)	Jesse Ronson	August 5, 2023	0
Super Lightweight	165 lb (74 kg)	Vacant
Lightweight	155 lb (70 kg)	Adam Assenza	June 17, 2023	1
Featherweight	145 lb (66 kg)	T.J. Laramie	June 17, 2023	1
Bantamweight	135 lb (61 kg)	Vacant
Flyweight	125 lb (57 kg)	Vacant
Women's Bantamweight	135 lb (61 kg)	Vacant
Women's Flyweight	125 lb (57 kg)	Vacant
Women's Strawweight	115 lb (52 kg)	Ashley Nichols	June 17, 2023	1

^[16]^[17]^[18]

Championship History

BTC Fight Middleweight Championship (185 lbs)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Aaron Jeffery def. Jo Vallee	BTC 5: Typhoon Windsor, Ontario, Canada	March 9, 2019	N/A
Jeffery vacated the title in 2022 when he signed with Bellator

BTC Fight Welterweight Championship (170 lbs)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Jesse Ronson def. Ricardo Chavez	BTC 21: Fight Night Kitchener Kitchener, Ontario, Canada	March 5, 2023	N/A

BTC Fight Super Lightweight Championship (165 lbs)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Kyle Prepolec def. Scott Hudson	BTC 3: Prophecy Burlington, Ontario, Canada	Jun 23, 2018	1. def. Cody Pfister at BTC 5 on Mar 9, 2019
Prepolec vacated the title in 2019 when he signed with UFC
2	Scott Hudson def. Dawond Pickney	BTC 6: Night of Champions Burlington, Ontario, Canada	June 1, 2019	1. def. Jarel Askew at BTC 8 on Nov 30, 2019
Hudson vacated the title in 2020

BTC Fight Lightweight Championship (155 lbs)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Adam Assenza def. Shawn Wallace	BTC 3: Prophecy Burlington, Ontario, Canada	June 23, 2018	N/A
2	Jason Saggo	BTC 4: Vendetta Peterborough, Ontario, Canada	Nov 24, 2018	N/A
Saggo vacated the title in 2019 to change weight classes
3	Josh Wick def. Adam Assenza	BTC 7: Annihilation Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	August 24, 2019	N/A
Wick vacated the title in 2020
4	Adam Assenza def. Polo Reyes	BTC 20: Night of Champions Burlington, Ontario, Canada	June 17, 2023	1. def. Nate Williams at BTC 22 on Nov 18, 2023

BTC Fight Featherweight Championship (145 lbs)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	TJ Laramie def. Erik Martinez	BTC 20: Night of Champions Burlington, Ontario, Canada	June 17, 2023	1. def. Terry Lemaire at BTC 22 on Nov 18, 2023

BTC Fight Bantamweight Championship (135 lbs)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Serhiy Sidey def. Walel Watson	BTC 19: Fight Night Kingston Kingston, Ontario, Canada	March 18, 2023	N/A
Sidey vacated the title in 2023 when he signed with UFC

BTC Fight Flyweight Championship (125 lbs)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	James Clarke def. Dave Henry	BTC 6: Night of Champions Burlington, Ontario, Canada	June 1, 2019	N/A
Clarke vacated the title in 2020

BTC Fight Woman's Strawweight Championship (115 lbs)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Rayanne dos Santos def. Lindsay Garbatt	BTC 4: Vendetta Burlington, Ontario, Canada	Nov 24, 2018	N/A
-	Cheyanne Vlismas def. Lindsay Garbatt	BTC 6: Night of Champions Burlington, Ontario, Canada	June 1, 2019	N/A
dos Santos vacated the title in 2019
Vlismas vacated the interim title in 2019
2	Lupita Godinez def. Lindsay Garbatt	BTC 8: Eliminator Burlington, Ontario, Canada	Nov 30, 2019	N/A
Godinez vacated the title in 2021 when she signed with UFC
3	Ashley Nichols def. Karla Pastrana	BTC 20: Night of Champions Burlington, Ontario, Canada	June 17, 2023	1. def. Kyna Sisson at BTC 22 on Nov 18, 2023

^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]

Promotional Records

Most Fights

	Fighter	Division	Fights
1.	Adam Assenza	Lightweight	12
2.	Scott Hudson	Super Lightweight	8
3.	Serhiy Sidey	Bantamweight	5
	Matt Speciale	Lightweight	5
	Xavier Nash	Lightweight	5

Most Wins

	Fighter	Division	Victories
1.	Adam Assenza	Lightweight	10

Most Knockouts

	Fighter	Division	Knockouts
1.	Adam Assenza	Lightweight	6

Most Submissions

	Fighter	Division	Submissions
1.	Scott Hudson	Super Lightweight	3

Fastest Finishes

	Fighter	Event Name	Time	Method
1.	Zach Junkin	BTC 9: Rampage	0:26	KO (punch)
2.	Julius Trimmeliti	BTC 5: Typhoon	0:27	Submission (guillotine choke)
3.	Jarred Dumond	BTC 20: Night of Champions II	0:28	TKO (punches)
4.	Tyler Wilson	BTC 19: Fight Night Kingston	0:31	Submission (guillotine choke)
5.	Jasmine Jasudavicius	BTC 8: Eliminator	0:52	TKO (knee to body)

^[16]^[17]^[18]

Notable alumni

Sarah Kaufman
Jesse Ronson
Kyle Prepolec
Kyle Nelson
Jason Saggo
Lupita Godinez
Cody Pfister
Khama Worthy
Cheyanne Vlismas
Walel Watson
Rayanne dos Santos
Jasmine Jasudavicius
Serhiy Sidey
Aaron Jeffery
TJ Laramie

^[16]^[17]^[18]

References

^ Bronsteter, Aaron (2019-12-02). "The First Fight Night in the Falls - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ ^a ^b Lynch, James. "BTC 1: Genesis brought regional MMA back to Ontario". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ "BTC Fight: From Concept to Constant". BTC Fight Promotions. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ "BTC 1: Genesis Fight Night Recap". BTC Fight Promotions. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ Garbutt, Herb (2018-06-24). "Burlington's Assenza captures lightweight title with knockout win". Inside Halton. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ Askew, Scott Hudson Jarel; Duffy, Patrick; BTC (2019-12-02). "The First Fight Night in the Falls - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ "Score Fighting Series SFS | MMA Promoter". Tapology. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ Nicolaou, Victoria (2019-12-05). "Thorold MMA fighter wins third pro fight in record time". St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ Staff (2021-11-20). "BTC 13: Kaufman vs. Miele Full Results". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ Newswire, MMA Fighting (2022-06-30). "Sarah Kaufman announces retirement from MMA: 'I have loved every second in the cage'". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ Simon, Zane (30 June 2022). "Former Strikeforce champion Sarah Kaufman retires from MMA". Bloody Elbow.
^ Anderson, Jay (2022-06-05). "Vinny Dias Wins Bantamweight Tournament at BTC 15, Snags 10K in Prize Money". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ Chenier, Dylan (March 24, 2023). "BTC Fight Promotions brings professional MMA fighting to Limestone City".
^ "Canadian fighter Serhiy Sidey earns UFC contract with first-round TKO victory". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ Garbutt, Herb (2023-11-08). "Burlington MMA fighter ready to take on 'the best of the best'". BurlingtonToday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "BTC Fight Promotions BTC | MMA Promoter". Tapology. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Past Events". BTC Fight Promotions. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Sherdog.com. "BTC Fight Promotions Fights, Fight Cards, Videos, Pictures, Events and more". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ "BTC Fight Results". BTC Fight Promotions. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

External links

Official website
BTC Fight Event Listings at Tapology

[1] Bronsteter, Aaron (2019-12-02). "The First Fight Night in the Falls - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[:3-2] Lynch, James. "BTC 1: Genesis brought regional MMA back to Ontario". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[3] "BTC Fight: From Concept to Constant". BTC Fight Promotions. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[4] "BTC 1: Genesis Fight Night Recap". BTC Fight Promotions. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[5] Garbutt, Herb (2018-06-24). "Burlington's Assenza captures lightweight title with knockout win". Inside Halton. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[6] Askew, Scott Hudson Jarel; Duffy, Patrick; BTC (2019-12-02). "The First Fight Night in the Falls - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[7] "Score Fighting Series SFS | MMA Promoter". Tapology. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[8] Nicolaou, Victoria (2019-12-05). "Thorold MMA fighter wins third pro fight in record time". St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[9] Staff (2021-11-20). "BTC 13: Kaufman vs. Miele Full Results". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[10] Newswire, MMA Fighting (2022-06-30). "Sarah Kaufman announces retirement from MMA: 'I have loved every second in the cage'". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[11] Simon, Zane (30 June 2022). "Former Strikeforce champion Sarah Kaufman retires from MMA". Bloody Elbow.

[12] Anderson, Jay (2022-06-05). "Vinny Dias Wins Bantamweight Tournament at BTC 15, Snags 10K in Prize Money". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[13] Chenier, Dylan (March 24, 2023). "BTC Fight Promotions brings professional MMA fighting to Limestone City".

[14] "Canadian fighter Serhiy Sidey earns UFC contract with first-round TKO victory". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[15] Garbutt, Herb (2023-11-08). "Burlington MMA fighter ready to take on 'the best of the best'". BurlingtonToday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[:0-16] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "BTC Fight Promotions BTC | MMA Promoter". Tapology. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[:1-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Past Events". BTC Fight Promotions. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[:2-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Sherdog.com. "BTC Fight Promotions Fights, Fight Cards, Videos, Pictures, Events and more". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[19] "BTC Fight Results". BTC Fight Promotions. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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