Final Fight Championship (FFC) is an international fighting sports promotion company founded in 2003 by the FFC owner and CEO Orsat Zovko. The company has its headquarters in

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, USA, as well as a European office in

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. FFC started as a

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promotion, in 2013 FFC introduced

MMA Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...

fights in its events as well as

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

matches in 2016.

Events

History

The Final Fight: Stars War

''The Final Fight: Stars War'' was the first event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 31 October 2003 at

Dom Sportova Dom sportova (), is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena located in Zagreb, Croatia. The venue was built in 1972 on Trešnjevka, in the western part of the city. It has 32,000 m2 of floorspace, and it features six halls. The seating capacity o ...

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. A heavyweight bout between

Mike Bernardo Michael Shawn Bernardo (28 July 1969 – 14 February 2012) was a South African kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. Bernardo was known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he has taken part in K-1 World GPs since 1994. He holds notable wins ove ...

and Sergei Gur served as the event headliner. The event featured seven

matches, two of which were WKA title bouts. The fight card included international fighters like

, Sergei Gur, Phillip Trapani and

Vitali Akhramenko Vitali Akhramenko ( Belarusian: ''Віталь Ахраменка''; born November 22, 1977) is a Belarusian Heavyweight kickboxer and a former World Muay Thai champion. He is trained by Andrei Gridin and is fighting out of Chinuk Gym, Minsk, ...

, as well as local fighters who were given a chance to prove themselves on their own turf, namely Ivica Perković, Ante Bilić and Josip Bodrožić. A German fighter of Croatian descent,

Stefan Leko Stefan Leko (born June 3, 1974) is a German heavyweight kickboxer. He is the current WKA Super-Heavyweight world champion in kickboxing, and former Muay Thai world heavyweight champion and Kickboxing world super-heavyweight champion, WMTA, WKN, ...

won his fight and in the final bout of the evening South African K-1

defeated Sergei Gur of Belarus via TKO in the second round. ''Results''

Cro Cop Final Fight

''Cro Cop Final Fight'' was a

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 10 March 2012 at

Arena Zagreb The Arena Zagreb is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Zagreb, Croatia. The site also includes a building complex, the Arena Complex (Arena Center), making it one of the largest shopping-entertainment centers in the city. The arena is used fo ...

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. Final Fight had a nine-year break before organizing its second event titled Cro Cop Final Fight. The event was headlined by a

heavyweight Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...

bout between

Mirko Cro Cop Mirko Filipović (; born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a retired Croatian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro ...

and eight-time K-1 WGP finalist

Ray Sefo Ray Sefo (born 15 February 1971) is a New Zealand fight promoter and retired kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent. He was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Runner Up, is a six-time Muay Thai World Champion, and was an eigh ...

. The bout also marked

's return to

after nine years spent in

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

. Moreover, it was also first Cro Cop's major fight in front of his hometown audience. In addition to

and Sefo, the event, attended by a crowd of approximately 11,000 people, included the likes of former It's Showtime champion

Daniel Ghiță Daniel Florin Ghiță (, born 22 April 1981) is a Romanian politician and former kickboxer, who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania since December 2020. Ghiță is the former It's Showtime heavyweight champion. He formerly ...

, SUPERKOMBAT WGP winner

Sergei Lascenko Serhiy Lashchenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Лащенко; 21 June 1987 – 8 April 2015), also spelled as Sergii Lashchenko and Sergei Lascenko, was a Ukrainian kickboxer. He was a K-1 and Superkombat Heavyweight. Lashchenko won the Superko ...

and former It's Showtime champion

Sahak Parparyan Sahak "Hak" Parparyan ( hy, Սահակ Պարպարյան; born 4 September 1988) is an Armenian heavyweight- cruiserweight kickboxer, who is sometimes referred to as Sahak "Hak" Avetisyan. He is currently fighting out of the Van Os Gym in Alkmaar ...

. Up and coming local fighters also got a chance to make a name for themselves, such as

Mladen Brestovac Mladen Brestovac (born October, 1983) is a Croatian heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer, currently signed to Final Fight Championship, where he is the current FFC Heavyweight champion, and GLORY. He previously competed in K-1 and SUPERKOMBAT. He ...

, Toni Milanović and

Agron Preteni Agron Preteni (born 1990 in Split, Croatia, Split) is a Croatian Cruiserweight kickboxer. Biography and career Preteni is the best fighter in junior category in his ''Pit Bull'' gym but also in Croatia. He has won many international titles, in ...

. ''Results''

FFC era

In March 2013, Fight Channel announced a series of events under the Final Fight brand, with the addition of the word "

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" (C) in the promotion's name, revealing its intention to organize title bouts in the future. Also revealed was its new updated logo. FFC President Orsat Zovko announced that the promotion would hold at least 10 events in 2013, which would feature

and

bouts in equal measure. Each event was to have ten fights, four on the preliminary

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and six on the main card. This was a novelty considering that the first two Final Fight events featured only

matches. The events were to be broadcast

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on Fight Channel in Croatia, but also on many other international cable platforms. Zovko relied on the success of K-1 WGP Final event in

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, also produced and co-organized by Fight Channel in 2003 and ultimately won by

. It was first K-1 WGP Final ever held outside Japan.

FFC 3: Jurković vs. Cătinaș

''FFC 3: Jurković vs. Cătinaș'' was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 19 April 2013 at Gripe in

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The event was headlined by a heavyweight

bout between Igor Jurković and Raul Cătinaș. Local fighter

who defeated favourite Romanian

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at the K-1 WGP Final several weeks earlier was also to fight at the event but he was forced to withdraw citing an injury. The promotion was unable to find a last-minute replacement for Preteni, which is why FFC 3 featured nine instead of the scheduled 10 fights. In the first preliminary MMA bout of the evening, Ivan Gluhak defeated Dejan Milošević via stoppage at the end of the second round. Gluhak vs. Milošević was the first

bout in Final Fight Championship's history. In the main event, Igor Jurković defeated Romanian Cătinaș via decision, while in the co-main event K-1 WGP Final semifinalist Pavel Zhuravlev KO'ed Italy's Luca Panto. FFC 3 was broadcast live in more than fifty countries, including national TV stations in Croatia and

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. Croatian national TV network Nova TV later reported that FFC 3 had a 32% share in TV ratings, making the event the most watched show of that week. After the event, Orsat Zovko announced the upcoming events in

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and

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, as well as FFC's expansion and events in other countries of the

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. ''Results''

FFC 4: Perak vs. Joni

''FFC 4: Perak vs. Joni'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 10 May 2013 at Višnjik in

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. The event was headlined by a heavyweight MMA bout between Maro Perak and Tibor Joni. Only three weeks after its first event under the new name, Final Fight Championship held its first event in Zadar, Croatia. The event took place in Višnjik arena with the capacity of 9,500 seats. According to the media estimates, FFC 4 was attended by a 4,500-strong crowd, a significantly better result compared to the previous FFC 3 in

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. FFC 4 was the first event in the promotion's history with an

bout in the

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. After numerous cancellations and injuries, Maro Perak. Perak called out Denis Stojnić, a former

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fighter, but Stojnić refused the offer. Stojnić told the media that his goal was to make it back to the UFC and for that he needed a win over a big name like

, Mustapha Al Turk,

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t. In the co-main event, Croatian

defeated

via decision after three rounds. Both fighters had previously participated in the K-1 WGP Final in Zagreb where Brestovac defeated Spain's

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, while Lascenko lost to

Dževad Poturak Dževad Poturak (born September 20, 1977) is a Bosnian heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Jumruk Gym in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the former WAKO Pro World Low-Kick champion and K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 tournament cham ...

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's Maciej Browarski, who stepped in on short notice, pulled off a huge upset when he defeated one of the best

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lightheavyweight fighters, Jason Jones, in the first round. ''Results''

FFC 5: Rodriguez vs. Simonjič

''FFC 5: Rodriguez vs. Simonjič'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 24 May 2013 at

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. The event was headlined by a heavyweight MMA bout between former

champion

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and Slovenia's Tomaž Simonjič. In the co-main event,

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's kickboxer Pavel Zhuravlev KO'ed the

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's Vinchenzo Renfurm, making his second consecutive win in the FFC.

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Ante Delija and Ante Račić also achieved wins, while Bosnian Igor Emkić defeated Ivan Stanić fighting out of

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. Only two bouts went the distance. At the post-fight presser,

called out former

fighter Denis Stojnić. Stojnić later refused that proposition claiming that UFC matchmaker Joe Silva wanted him to fight

, Mustapha Al Turk,

. ''Results''

FFC 6: Jurković vs. Poturak

''FFC 6: Jurković vs. Poturak'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 14 June 2013 at

Žatika Sport Centre Žatika Sport Centre is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Poreč, Croatia. It was built for the needs of the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship, and formally opened on 21 November 2008. Total area of the hall is about 14,000 square metres, and i ...

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. The event was headlined by a kickboxing heavyweight bout between Igor Jurković and

. FFC 6 marked the second FFC event headlined by Igor Jurković after FFC 3 in

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, on 19 April 2013. The co-main event featured two top

s. The

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Hesdy Gerges Hesdy Gerges (born February 20, 1984) is a Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of the Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He held the It's Showtime World Heavyweight title between 2010 and 2012. Gerges has competed in the K-1 ...

defeated Pavel Zhuravlev via

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. The bout marked Zhuravlev's first FFC defeat after two wins.

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's Laszlo Senyei defeated Ivica Trušček via unanimous decision in an MMA

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bout. Ibrahim El Bouni beat Bosnian

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Igor Emkić in 29 seconds via a KO. At the post-fight presser, FFC President Orsat Zovko announced the upcoming fall events in

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(

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(

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(

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( Macedonia) and

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(

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). ''Results''

FFC 7: Poturak vs. Munoz

''FFC 7: Poturak vs. Munoz'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 13 March 2015 at

Skenderija Skenderija is a cultural, sports and trade center located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the area of 70,000 square meters there are multipurpose halls where various sports, cultural and trade events are organized throughout the year, as ...

. FFC 7 was originally scheduled for 4 September 2013 but it was cancelled due to Poturak's injury and other technical issues. However, FFC wanted to produce an event in

, and the opportunity appeared two years later. The event was headlined by a

bout between Dževad Poturak and Frank Munoz, while the MMA headliner featured Tomislav Spahović and Kamen Georgiev. Hungary's

prospect Laszlo Senyei finished Dawid Defort via GNP in the third round, while heavyweight kickboxers Tomislav Čikotić and Elmir Mehić were awarded the title of 'Fight of the night'. ''Results''

FFC 8: Zelg vs. Rodriguez

''FFC 8: Zelg vs. Rodriguez'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 25 October 2013 at

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. The event was headlined by an

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bout between Zelg Galešić and

with Rodriguez defeating his opponent via submission in the first round. The co-main event featured a

heavyweight bout between

and Ali Cenik that went the distance in favor of Mladen Brestovac. Glory's

Jahfarr Wilnis Jahfarr Wilnis (born February 26, 1986) is a Dutch Surinamese kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is the 2015 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight Tournament winner and the former Enfusion Heavyweight World Champi ...

made his FFC debut at FFC 8 in

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, where he lost to

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. ''Results''

FFC 9: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller

''FFC 9: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 15 November 2013 at

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. In November 2013, FFC held its first event outside of

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. FFC 9 was also the first event in the FFC's history that featured two events in one night with kickboxing and MMA sections held separately. The

part of the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between

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and Stefan Traunmuller. At FFC 9 James McSweeney made his FFC debut and defeated Traunmuller by a first round submission via armbar. The co-main event featured Primož Vrbinc and Joseph Leitner, while the most anticipated bout of the night was the grudge match between

's Lemmy Krušič and Vaso Bakočević fighting out of

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that went the distance in favor of Krušič. The kickboxing part of the event was headlined by Mirko Vorkapič and

Chris Ngimbi Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi (born 18 April 1984 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label. He is the two times It's Showtime 70MAX world champion ...

with Vorkapić pulling an upset and defeating favored former It's Showtime champion Ngimbi. In the co-main event

Ibrahim El Bouni Ibrahim El Bouni (born 9 December 1992) is a Dutch- Moroccan kickboxer who currently fights for Glory. El Bouni has formerly competed for ONE Championship, SUPERKOMBAT and K-1. He is ranked as the tenth best light heavyweight in the world by ...

made a successful FFC return defeating favored local

Miran Fabjan. James McSweeney at FFC10

''Results''

FFC 10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas

''FFC 10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 13 December 2013 at Boris Trajakovski Sports Center,

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. The event was the first that the FFC has hosted in

. The

part of the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former

heavyweight champion

and Greek

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and former

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Nestoras Baltzelas. Rodriguez defeated his opponent via second-round TKO. The co-main event featured Dutch/Albanian professional wrestler

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and

's Tomaž Simonič with Selmani winning the bout in the first round via RNC. Local MMA fighter Risto Dimitrov stepped into the ring versus Greece's Georgios Vardis eventually winning via decision. The

part of the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Rustemi Kreshnik and

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's Dino Belošević while

vs. Kirk Krouba served as the co-main event.

scored another FFC win after defeating

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's Igor Mihaljević in a heavyweight clash. FFC 10 in Skopje

''Results''

FFC Futures 1

''FFC Futures 1'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 1 March 2014 at Marino Cvetković Sports Hall in

Opatija Opatija (; it, Abbazia; german: Sankt Jakobi) is a town and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The traditional seaside resort on the Kvarner Gulf is known for its Mediterranean climate and its historic buildings r ...

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. In 2014 Final Fight Championship launched its FFC Futures series – a series of

and

tournament A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...

s for younger, aspiring fighters. The winners of the tournament signed a deal with the promotion while the event also featured two super fights including Stipe Bekavac vs.

Eddie Sanchez Eduardo Arturo Sanchez (born November 4, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Heavyweight division. A professional since 2004, he has competed for the UFC, Bellator, Titan FC, Final Fight Championship, ...

and Ivan Stanić vs. Patrick Van Rees. ''Results''

FFC 11: Jurković vs. Kaluđerović

''FFC 11: Jurković vs. Kaluđerović'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held 4 April 2014 at

Gradski vrt Hall Gradski vrt Hall is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Osijek, Croatia. The complex is used mostly for handball and basketball matches. The complex has 7 main halls, two of them with spectator seats, bigger one capacity of 3,538 (4,438 basketball c ...

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. The kickboxing part of the event was headlined by a

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bout between Igor Jurković and Jovan Kaluđerović. The

part of the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Stipe Bekavac and former

and Bellator fighter Eddie "The Manic Hispanic" Sanchez. In the co-main event of the MMA part of the event Saša Milinković submitted Stefan Traunmuller via arm triangle choke, while Bekavac brutally KO'ed Sanchez in the first round of the headliner. The first bout of the event featured Ivica Tadijanov and Poland's

Marcin Prachnio Marcin Prachnio (born July 14, 1988) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Prachnio has also competed in ONE C ...

. Croatia's Ivan Gluhak beat Luca Vitali by a TKO. Igor Jurković celebrating at FFC 11 Osijek

''Results''

FFC 12: Fabjan vs. Daley

''FFC 12: Fabjan vs. Daley'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held 25 April 2014 at

. The event was the second that the FFC has hosted at

. The

part of the event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Bellator's

Paul Daley Paul Anthony Daley (born 21 February 1983) is a British former mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional competitor from 2003 to 2022, Daley competed for the UFC, Bellator MMA, Cage Rage, Final Fight Championship, Strikeforce, Elit ...

and Miran Fabjan with Daley knocking our Fabjan in the second round The co-main event bout between

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's Teo Mikelić and

's Mirko Vorkapič ended via doctor's stoppage in the first round since Vorkapič sustained a periorbital hematoma. The

part of the event kicked off brutally with Mladen Kujunđić's

knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...

win over Dženan Poturak. In a

match up Elmir Mehić defeated local favorite Rok Štrucl, while

's up-and-comer Samo Petje stopped Kevin Hesseling in the first round. The only kickboxing bout that went the distance was the one between Denis Chorchyp and Darian Paladin. In the

headliner Dion 'The Soldier' Staring defeated Tomaž Simonič via submission. The bout between

's Viktor Halmi and

's Primož Vrbinc served as the co-main event.

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up-and-comer Luka Jelčić and Krasimir Georgiev opened the MMA part of the event with Jelčić finishing his opponent via

GNP The gross national income (GNI), previously known as gross national product (GNP), is the total domestic and foreign output claimed by residents of a country, consisting of gross domestic product (GDP), plus factor incomes earned by foreign ...

. Antun Račić showcased his ground game finishing Zoltan Turi via

armbar An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint or shoulder joint. An armlock that hyper-extends the arm is known as an armbar, and it includes the traditional armbar, pr ...

. Croatia's Ivica Trušček defeated Michael Pfunder via RNC, while Slovenia's Bor Bratovž submitted his opponent in the first round. ''Results''

FFC Futures 2

''FFC Futures 2'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 3 May 2014 at Marino Cvetković Sports Hall in

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. The event was the second in the FFC Futures series – a series of

and

s for younger, aspiring fighters. The winners of the tournament signed a deal with the promotion while the event also featured two super fights including an MMA heavyweight bout between Ante Delija and Ruben Wolf as well as a heavyweight kickboxing match between

and Tomas Pakutinskas. ''Results''

FFC 13: Jurković vs. Tavares

''FFC 13: Jurković vs. Tavares'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held 6 June 2014 at

Krešimir Ćosić Hall The Krešimir Ćosić Hall ( hr, Dvorana Krešimir Ćosić) is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena located in Zadar, Croatia. The arena is home to the KK Zadar basketball club and also hosts concerts, conventions and other sporting, business and ...

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. The event was the second that the FFC has hosted at

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. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight kickboxing bout between Igor Jurković and

Luis Tavares Luis Tavares (born 8 September 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean kickboxer. He is the former Enfusion Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight champion. He is ranked as the second best light heavyweight by Combat Press as of September 2022, and second ...

. Jurković dominated throughout the whole match and won via unanimous decision. In the co-main event

TKO'ed Dimitris Delis. The MMA part of the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Ruben Wolf fighting out of

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and

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's Saša Milinković. Wolf brutally KO'ed his opponent via soccer kick. The grueling bout between Matej Batinić and Ivan Brkljača served as the co-main event. ''Results''

FFC Futures 3

''FFC Futures 3'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 27 September 2014 at Sutinska Vrela Sports Hall in

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. The event was the third in the FFC Futures series – a series of

and

s for younger, aspiring fighters. The winners of the tournament signed a deal with the promotion while the event also featured two super fights including an MMA heavyweight bout between Ante Delija and Archontis Taxiarchis as well as a heavyweight kickboxing match between

and Luca Panto. ''Results''

FFC 14: Račić vs. Krušič

''FFC 14: Račić vs. Krušić'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held 3 October 2014 at

. The event was the third that the FFC has hosted at

. FFC 14 also featured FFC's inaugural kickboxing title bout that featured Samo Petje and Teo Mikelić in lightweight division as well as FFC's inaugural MMA title bout between Lemmy Krušič and Antun Račićin featherweight division. The MMA part of the event was headlined by an inaugural featherweight title bout between

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's Antun Račić and

's Lemmy Krušič. After three grueling rounds, Račić won via unanimous decision and thus became the FFC's first

featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...

champion. In the MMA co-event,

's light heavyweight

brutally TKO'ed Croatia's Stipe Bekavac. The

part of the event was headlined by an inaugural lightweight match between Slovenia's Samo Petje and Croatia's Teo Mikelić who was KO'ed in the first round. Samo Petje became FFC's first kickboxing champion. In the co-main event, Slovenia's light heavyweight Denis Chorchyp defeated Dženan Poturak. ''Results''

FFC Futures 4

''FFC Futures 4'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 21 November 2014 at Žatika Sport Center in

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. The event was the fourth in the FFC Futures series – a series of

and

s for younger, aspiring fighters. The winners of the tournament signed a deal with the promotion. ''Results''

FFC 15: Jurković vs. Stolzenbach

''FFC 15: Jurković vs. Stolzenbach'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 21 November 2014 at Žatika Sport Center in

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. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight kickboxing bout between Igor Jurković and Dennis Stolzenbach. In the kickboxing co-main event, FFC lightweight champion Samo Petje fought Milan Paleš in a non-title bout and won via TKO in the second round. The MMA part of the event was headlined by the inaugural FFC MMA lightweight title bout between Viktor Halmi and Matej Truhan.

's Viktor Halmi won via TKO in the third round. MMA co-main event featured a featherweight bout between Filip Pejić and Francisco Albano Barrio that ended with a highlight reel TKO. ''Results''

FFC 16: Sakara vs. Browarski

''FFC 16: Sakara vs. Browarski'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 6 December 2014 at Multiversum Schwechat in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. This event was the first FFC event hosted in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight MMA bout between former UFC fighter

Alessio Sakara Alessio Sakara (born September 2, 1981) is an Italian professional mixed martial artist, former professional boxer and Sanshou kickboxer, currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, Sakara has al ...

and Maciej Browarski. Nandor Guelmino was expected to face Croatia's heavyweight Maro Perak in the headliner, but he pulled out due to injury. In the MMA co-main event, Philipp Schranz defeated Lemmy Kušič via guillotine in the first round. The kickboxing part of the event was headlined by a welterweight inaugural title bout between Shkodran Veseli and Douli Chen. Veseli was expected to face

, but Daley pulled out. In the kickboxing co-main event Fadi Meriza did his farewell bout against Gianfranco Capurso, knocking Capursko out in the first round. FFC 16 was FFC's first event that introduced

matches on its preliminary card as well the first FFC event that featured female boxers. Nicole Wesner defeated Gina Chamie for the vacant WIBF Woman's International lightweight title and vacant World Boxing Federation female lightweight title. ''Results''

FFC 17 Futures Super Finals

''FFC 17: Futures Super Finals'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 20 December 2014 at Marino Cvetković Sports Hall in

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. The event served as the end-of-the-year finale of the FFC Futures series – a series of

and

s for younger, aspiring fighters. The winners of the tournament signed a deal with the promotion. The event also featured two kickboxing super fights.

defeated Wiesław Kwaśniewski thus winning the FFC inaugural kickboxing heavyweight title. Local kickboxing favorite Ivan Stanić defeated Bahrudin Mahmić. In the

super fight Dion Staring defeated former

heavyweight champion

and won the FFC's inaugural heavyweight MMA title. ''Results''

FFC 18: Pokrajac vs. Taxiarchis

''FFC 18: Pokrajac vs. Taxiarchis'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 17 April 2015 at

Arena Stožice The Stožice Arena ( sl, Arena Stožice) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was designed by Slovenian Sadar Vuga d.o.o. architects and is the biggest indoor arena in the country. It lies in the Bežigrad district ...

. After holding three previous events in

, the event was the first that the organization has hosted at

. The MMA part of the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former

fighter

Igor Pokrajac Igor Pokrajac (born 2 January 1979) is a Croatian mixed martial artist, who formerly competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2003, Pokrajac has also formerly competed for K ...

and Archontis Taxiarchis. Igor Pokrajac made successful FFC debut defeating Taxiarchis vis first-round KO. In the MMA co-main event Laszlo Senyei and Tonči Peruško fought in a welterweight contender bout. Senyei won via first-round RNC and secured his #1 position as a contender. Filip Pejić and Slobodan Maksimović fought for the lightweight contender position but the bout was ruled out as No Contest. The

part of the event was headlined by a title bout between FFC lightweight champion Samo Petje and Valentin Rybalko. Petje successfully defended his title. In the

co-main event

defended his FFC heavyweight title against Colin George. ''Results''

FFC 19: Sakara vs. Akil

''FFC 19: Sakara vs. Akil'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 18 September 2015 at

TipsArena Linz TipsArena Linz (formerly Linzer Sporthalle and Intersport Arena) is an indoor sports arena, located in Linz, Austria. The capacity of the arena is 6,000 people for tennis and football events, and 2,500 for athletics. The arena opened in Septembe ...

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital of ...

FFC 20: Pokrajac vs. Maisuradze

''FFC 20: Pokrajac vs. Maisuradze'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 23 October 2015 at Dvorana Dražena Petrovića in

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FFC 21: Staring vs. Kraniotakes

''FFC 21: Staring vs. Kraniotakes'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 27 November 2015 in

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

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FFC 22: Van Roosmalen vs. Michailidis

''FFC 22: Van Roosmalen vs. Michailidis'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 19 February 2016 in

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

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FFC 23: Sadeghi vs. Movsisyan

''FFC 23: Sadeghi vs. Movsisyan'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 18 March 2016 in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

FFC 24: Villefort vs. Rela

''FFC 24: Villefort vs. Rela'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 4 June 2016 in

Daytona Beach, FL Daytona Beach, or simply Daytona, is a coastal resort-city in east-central Florida. Located on the eastern edge of Volusia County near the Atlantic coastline, its population was 72,647 at the 2020 census. Daytona Beach is approximately nort ...

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FFC 25: Mitchell vs. Lopez

''FFC 25: Mitchell vs. Lopez'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 11 June 2016 in

Springfield, MA Springfield is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, and the seat of Hampden County. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ...

FFC 26: Staring vs. Stošić

''FFC 26: Staring vs. Stošić'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 24 September 2016 in

FFC 27: Stošić vs. Staring

''FFC 27: Stošić vs. Staring'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 17 December 2016 in

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FFC 28: Van Roosmalen vs. Dimitrov

''FFC 28: Van Roosmalen vs. Dimitrov'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 11 March 2017 in

FFC 29: Petje vs. Danenberg

''FFC 29: Petje vs. Danenberg'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 22 April 2017 in

FFC 30: Ishii vs. Schmiedeberg

''FFC 30: Ishii vs. Schmiedeberg'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 21 October 2017 in

FFC 31: Neves vs. Egli

''FFC 31: Neves vs. Egli'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 12 October 2018 in

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

FFC 32: Graves vs. Seumanutafa

''FFC 32: Graves vs. Seumanutafa'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 19 October 2018 in

FFC 33: Chub vs. Vrtačić

''FFC 33: Chub vs. Vrtačić'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 3 November 2018 in

FFC 34: Petje vs. Gazani

''FFC 34: Petje vs. Gazani'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 17 November 2018 in

FFC 35: Egli vs. Holt

''FFC 35: Egli vs. Holt'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 19 April 2019 in

FFC 36: Chub vs. Ambang

''FFC 36: Chub vs. Ambang'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 10 May 2019 in

FFC 37: Santiago vs. Martinez

''FFC 37: Santiago vs. Martinez'' was a

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 30 May 2019 in

FFC 38: Cucciniello vs. Emmers

''FFC 38: Cucciniello vs. Emmers'' was a

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 20 June 2019 in

FFC 39: Jones vs. Powell

''FFC 39: Jones vs. Powell'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 11 July 2019 in

FFC 40: Egli vs. Lemminger

''FFC 40: Egli vs. Lemminger'' was a

and

event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 5 September 2019 in

Rules

The FFC holds fights at its events under the rules of

and those of

. There is no standardized ratio between kickboxing and MMA fights; it varies from one event to another. The FFC kickboxing rules are the modified rules of the legendary Japanese kickboxing promotion K-1. These include a 10-point must system, three rounds plus one extra round in case of a draw and no clinch allowed. Each round in a kickboxing fight has the duration of three minutes, and intermissions between each round are one minute long. The FFC's

MMA rules Most rule sets for mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions have evolved since the early days of Vale Tudo. As a result of health, legal, and moral concerns, many different rulesets were created, which give different countries and promotions very di ...

are the modified rules of the legendary Japanese MMA promotion

Pride Pride is defined by Merriam-Webster as "reasonable self-esteem" or "confidence and satisfaction in oneself". A healthy amount of pride is good, however, pride sometimes is used interchangeably with "conceit" or "arrogance" (among other words) wh ...

. These include a 10-point must system taken from the Unified Rules of MMA, but also allow soccer kicks and stomps, which are excluded from the Unified Rules of MMA. The rules do not allow elbow strikes to the head. Each of the three rounds (there are no extra rounds) last five minutes, and intermissions between each round are one minute long. The president of the promotion Orsat Zovko stated that the FFC was considering additional innovations in terms of rules to bring the promotion closer to the standards required by public TV networks that broadcast the event live during primetime hours. Specifically, he said that in the future the FFC could exclude techniques that may be considered excessively violent by the mainstream audience, such as soccer kicks and stomps.

Weight classes and champions

The FFC is currently using six weight classes for its MMA fights and five weight classes for its kickboxing fights. Non-title fights have a one-pound leniency.

Mixed martial arts

Kickboxing

References

External links

* {{Final Fight Championship Events Sports organizations of Croatia Sports organizations established in 2003 Kickboxing television series Kickboxing organizations Mixed martial arts organizations Entertainment companies of Croatia