Xtreme Fighting Championships

Xtreme Fighting Championships is a premier international mixed martial arts organization based in Spring Lake, Michigan, with offices throughout the United States and South America. The XFC showcases both male and female fighters, advocates young MMA fighters, and produces stadium fight cards in various locations in the United States and South America, including Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, São Paulo, Campinas, and Araraquara.
Throughout 2006–2012, the XFC hosted 4–6 events per year, travelling around the United States and Greece. In 2013, the company announced its new executive team, as well as a broadcast partnership with an open broadcaster in South America, RedeTV!. This began the International Tournament & Super-Fight Series. The unprecedented success of the 2014 Season I Series allowed the XFC to secure various partnerships with various global broadcasters, including Terra TV, HBO America, and UOL. The XFC featured more than 185 MMA fighters from 36 countries.
After a 4-year hiatus, XFC has returned in late 2020, with a relaunch event, XFC 43, that took place on November 11, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. Milpitas ca, Alfonso Montano.

History

XFC 1: Dynamite

The organization's first stadium event was called XFC 1: Dynamite and was staged at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, on November 11, 2007. The show officially drew over 11,000 MMA fans, tripling the former record for attendance at an MMA event in the state of Florida.

XFC 2: Rage in the Cage

The XFC returned to the St. Pete Times forum on March 2, 2008, with a show called XFC 2: Rage in the Cage. Among the celebrities in attendance was former professional wrestling star Hulk Hogan, who watched his nephew David Bollea win his professional debut on the XFC undercard. Bollea had issued a to boxer-versus-MMA fighter challenge to boxing champion Floyd Mayweather leading up to his fight.

XFC 3: Battle in the Bluegrass

The company's third event was its first show staged outside of Florida, taking place at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, and drew 6,000 fans on Saturday, June 7; a small riot broke out after the main event, when local favorite Benny Stanley was choked out by Scott Porter in 13 seconds, leading to one arrest. Another known local Brad Chamberlain won via KO in the first round. WNKY, Lexington's NBC News affiliate, reported that XFC set the Kentucky statewide record for MMA attendance with the promotion.

XFC 4: Judgement in the Cage

XFC 4: Judgement in the Cage
returned to the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on June 28, 2008, and drew over 10,700 fans, at the time the second largest crowd for an MMA promotion in Florida history.—trailing only XFC's first Dynamite for the overall Florida attendance record. John "Mulatto Mauler" Mahlow defeated Eben "The Big O" Oroz by unanimous decision for the XFC lightweight title in the main event, and in the undercard, the much-heralded Matt Juncal—a three-time high school state wrestling champion from nearby Brandon, Florida, and a former college All-American wrestler—made his MMA debut, defeating the also-debuting Jeff Mansir by submission in the first round.

XFC 5: Return of the Giant

The main event of XFC's fifth show, XFC 5: Return of the Giant, which took place on September 13, 2008, at the St. Pete Times Forum, featured the MMA comeback of Gan McGee. McGee, who stands six-foot, 10-inches tall and is known as "The Giant," had last fought on American soil during a UFC Pay-Per-View, when he battled heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia for UFC's world title. The fight ended up being highly controversial; Sylvia defeated McGee, but tested positive for steroids in a post-fight drug test. Sylvia was suspended by the Nevada Boxing Commission for six-months and was stripped of his title, but McGee was never granted a rematch, nor was the loss expunged from his record. McGee faced Johnathan Ivey, a 250-pound brawler who stated that McGee "should've stayed retired."
Ivey failed to deliver on his pre-fight promise: a record-setting 11,200 fans watched McGee defeat Ivey by second-round knockout.

XFC 6: Clash of the Continents

On December 5, 2008, XFC closed out the year with its sixth promotion, XFC 6: Clash of the Continents, returning once again to the St. Pete Times Forum. The show featured a heavyweight showdown in the main event, with the top-ranked heavyweight in Africa, South African heavyweight champion Rico Hattingh, against undefeated American heavyweight Chad Corvin. Also on the card was the MMA debut of four-time world female boxing champion of Chevelle Hallback, in the XFC's first-ever female cage fight.
Hallback won by TKO in the first round, and Corvin beat Hattingh, knocking out the South African heavyweight champion.
Among the celebrities in attendance were Linda Hogan, her young boyfriend, and her son Nick Hogan. When the three were introduced to the crowd, the audience booed loudly. Video of the Hogans getting booed at the XFC event aired on E!, TMZ, and celebrity websites like Perez Hilton.

XFC 7: School of Hard Knox

XFC made history on February 20, 2009, when it produced the first-ever professional MMA show in Tennessee state history; the Tennessee state legislature had legalized MMA only months earlier. At XFC 7: School of Hard Knox, former University of Tennessee football player Ovince St. Preux knocked out CT Turner with a kick to the head and Chad Corvin stayed undefeated by stopping the then-6–0 Scott Barrett in the first round.

XFC 8: Regional Conflict

The XFC's first televised fight card featured XFC 8 in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 25, 2009. Jarrod Card defeated Bruce Connors by unanimous decision in the main event of the evening to claim the XFC featherweight title. Light heavyweight prospect Ovince St. Preux, who has gone on to compete in Strikeforce, submitted his opponent, Ombey Mobley, via calf slicer.

XFC 9: Evolution

XFC 9 was held in Tampa Bay on September 5, 2009. The card was headlined by a fight between Jon Koppenhaver and Florida native Mikey Gomez. Koppenhaver won the bout via technical knockout early in the third round.

XFC 10: Night of Champions

Remaining in Tampa Bay, XFC hosted their tenth event on March 19, 2010. Jarrod Card submitted Jason Wood with a rear naked choke to retain the XFC featherweight title in the feature bout. Júnior Assunção caught John Mahlow in a guillotine choke in the first round of their bout to capture the XFC lightweight title.

XFC 11: The Next Generation

Tampa Bay saw the eleventh XFC event on July 9, 2010. In the feature bout, Micah Miller knocked out former top ranked Florida featherweight Bruce Connors inside of one round. Miller connected with a knee from the Thai plum and threw a flurry of punches, ending with a left jab.

XFC 12: Mayhem

XFC 12 took place on October 10, 2010, a non sanctioned bout in Kyrenia, Cyprus. In the feature bout, XFC Featherweight Champion Jarrod Card submitted Tony Hervey with a rear naked choke in a 150 lb. catchweight bout. Meanwhile, highly ranked welterweight prospect Joe Ray stopped Gerardo Julio Gallegos in the first round due to a cut over the eye in their bout.

XFC 13: Unstoppable

XFC returned to Tampa Bay for their thirteenth event, which occurred on December 3, 2010. A featherweight title bout between Jarrod Card and Luis Palomino headlined the card. The bout went all five rounds, with Palomino winning a unanimous decision. Chris Barnett defeated Mario Rinaldi by TKO in the second round of their bout, while prospect Joe Ray dropped a split decision to Jeremy Smith.

XFC 14: Resurrection

Oct. 21, 2011

Jamie Varner def Nate Jolly via TKO at 1:09 of round one
Carmelo Marrero def Scott Barrett via unanimous decision
Marianna Kheyfets def Molly Helsel via unanimous decision
Reggie Pena def Josh Clark via unanimous decision
Nicolae Cury def Elijah Harshbargar via submission at 1:27 of round one
Mikey Gomez def Mike Bernhard via submission at 3:50 of round two
John Mahlow def Bruce Connors via unanimous decision. Rd 3

XFC 15: Tribute

Took place on Dec. 2, 2011 in Tampa, Florida at the St. Pete Times Forum
MAIN CARD

Lightweight bout: Eric Reynolds def. Jonatas Novaes by unanimous decision Rd 3
Women's bout: Carla Esparza def. Felice Herrig by unanimous decision Rd 3
Lightweight bout: Nick Newell def. Denis Hernandez by submission Rd 1
Welterweight bout: Corey Hill def. Charlie Rader by submission Rd 1
Heavyweight bout: Brandon Sayles def. Imani Lee by submission Rd 1
Welterweight bout: Ryan Thomas def. John Kolosci by submission Rd 1
Bantamweight bout: Marlon Moraes def. Chris Manuel by unanimous decision Rd 3

XFC 16: High Stakes

Took place on Feb. 10, 2012 in Knoxville, TN
MAIN CARD

Lightweight bout: Jamie Varner defeated Drew Fickett via submission at 0:40 of round 1.
Middleweight bout: Josh Samman defeated Mikey Gomez via submission at 3:37 of round 1.
Women's 125 lbs bout: Marianna Kheyfets defeated Heather Jo Clark via TKO at 5:00 of round 1.
Catchweight bout: Chris Wright defeated Len Cook via unanimous decision.
Super Heavyweight bout: Chase Gormley defeated Brandon Sayles via unanimous decision.
Middleweight bout: Amaechi Oselukwue defeated Julio Gallegos via KO at 1:23 of round 1.
Middleweight bout: Dustin West defeated Stoney Hale via TKO at 1:23 of round 1.

XFC 17: Apocalypse

Took place on April 13, 2012, in Jackson, Tennessee
MAIN CARD

Lightweight bout: Eric Reynolds def. Luciano Dos Santos via unanimous decision
Featherweight bout: Marlon Moraes def. Jarrod Card via KO at 0:48 of round 1
Catchweight bout: : Nick Newell def. Chris Coggins via unanimous decision
Women's 115 lbs.: Felice Herrig def. Patricia Vidonic via unanimous decision
Welterweight bout: Charles Blanchard def. Johnny Davis via unanimous decision
Lightweight bout:

Ion Wood def. Ronnie Rogers via submission at 2:15 of round 2

Middleweight bout: Joel Cooper def. Amaechi Oselukwue via unanimous decision

PRELIMINARY CARD:

Light Heavyweight bout: Teddy Holder def. Bobby Carter by submission at 3:27 of round 1
Catchweight bout, : Bradley Stafford def. Tommy Roberts by unanimous decision
Featherweight bout: Steven Durr def. Michael Manley by unanimous decision

XFC 18: Music City Mayhem

Took place in Nashville, TN on Friday June 22, 2012
MAIN CARD :

Middleweight bout: Reggie Pena def. John Salter by submission Rd 2
Heavyweight bout; Scott Barrett def. Gabriel Salinas-Jones by split decision
Flyweight bout: Heather Jo Clark def. Avery Vilche by submission Rd 1
Featherweight bout: Luke Sanders def. Zachary Sanders by TKO Rd 1
Lightweight bout: Donny Wallace def. Jason Blackford by submission Rd 1
Lightweight bout: Scott Holtzman def. Matt Metts by TKO Rd 1
Welterweight bout: Joe Ray def. Dustin West by submission Rd 2

PRELIMINARY CARD:

Lightweight bout: Nate Landwehr def. Billy Mullins by KO Rd 2
Middleweight bout: Michael Graham def. Cory Robison by unanimous decision
Welterweight bout: Devan Plaisance def. Jonathan Ivey by unanimous decision
Flyweight bout: Justin Pennington def. Dave Hurst by KO Rd 1

XFC 19: Charlotte Showdown

Took place on Aug 03, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Grady Cole Center
MAIN CARD

Welterweight bout: Nicolae Cury def. Roger Carroll via unanimous decision
Strawweight bout: Felice Herrig def. Simona Soukupova via unanimous decision
Lightweight bout: Nick Newell def. David Mays via knockout - Round 1, 2:01
Lightweight bout: Jason Hicks def. Shane Crenshaw via submission - Round 2, 3:41
Lightweight bout: Kevin Forant def. Joe Elmore via unanimous decision
Featherweight bout: Keith Richardson def. Lawson McClure via submission - Round 1, 3:40
Middleweight bout: Johnny Buck def. Ricky Rainey via knockout - Round 2, 1:32

PRELIMINARY CARD

Lightweight bout: Joey Carroll def. Jeff Tharington via TKO - Round 1
Heavyweight bout: Zach Klouse def. Tony Scarlett via TKO - Round 1, 3:10
Lightweight bout: Carlos Vivas def. Brian Karmolinski via TKO - Round 1

XFC 20: High Octane

Took place on Sept 28, 2012, in Knoxville, Tennessee at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium.
MAIN CARD

Lightweight bout: Eric Reynolds def. Lorenzo Borgomeo by Submission at 3:58, R2
lightweight bout: Scott Holtzman def. Chris Coggins by TKO at 4:46, R1
Women's Flyweight bout: Sofia Bagherdai def. Sarah Maloy by TKO at 4:01, R1
Bantamweight bout: Joby Sanchez def. Chris Dunn by Submission at 1:49, R1
Bantamweight bout: Shah Bobonis def. Cornelius Godfrey by Unanimous Decision
Welterweight bout: Drew Kennedy def. Anthony Lemon by Submission at 4:20, R1
Featherweight bout: Nate Landwehr def. Chris Wright by TKO at 3:56, R2

Preliminary Bouts:

Welterweight bout: Craig Johnson def. Zachary Odom by TKO, R2
Lightweight bout: Ian Boxhorn def. Chad Perrine by Unanimous Decision
Featherweight bout: Adam Hyde def. David Miles by Submission, R3
Welterweight bout: Jake Fine def. Steven Thomas by submission, R1
Bantamweight bout: Tyler Hunley def. Chonci Houston by Unanimous Decision

XFC 21: Night of Champions II

Took place on Dec. 7, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.
MAIN CARD

Lightweight Championship bout: Nick Newell def. Eric Reynolds via submission - Round 1, 1:22
Welterweight bout: Ryan Thomas def. Corey Hill via submission - Round 1, 2:34
Women's Flyweight bout: Stephanie Eggink def. Heather Clark via unanimous decision
Welterweight bout: Ricky Rainey def. Donny Wallace via TKO - Round 1, 1:42
Featherweight bout: Jarrod Card def. Keith Richardson via submission - Round 2, 0:24

PRELIMINARY CARD

Middleweight bout: Marcus Finch def. Dustin West via knockout strikes) - Round 1, 0:46
Lightweight bout: Jorge Medina def. D.J. Miller via submission - Round 3, 2:36
Featherweight bout: Cromwell Stewart def. Zachary Hicks via split decision
Welterweight bout: Gerric Hayes def. Jason Blackford via TKO - Round 2, 2:56
Middleweight bout: Tommy Roberts def. Josh Phelps via TKO - Round 1, 3:07

XFC 22: Crossing The Line

Took place on Feb. 22, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Grady Cole Center.
MAIN CARD

Lightweight bout: Scott Holtzman def. Jason Hicks via unanimous decision
Welterweight bout: Ricky Rainey def. Joseph Corneroli via unanimous decision
Women's Strawweight bout: Pearl Gonzalez def. Suzie Montero via submission Round 1, 4:56
Welterweight bout: Roger Carroll def. Josh Eagans via submission Round 2, 0:59
Flyweight bout: D'Angelo Bynum def. Jimmy Fowler via unanimous decision
Featherweight bout: D'juan Owens def. Nate Landwehr via unanimous decision

PRELIMINARY CARD

Bantamweight bout: Joseph Carroll def. Len Cook via unanimous decision
Lightweight bout: Jeremy Severn def. Aaron Osborne via submission Round 1, 4:50
Bantamweight bout: Rahshun Ball def. Thomas Campbell via unanimous decision
Lightweight bout: Cody Wells def. Luke Neyland via TKO Round 1, 2:45
Featherweight bout: Carlos Vivas def. Brandon Boggs via TKO Round 1, 3:56

XFC 23: Louisville Slugfest

Took place on April 19, 2013, in Louisville, Kentucky at the Kentucky International Convention Centre.
MAIN CARD

Welterweight bout: Luis Santos def. Shamar Bailey via TKO, Round 1, 1:02
Women's Strawweight bout: Stephanie Eggink def. Brianna Van Buren via Decision
Featherweight bout: Zack Underwood def. Deivison Ribeiro via Decision
Flyweight bout: Joey Diehl def. Eric Moell via Submission, Round 2, 0:31
Middleweight bout: Julio Gallegos def. John Troyer via TKO, Round 2, 1:41
Featherweight bout: B.J. Ferguson def. Charles Stanford via TKO
Middleweight bout: Scott Hope def. Joshua Blanchard via TKO, Round 1, 1:25
Featherweight bout: Brandon Sandefur def. Josh Cooper via Submission, Round 2, 1:35

AMATEUR CARD

Welterweight bout: Brandon Hurst def. Eric Jarvis via Decision

XFC 24: Collision Course

Took place on June 14, 2013, in Tampa, Florida, US

Lightweight Championship bout: Scott Holtzman def. John Mahlow via TKO at 2:53, Round two to win vacant XFC lightweight title
Welterweight bout: Ricky Rainey def. Reggie Pena via TKO at 4:33 of round one
Welterweight bout: Luis Santos def. Dave Courchaine via TKO at :10 of round one
Lightweight bout: Eric Reynolds def. Kevin Forant by submission at 4:13 of round one
Women's Flyweight bout: Cortney Casey def. Kelly Warren by submission at 3:33 of round one
Featherweight bout: Deivison Ribeiro def. Shah Bobonis via unanimous decision
Featherweight bout: John Cofer def. Chad Livingston via unanimous decision
Featherweight bout: Nick Smith def. Ladarious Jackson via disqualification at 2:38 of round two
Bantamweight bout: Patrick Williams def. Gabe Maldonado via TKO at :50 of round one
Bantamweight bout: Jason Ignacek def. Kenneth Crowder via submission at 1:03 of round two
Bantamweight bout: Gilbert Burgos def. Jason Gladey via unanimous decision

XFC 25: Boiling Point

Took place on September 6, 2013, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US

Women's Strawweight Championship bout: Stephanie Eggink def. Angela Magaña via Submission at 3:10 of round two
Welterweight bout: Dheigo Lima def. Ricky Rainey via Decision
Welterweight bout: Ryan Thomas def. Rocky France via Submission at 1:27 of round two
Bantamweight bout: Joby Sanchez def. Eric Moell via TKO at 3:15 of round one
Featherweight Semifinal Tournament bout: Farkhad Sharipov def. Stephen Bass via TKO at 4:19 of round two
Lightweight bout: Lando Vannata def. J. P. Reese via Decision

XFC 26: Night of Champions III

Took place on October 18, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee, US

XFC 27: Frozen Fury

Took place on December 13, 2013, in Muskegon, Michigan, US

XFC International - Season 1

XFC International 1: Meller vs. French

Took place on Feb. 8, 2014 in São Paulo, Brazil

XFC International 2: Alvaro vs. Nascimento

Took place on Mar. 15, 2014 in São Paulo, Brazil

XFC International 3: Santos vs. Morales

Took place on Mar. 29, 2014 in São Paulo, Brazil

XFC International 4: Dos Santos vs. Lowe

Took place on Apr. 26, 2014 in São Paulo, Brazil

XFC International 5: Solano vs. Assuncao

Took place on June 7, 2014, in São Paulo, Brazil

Season 1 Tournament Winners

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Won	Runner up
Middleweight		Alberto Uda	June 7, 2014	Thiago Rela
Welterweight		Will Galvao	Due to Forfeit	Kevin Medinilla
Lightweight		Natan Schulte	June 7, 2014	Glaucio Eliziario
Featherweight		Alejandro Villalobos	June 7, 2014	Felipe Douglas
Women's Flyweight		Silvana Gómez Juárez	June 7, 2014	Mayerlin Rivas
Women's Strawweight		Vanessa Guimaraes	September 27, 2014	Vanessa Melo

XFC International - Season 2

XFC International 6: Ribeiro vs. Lowe

Took place on September 27, 2014, in Araraquara, Brazil

XFC International 7: Nascimento vs. Abiltarov

Took place on November 1, 2014, in São Paulo, Brazil

XFC International 8: Nam vs. Vieira

Took place on December 13, 2014, in Clube Concordia - Campinas, Brazil

XFC International 9: Nascimento vs. Azevedo

Took place on March 14, 2015, in São Paulo, Brazil

XFC International 10: Night of Champions

Took place on July 4, 2015, in São Paulo, Brazil

Season 2 Tournament Winners

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Won	Runner up
Welterweight		Carlston Harris	November 28, 2015	Michel Pereira
Lightweight		Willian Cilli	Sept 19, 2015	Fernando dos Santos
Featherweight		Guilherme Faria	Sept 19, 2015	Missael Silva
Bantamweight		Daniel Virginio da Silva	July 4, 2015	James Gray
Women's Flyweight		Poliana Botelho	March 14, 2015	Antonia Silvaneide
Women's Strawweight		Viviane Pereira	July 4, 2015	Vuokko Katainen

XFC International - Season 3

XFC International 11: Botelho vs. Gomez

Took place on September 19, 2015, in São Paulo, Brazil

XFC International 12: Harris vs. Pereira

Took place on November 28, 2015, in São Paulo, Brazil

XFC International 13: Assuncao vs. Dos Santos Jr.

Took place on December 5, 2015, in São Paulo, Brazil

XFC International 14: Virginio vs. Vieira

Was supposed to take place on May 28, 2016, in São Paulo, Brazil, but was cancelled, and Season 3 championships were not awarded.

XFC 43

Took place on Nov. 11, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia, US

XFC 44

Took place on May 28, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa, US

XFC 45

Took place on August 6, 2021, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US

XFC 46

Scheduled on January 28, 2022, in US

XFC Detroit Grand Prix

Took place on June 2, 2023, in Detroit, Michigan, US

XFC 50

Took place on April 12, 2024 in Lakeland, Florida.

XFC: Detroit Grand Prix 2

Took place on May 31, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

XFC 51: Evolution

Took place on September 27, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

XFC Young Guns 5

Took place on February 12, 2025 in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

XFC Young Guns 6

Took place on February 26, 2025 in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

XFC 52: The Awakening

Took place on March 28, 2025 in Iowa City, Iowa.

XFC Young Guns 7 & 8

Took place on April 30, 2025 in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

XFC Young Guns 9 & 10

Took place on June 25, 2025 in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

XFC Live! (cancelled)

Took place on July 11, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event was cancelled and no bouts took place.

BORROKA Presents XFC 53

Took place on September 20, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.