Real Xtreme Fighting (RXF) is a Romanian

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(MMA) promotion company based in

Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...

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. It is the largest MMA promotion company in Romania. Sebastian Vieru has been RXF president since 2012. The RXF produces events that showcase nine

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(seven men's divisions and two women's divisions). As of 2020, the RXF has held over 40 events. It has strategic partnerships with fellow Bahraini Brave CF and Italian Magnum FC MMA promotions. Its live events and competitions are broadcast on Telekom Sport,

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and

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. Cătălin Oțelea, Stelian Gheorghe, Sebastian Hălmăgean, Scott Manhardt and

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are one of the best known

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s working for the organization.

Events

Notable fighters

Male

* Alexandru Lungu *

Florin Lambagiu Florin Lambagiu (born 8 April 1996) is a Romanian professional kickboxer, former sambist and mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the super middleweight division of the Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS), where he is the former D ...

* Ion Pascu *

Nicolae Negumereanu Nicolae Negumereanu (born September 4, 1994), commonly known as Nick Negumereanu, is a Romanian mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Light heavyweight division in the UFC. A former Real Xtreme Fighting (RXF) Light Heavyweigh ...

* Aurel Pîrtea * Anatoli Ciumac * Diego Nunes * Kyle Nelson * Josh Hill *

Luke Barnatt Luke Barnatt (born 13 April 1988) is an English mixed martial artist, and entrepreneur, who fought as a Middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was a member of FX's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen, and has als ...

* Levi Matan * Jackie Gosh *

Rico Verhoeven Ricardo Verhoeven (born 10 April 1989) is a Dutch professional kickboxer who currently competes in the heavyweight division of GLORY, where he is the reigning Glory Heavyweight Champion. A professional since 2004, he also competed in the K-1, ...

Carlo Pedersoli Jr. Carlo Pedersoli Jr. (born June 8, 1993) is an Italian mixed martial artist and competes in Welterweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2014, Pedersoli has also fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator MMA. ...

Andrew Tate Emory Andrew Tate III (born December 1, 1986) is an American-British social media personality, businessman and a former professional kickboxer. Following his kickboxing career, he began offering paid courses and memberships through his websit ...

Female

* Cristina Stanciu *

Diana Belbiţă Diana Irena Belbiţă (born June 26, 1996) is a Romanian mixed martial artist, and former kickboxing, judo and kempo practitioner. She competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Belbiţă is a former world and ...

* Micol Di Segni

References

External links

*
Real Xtreme Fighting
at

Sherdog Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). It also has many forums and discussion pages on the many topics of MMA like records, promotions, etc. The site is a member of the CraveOnline network and provides MM ...

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