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The Maximum Fighting Championship wants you to watch it's Sept. 10th event on HDNet which features a lightweight title bout between Antonio McKee vs. Luciano Azevedo. This should be a good fight, but I'm not 100% sold on the entire card but for a Canadian promotion they do put together some good fights. Let's hope the move from Manitoba, Canada back to Alberta doesn't hurt the event just a few weeks prior. Here is the full MFC press release. A power-packed lineup ... Read More

It looks like the MFC is moving it's MFC 26 event back to Edmonton and the River Cree Casino, which is surprise with just under a month before the event was scheduled in Manitoba, Canada it now moves back to their home base in Alberta, Canada. The MFC has talked about hosting events in other cities but it seems that keeping events profitable is preventing the "Biggest promotion in Canada" from being more than a local event. Here's the press release. The Maximum Fighting Championship ... Read More

As I said yesterday it wouldn't take long before some of the bigger Canadian promotions look to book events in Ontario and the Maximum Fighting Championship is already looking to book their first event in that province. The promotions president, Mark Pavelich, takes a lot of flak for being outspoken but he understands that he doesn't have any key fighters that can promote his company for him. Anyone good enough would quickly be snatched up by the big fish in the pond, ... Read More

Press Release Four main-card fights including a world title fight have been secured to heighten the already talent-laden lineup for MFC 26: Retribution. The event, which will be held in Westman Place at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, and air live on HDNet Fights, features a co-main event pitting MFC lightweight champion Antonio “Mandingo” McKee (24-3-2) against Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Luciano Azevedo (16-8). The savvy veteran McKee has not lost since 2003 but has garnered a reputation for dragging fights out. With ... Read More

The Maximum Fighting Championship, one of the premier mixed martial arts organizations in North America, will make its much-anticipated debut in the province of Manitoba with the announcement that MFC 26: Retribution will be held in the city of Brandon on Friday, September 10. As Canada’s largest and most-popular brand of MMA, the Maximum Fighting Championship is excited to bring an action-packed card and live television broadcast to a new host city. The MFC is the only Canadian-based organization showcased on live TV, ... Read More

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Press Release In a move that an overwhelming majority in the mixed martial arts world believed would never happen, Canadian welterweight sensation Ryan "The Real Deal" Ford has signed a new multi-fight contract with the Maximum Fighting Championship. A former two-time challenger for the MFC's 170-pound title, Ford and the MFC bitterly parted ways in early 2009 and the acrimonious split resulted in a rift that most insiders considered impossible to repair. But out of nowhere, there has been a mending of fences and ... Read More

Press Release Tom Watson has a unique opportunity within the Maximum Fighting Championship. Already a top-ranked contender for the MFC’s middleweight title and one of the most-potent strikers in the entire organization, Watson is in position to become something that the MFC has never had before – a truly international star. Because of his mass appeal and social media accessibility, Watson has become a popular figure in his native England and in both countries where he trains – the United States and Canada. His Canadian ... Read More