Full Contact Championship
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| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Prashant Kumar |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Directors | Binoy Khimji Joy Kapur |
Parent organization | Full Contact Entertainment Pvt. Ltd |
| Website | www |
Full Contact Championship (FCC) is India's longest[1] running professional mixed martial arts fight network. Founded in 2009, under the banner of Full Contact Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, FCC is India's first pro MMA organization.[2] FCC has been sanctioned by Mixed Martial Arts Association of India and has followed the usual "Fight Night" format. It is one of the MMA organisations, formed to promote the sport of MMA in India and globally. Till date, FCC has had 13 fight nights; the most recent one being held at Indore on 9 July 2016 by the name of FCC-13.[3]
- Prashant Kumar [4] - Founder & Director - Prashant is a Mixed Martial Arts expert who participated in Free Style Fighting in Mumbai in the early 1990s. Prashant has a Black Belt in Taekwondo, has trained in Kickboxing, Muay Thai, and has also cross trained in Grappling and Judo.
- Binoy Khimji[5] - Director
- Joy Kapur - Director
FCC Fight Nights
Since 2009, FCC has produced 13 fight nights. Their occurrence has been in the following order:
| Fight Night | Venue | City |
| FCC-1 | Famous Studios, Mahalaxmi | Mumbai |
| FCC-2 | Famous Studios, Mahalaxmi | Mumbai |
| FCC-3 | Famous Studios, Mahalaxmi | Mumbai |
| FCC-4 | Filmalaya Studio, Andheri | Mumbai |
| FCC-5 | Famous Studios, Mahalaxmi | Mumbai |
| FCC-6 | Famous Studios, Mahalaxmi | Mumbai |
| FCC-7 | Famous Studios, Mahalaxmi | Mumbai |
| FCC-8 | Vagator Hill Top, Vagator | Goa |
| FCC-9 | Famous Studios, Mahalaxmi | Mumbai |
| FCC-10 | Vagator Hill Top, Vagator | Goa |
| FCC-11 | Famous Studios, Mahalaxmi | Mumbai |
| FCC-12 | Famous Studios, Mahalaxmi | Mumbai |
| FCC-13 | Basketball Complex, | Indore |
Rules
FCC's current rules are based upon the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts that were originally established by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board and modified by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Cage
FCC uses a 6 sided Hexagon cage for its fights. This cage was introduced in FCC-12. Prior to FCC-12, the fights took place in a square ring.
