2008 in Maximum Fighting Championship

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First dateFebruary 22, 2008

Last dateDecember 5, 2008

Total events5

Total fights52

2008 in Maximum Fighting Championship

Information

First date

February 22, 2008

Last date

December 5, 2008

Events

Total events

Fights

Total fights

Title fights

Chronology

2007 in MFC

2008 in Maximum Fighting Championship

2009 in MFC

The year 2008 is the 7th year in the history of the Maximum Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Canada. In 2008 Maximum Fighting Championship held 5 events beginning with, MFC 15: Rags to Riches.

Title fights in 2008
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Welterweight	Pat Healy	def.	Ryan Ford	Submission (Armbar)	3	3:00	MFC 17: Hostile Takeover	^[a]
Light Heavyweight	Emanuel Newton	def.	Roger Hollett (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	MFC 19: Long Time Coming	^[b]

↑ For the MFC Welterweight Championship
↑ For the MFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Events list

Main article: List of Maximum Fighting Championship events

#	Event title	Date	Arena	Location
22	MFC 19: Long Time Coming	December 5, 2008	River Cree Resort and Casino	Edmonton, Alberta
21	MFC 18: Famous	September 26, 2008	River Cree Resort and Casino	Edmonton, Alberta
20	MFC 17: Hostile Takeover	July 25, 2008	River Cree Resort and Casino	Edmonton, Alberta
19	MFC 16: Anger Management	May 9, 2008	River Cree Resort and Casino	Edmonton, Alberta
18	MFC 15: Rags to Riches	February 22, 2008	River Cree Resort and Casino	Edmonton, Alberta

MFC 15: Rags to Riches

MFC 15: Rags to Riches^[1] was an event held on February 22, 2008 at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Ryan Ford	def.	Pete Spratt	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	4:01
	Jesse Forbes	def.	Chris Camozzi	Submission (Armbar)	3	1:45
	Mike Maestas	def.	Ryan Heck	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Ryan Jimmo	def.	Craig Zellner	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:20
	Ryan McGillivray	def.	Jason Zorthian	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:10
	Jason Kuchera	def.	Allen Hope	TKO (Punches)	2	1:11
	Gavin Neil	def.	Joshua Groves	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	1:05
	Dave Nippard	def.	Carlos Espinoza	TKO (Punches)	1	0:08
	Keto Allen	def.	Doug Page	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:41
	Mike Tubbs	def.	Alec Pelentsov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

MFC 16: Anger Management

MFC 16: Anger Management^[2] was an event held on May 9, 2008 at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Ryan Ford	def.	CJ Fernandes	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:32
	Chase Gormley	def.	Eric Pele	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Matt Veach	def.	Matt MacGrath	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Benson Henderson	def.	Mike Maestas	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	3	4:11
	Chris Camozzi	def.	Dwayne Lewis	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Aron Lofton	def.	Jason Kuchera	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	4:55
	Gavin Neil	def.	Ryan McGillivray	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
	Mike Sorenson	def.	Jeremy Martin	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	1:06
	Brandon Curts	def.	Sean Wright	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:59
	Troy Sorensen	def.	Mike Tubbs	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:51
	Evan Sanguin	def.	Dave Nippard	TKO (Punches)	1	2:23

MFC 17: Hostile Takeover

Main article: MFC 17

MFC 17: Hostile Takeover^[3] was an event held on July 25, 2008 at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Pat Healy	def.	Ryan Ford	Submission (Armbar)	3	3:00	^[a]
Lightweight	Donald Sanchez	def.	Jason Maxwell	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	4:03
Lightweight	Benson Henderson	def.	Ricardo Tirloni	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	3:49
Middleweight	Ron Faircloth	def.	Levi Avera	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	2:57
Light Heavyweight	Aron Lofton	def.	Dwayne Lewis	KO (Punch)	1	0:17
Preliminary card
Lightweight	Ryan Machan	def.	Ryan Heck	TKO (Punches)	1	4:19
Welterweight	Mike Sorenson	def.	Lemont Davis	TKO (Punches)	1	2:52
Heavyweight	Jay Whitford	def.	Jason Kuchera	Submission (Armbar)	2	4:31
Lightweight	Gavin Neil	def.	Evan Sanguin	TKO (Punches)	1	4:11
Middleweight	Elliot Duff	def.	Brandon Curts	TKO (Punches)	1	4:30
Welterweight	Jason Zorthian	def.	Jesse Clarke	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

↑ For the MFC Welterweight Championship

MFC 18: Famous

Main article: MFC 18

MFC 18: Famous^[4] was an event held on September 26, 2008 at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Emanuel Newton	def.	David Heath	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	4:42
Welterweight	Ryan Ford	def.	LaVerne Clark	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	2:30
Light Heavyweight	Jay Whitford	def.	Aron Lofton	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	2	3:11
Lightweight	Simon Marini	def.	Gerald Lovato	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Ryan Machan	def.	Gavin Neil	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:47
Middleweight	Chris Camozzi	def.	Elliot Duff	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Lightweight	Evan Sanguin	def.	Troy Sorensen	KO (Punch)	3	2:05
Lightweight	Josh Russell	def.	Mike Gates	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Jesse Clarke	def.	Jason Zorthian	TKO (Punches)	1	2:44
Welterweight	Sheldon Westcott	def.	Jeff Kilisolsky	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	3:33

MFC 19: Long Time Coming

Main article: MFC 19

MFC 19: Long Time Coming^[5] was an event held on December 5, 2008 at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Emanuel Newton	def.	Roger Hollett (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	^[a]
Welterweight	Paul Daley	def.	John Alessio	TKO (Punches)	2	2:18
Lightweight	Derrick Noble	def.	Ariel Sexton	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	1:30
Middleweight	Kyle Sandford	def.	Joey Gorczynski	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Ryan Machan	def.	Mike Sorenson	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:54
Preliminary card
Lightweight	Josh Russell	def.	Colby Snyder	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:44
Light Heavyweight	Aron Lofton	def.	Jason Kuchera	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:44
Lightweight	Gavin Neil	def.	Alain Hernandez	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:44
Welterweight	Jesse Clarke	def.	Nolan Clark	TKO (Punches)	1	4:07
Welterweight	Ryan McGillivray	def.	Elliot Duff	Submission (Heel Hook)	3	1:33

↑ For the MFC Light Heavyweight Championship

References

↑ "MFC 15: Rags to Riches". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015.
↑ "MFC 16: Anger Management". Sherdog. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015.
↑ "MFC 17: Hostile Takeover". Sherdog. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015.
↑ "MFC 18: Famous". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015.
↑ "MFC 19: Long Time Coming". Sherdog. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015.

2008 in Maximum Fighting Championship

Events list

MFC 15: Rags to Riches

Results

MFC 16: Anger Management

Results

MFC 17: Hostile Takeover

Results

MFC 18: Famous

Results

MFC 19: Long Time Coming

Results

See also

References

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