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Australian Fighting Championship
Company typePrivate
IndustryMixed martial arts promotion
Founded2010
FounderAdam Milankovic
Headquarters
Australia
Key people
Kelly Seif
Websitehttp://afcmma.com.au/

Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) is an Australian mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation based in Melbourne. In 2013 AFC was described as Australia's leading MMA organisation by MMA Kanvas[1] and is part of Sherdog's list of top 50 global MMA organisations (2014). Since AFC 4, all events have been successfully streamed live via pay-per-view.

AFC was the second ranked Australasian promotion in 2013 according to MMA media outlet Fight Sport Asia.[2] AFC CEO Adam Milankovic has had multiple media appearances promotioning to sport of MMA to the public. AFC has showcased the talents of elite Australian and New Zealand mixed martial artists alongside international talent.[3] 2017 has seen the expansion of the promotion into Mainland China and a major rebranding to the Australasian Fighting Championship (AFC).[4]

Cage ban

The 2008 'cage ban' in Victoria meant MMA competitions, while legal were conducted inside a boxing ring and not a purpose built cage (with the exception of AFC 9 in Albury, New South Wales).[5] In the Victorian State election in November 2014, The Victorian Labor Party campaigned to revoke the cage ban. With success in the election the ban is set to be repealed allowing AFC to promote MMA in a caged enclosure to ensure optimum safety of fighters.[6]

Current champions

See also: List of current mixed martial arts champions and Mixed martial arts weight classes
Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title defenses
Heavyweight 265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st) Vacant
Light Heavyweight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Cambodia Rameau Sokoudjou October 28, 2017 0
Middleweight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Nigeria Israel Adesanya July 28, 2017 0
Welterweight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) El Salvador Manuel Rodriguez September 12, 2015 0
Lightweight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) Australia Issac Hardman April 15, 2017 1
Featherweight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) Vacant
Bantamweight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) Brazil Gustavo Falciroli May 17, 2014 0

Australian Fighting Championship Title history

Australian Fighting Championship Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: 265 lb (120.2 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Australia Soa Palelei
def. Joe Kielur 		AFC 3
Geelong, Australia 		April 14, 2012

1. def. Sean McCorkle at AFC 4 on December 7, 2012

Palelei vacated the title when he left AFC for the UFC.
2 Australia Barndon Sosol
def. Andre Meunier 		AFC 13
Melbourne, Australia 		June 14, 2015
3 Australia Tai Tuivasa AFC 16
Melbourne, Australia 		June 18, 2016

1. def. James McSweeney at AFC 16 on October 15, 2016

Tuivasa vacated the title when he left AFC for the UFC.

Australian Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: 205 lb (93.0 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Australia Jamie Abdallah
def. Daniel Almeida 		AFC 12
Melbourne, Australia 		March 22, 2015

1. def. Randall Rayment at AFC 14 on September 12, 2015

2 Cambodia Rameau Sokoudjou AFC 21
Melbourne, Australia 		October 28, 2017

Australian Fighting Championship Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 185 lb (83.9 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Australia Steven Kennedy
def. Manuel Rodriguez 		AFC 7
Melbourne, Australia 		December 14, 2013
Kennedy vacated the title.
2 Australia Zein Saliba
def. Daniel Way 		AFC 12
Melbourne, Australia 		March 22, 2015
Saliba vacated the title.
3 Australia Rob Wilkinson
def. Jamie Abdallah 		AFC 15
Melbourne, Australia 		March 19, 2016
Wilkinson vacated the title when he left AFC for the UFC.
4 Nigeria Israel Adesanya
def. Melvin Guillard 		AFC 20
Melbourne, Australia 		July 28, 2017

Australian Fighting Championship Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 170 lb (77.1 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Australia Corey Nelson
def. Callan Potter 		AFC 9
Melbourne, Australia 		May 17, 2014
2 El Salvador Manuel Rodriguez AFC 14
Melbourne, Australia 		September 12, 2015

Australian Fighting Championship Lightweight Championship

Weight limit: 155 lb (70.3 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Australia Dan Hooker
def. Rusty McBride 		AFC 3
Geelong, Australia 		April 14, 2012

1. def. Rusty McBride at AFC 5 on May 10, 2013
2. def. Nick Patterson at AFC 6 on August 24, 2013

Hooker vacated the title when he signed with the UFC.
2 Brazil Bernardo Magalhaes
def. Kieran Joblin 		AFC 10
Albury–Wodonga, Australia 		August 16, 2014
Magalhaes vacated the title.
3 Australia Issac Hardman
def. James Bishop 		AFC 19
Shaanxi, China 		April 15, 2017

1. def. Rob Hill at AFC 21 on October 28, 2017

Australian Fighting Championship Featherweight Championship

Weight limit: 145 lb (65.8 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Australia Alexander Volkanovski
def. James Bishop 		AFC 13
Melbourne, Australia 		June 14, 2015

1. def. Jamie Mullarkey at AFC 15 on August 15, 2016

Volkanovski vacated the title when he signed with the UFC.

Australian Fighting Championship Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Brazil Gustavo Falciroli
def. Kai Kara France 		AFC 9
Melbourne, Australia 		May 17, 2014

Scheduled events

# Event Title Date Arena Location

Past Events

# Event Title Date Arena Location
22 AFC 21 October 28, 2017 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
21 AFC 20 July 28, 2017 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
20 AFC 19 April 15, 2017 AFC Arena Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
19 AFC 18 April 14, 2017 AFC Arena Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
18 AFC 17 October 15, 2016 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
17 AFC 16 June 18, 2016 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
16 AFC 15 March 19, 2016 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
15 AFC 14 September 12, 2015 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
14 AFC 13 June 14, 2015 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
13 AFC 12 March 22, 2015 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
12 AFC 11 November 22, 2014 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
11 AFC 10 August 16, 2014 Bunton Park Albury–Wodonga, Australia
10 AFC 9 May 17, 2014 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
9 AFC 8 February 22, 2014 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
8 AFC 7 May 10, 2013 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
7 AFC 6 August 24, 2013 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
6 AFC 5 December 14, 2013 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
5 AFC 4 December 7, 2012 Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
4 AFC 3 April 14, 2012 Geelong Arena Geelong, Australia
3 AFC 2 September 3, 2011 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Melbourne, Australia
2 AFC Fight Night June 25, 2011 State Netball and Hockey Centre Melbourne, Australia
1 AFC 1 November 12, 2010 State Netball and Hockey Centre Melbourne, Australia

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Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Adam Ireland (23 April 2013). "Aussie MMA fans set for live-streaming action with Epicentre.tv". Mmakanvas.ninemsn.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Fight Sport Asia's 2013 Asian MMA Awards Results - FSA - FightSport Asia". FSA - FightSport Asia. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Australian Fighting Championship heads to Melbourne for Saturday's AFC 7 - FSA - FightSport Asia". FSA - FightSport Asia. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ^ "The latest on Australian Fighting Championship 18 and the promotion's china expansion". Fight News Australia. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  5. ^ "The cage-fighting boom - all that's missing is the cage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Victorian state election opens door to UFC mega-event in Melbourne". FSA - FightSport Asia.
  7. ^ Sherdog.com. "Australian Fighting Championship Fights, Fight Cards, Videos, Pictures, Events and more". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-09-04.

External links

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