Final Fight Championship

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Final Fight Championship
Private
Industry Martial arts promotion
Founded 2003
Founder Orsat Zovko[1]
Headquarters Zagreb, Croatia
Key people
 Orsat Zovko[1] , Chairman/President
Marko Petrak[1] , Public Relations/Matchmaker
Parent Fight Channel Group
Website www.finalfight.hr

Final Fight Championship (FFC) is a European martial arts promotion company operating under and with the production support of the Fight Channel Group. The Fight Channel Group comprises a specialized European martial arts cable channel – Fight Channel, one of the most visited martial arts websites in South-East Europe – Fight Site, and several other business entities. The FFC (short for Final Fight Championship) has its headquarters, like the rest of the Fight Channel Group, in Zagreb, Croatia.

The owner of the Fight Channel Group and the President of the FFC is Orsat Zovko, globally known as the manager of the Croatian martial arts superstar Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović. Even though it started in 2003 as a promotion organization dedicated solely to kickboxing, the FFC in 2013 introduced MMA fights in its events. Due to its rapidly increasing popularity and an overwhelming public interest, the FFC is said to be the fastest growing martial arts promotion in Europe. The FFC has contracts with close to one hundred fighters from all over the world.

History

The Final Fight: Stars War

The first Final Fight event called "The Final Fight: Stars War" was held in 2003 (31 October) at the Ledena dvorana Doma sportova venue in Zagreb. It featured seven fights, two of which were for the WKA world title.[2] The crowd enjoyed a full evening of watching the likes of Mike Bernardo, Sergei Gur, Phillip Trapani and Vitali Akhramenko, 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 with Croatian roots, Stefan Leko, triumphed in front of his own crowd. In the final battle of the evening, great South African K-1 star Mike Bernardo defeated Belarusian Sergei Gur by TKO in the second round.

Results

Kickboxing
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Mike Bernardo def. Sergei Gur TKO 3
Heavyweight Stefan Leko def. Sebastiaan Van de Muysenberg KO 2
Heavyweight Alexey Ignashov def. Josip Bodrožić Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Lightweight Ante Bilić def. Jose Reis Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Heavyweight Vitali Akhramenko def. Dewey Cooper Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Light heavyweight Ivica Perković def. Marc de Wit Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Mirco Cappellato def. Phillip Trapani TKO (injury) 1
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Cro Cop fighting Ray Sefo

Cro Cop Final Fight

Final Fight waited almost nine years before organizing its second event titled "Cro Cop Final Fight". The event was held on 10 March 2012 in Arena Zagreb. The main event between global superstar Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović and eight-time K-1 WGP finalist Ray Sefo expectedly attracted the most attention. It was the beginning of Mirko Filipović's return to kickboxing after nine years spent in mixed martial arts. It was also the first big match for Filipović in front of his own crowd in the city where he lived and trained.

In addition to Cro Cop and Sefo, the event, attended by a crowd of approximately 11,000 people, included the likes of former It's Showtime champion Daniel Ghiță, SUPERKOMBAT WGP winner Sergei Lascenko and former It's Showtime champion Sahak Parparyan.[3] It was also a chance for some local fighters to make a name for themselves, such as Mladen Brestovac, Toni Milanović and Agron Preteni.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
KB +95kg Mirko Filipović def. Ray Sefo Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB +95kg Daniel Ghiță def. Sergei Lascenko TKO (head kick) 3 0:49
KB +95kg Igor Jurković def. Freddy Kemayo Decision (majority) Ex.r 3:00
KB +95kg Mladen Brestovac def. Mourad Bouzidi TKO (injury) 1 0:30
KB +95kg Mladen Kujundžić def. Marin Došen Decision (unanimous) Ex.r 3:00
KB −95kg Agron Preteni def. Pacome Assi Decision (majority) 3 3:00
KB +95kg Michael Duut def. Stefan Jelić Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB −86kg Sahak Parparyan def. Toni Milanović Decision (unanonimous) 3 3:00
KB −81kg Miran Fabjan def. Ivan Posavec Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00


FFC era

In late March 2013, Fight Channel announced a series of tournaments under the already familiar Final Fight brand, with the addition of the word "Championship" (C) in the promotion's name, revealing its intention to organize title fights in the future.[4] On that occasion, the new, updated logo of the promotion was presented. FFC president Orsat Zovko announced that there would be at least 10 tournaments in 2013,[5] and that they would feature both kickboxing and MMA fights in equal measure. Each event was to have ten fights, four on the preliminary fight card and six on the main card. This was a novelty considering that the first two Final Fight events were composed solely of kickboxing fights. The events were to be broadcast live on Fight Channel, but also in many other European and world countries. Zovko made reference to the success of the K-1 WGP Final, produced and co-organized by Fight Channel on 15 March 2013 and ultimately won by Mirko Filipović.[6] It was the first K-1 WGP Final ever held outside Japan.[7]

FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș

The first event under the updated FFC brand, FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș, was held on 19 April 2013 at the Gripe venue in Split, Croatia, and the main event was the fight between Igor Jurković and Raul Cătinaș. Even though he was announced, hometown fighter Agron Preteni – who defeated favored Romanian Andrei Stoica at the K-1 WGP Final several weeks before – was forced to withdraw due to an injury. The promotion was unable to find a last-minute replacement for Preteni, which is why FFC03 featured nine instead of the scheduled 10 fights.[8]

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Igor Jurković fighting Raul Cătinaș

In the first preliminary fight of the evening, Ivan Gluhak defeated Dejan Milošević by stoppage at the end of the second round, which was also the first MMA fight in the history of the Final Fight Championship.[9] In the main event, Igor Jurković defeated Romanian Cătinaș via decision, while in the co-main event K-1 WGP Final semifinalist Pavel Zhuravlev knocked out Italy's Luca Panto. The media took special notice of a highlight knockout by Bosnian fighter Tomislav Spahović in an MMA light heavyweight bout against Swede Christian Golčić.[10] Due to this outcome, Spahović was celebrated in his home country of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a hero and touted as a major prospect on the martial arts scene.[11]

A live broadcast of the event went to more than fifty countries of the world, including national TV stations in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatian national TV network Nova TV later reported that FFC03 had a 32% share in TV ratings, making the event the most watched show of that week.[12]

After the event, Orsat Zovko announced the upcoming events in Zadar, Osijek and Poreč, as well as the expansion of the FFC promotion to the countries of the region in spite of the poor attendance of the show. According to the media estimates, the attendance was a mere one thousand.[13]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
KB +95kg Igor Jurković def. Raul Cătinaș Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB +95kg Pavel Zhuravlev def. Luca Panto TKO 1 1:28
MMA +95kg Ante Delija def. Michail Lamprakis TKO 1 1:27
MMA −93kg Tomislav Spahović def. Christian Golčić KO 1 0:40
KB −81kg Zlatko Bajić def. Petros Vardakas Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB +95kg Mladen Kujundžić def. Rok Štrucl Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Preliminary card
MMA −93kg Matej Batinić def. Teo Radnić Submission (RNC) 1 1:47
KB −95kg Toni Milanović def. Ibrahim El Bouni Decision (unanimous) 3 3:0
MMA, −77kg Ivan Gluhak def. Dejan Milošević Submission (retirement) 3 0:00


FFC 4: Perak vs. Joni

Only three weeks after the premiere under the modernized brand in Split, the Final Fight Championship held the event FFC04: Perak vs. Joni in the Croatian city of Zadar on 5 May 2013.[14] The event took place in the state-of-the-art Višnjik arena, which for this occasion had the capacity of 9,500 seats. According to the media estimates, FFC04 was attended by a 4,500-strong crowd, a significantly better result compared to the premiere in Split. FFC04 was the first event in the promotion's history that had an MMA fight as the main event. In the main event, Croatian fighter Maro Perak defeated Hungarian fighter by TKO in the first round Tibor Joni.[15]

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FFC04: Lascenko vs. Brestovac

The organizers were plagued by injury problems and withdrawals, forcing them to multiple changes of opponents for Perak, and – while announced and shown on the official poster – former UFC fighter and the best MMA fighter in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Stojnić, made no appearance. Stojnić told the media that in order to return in the UFC he needed a win over Mirko Filipović, Mustapha Al Turk, Andrei Arlovski or Jeff Monson, and that he did not want to fight any other opponents.[16] It was a response for a public call-out by Marko Perak, who suggested, after several of his opponents cancelled, that he should fight Stojnić at the FFC04 event. Stojnić rejected such proposition, which was officially confirmed by the FFC.[17]

In the co-main event, Croatian kickboxing heavyweight Mladen Brestovac defeated Ukrainian Sergei Lascenko via decision after three rounds. Both fighters had participated in the K-1 WGP Final in Zagreb; Brestovac defeated Spaniard Frank Munoz in one of the super fights, while Lascenko lost to Dževad Poturak in the tournament's reserve bout.[18]

The event had an abundance of attractive knockouts and submissions, while the upset of the evening was created by a late substitute, Poland's Maciej Browarski. Browarski was matched up against one of the best European MMA fighters in the lightheavyweight, Jason Jones, only two days before the event, as Italian fighter Matteo Minonzio withdrew from the fight. Even though he fought against a favored opponent, Browarski needed only one round to get to his biggest career win with an amazing knockout.[19]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
MMA +95kg Maro Perak def. Tibor Joni TKO 1 1:28
KB +95kg Mladen Brestovac def. Sergei Lascenko Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
MMA +95kg Maciej Browarski def. Jason Jones KO 2 4:30
MMA −70kg Ivica Trušček def. Vaso Bakočević TKO 2 1:28
KB −85kg Jason Wilnis def. Zoran Majkić KO 1 2:59
KB −81kg Emil Zoraj def. Zlatko Bajić Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Preliminary card
MMA −70kg Antun Račić def. Bojan Kosednar Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
MMA −84kg Antonio Mijatović def. Marko Lukačić Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
MMA Catchweight (−81kg) Luka Jelčić def. David Vasić Submission (RNC) 1 1:18
KB +95kg Igor Mihaljević def. Ante Verunica Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
  1. ↑ Overtuned by Croatian MMA Association to a draw[20]


FFC 5: Rodriguez vs. Simonjič

The Final Fight Championship held its fifth event on 25 May, 2013 in the Croatian city of Osijek, under the title FFC05: Rodriguez vs. Simonjič. The event took place at the Gradski vrt venue, which had a capacity of 4,000 seats for this occasion and was completely full.[21] The event was headlined by former UFC champion Ricco Rodriguez against Slovenian fighter Tomaž Simonjič. It was the second consecutive FFC event headlined by an MMA fight. The organizers had quite a few problems with withdrawals and injuries, which made the original fight card rather different from the final one.

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Ricco Rodriguez at FFC05

In the co-main event, Ukrainian Pavel Zhuravlev knocked out Dutchman Vinchenzo Renfurm with a hook in the second round of their kickboxing bout. This was the second knockout in a row for Zhuravlev in the FFC, following the FFC03 event in Split where he defeated Italian Luca Panto in the same manner. Osijek saw victories from promising Croatian MMA fighters Ante Delija and Antun Račić. Another standout moment was the knockout by young Bosnian hope Igor Emkić against much more experienced and favored Ivan Stanić. Only two of the event's ten fights were decided by judges, while eight of them ended in knockouts or submissions.

On the press conference after the event, Rodrigues said he wanted to fight former UFC fighter Denis Stojnić in his next fight in FFC.[22] Stojnić later refused that proposition saying UFC match maker Joe Silva wants him to fight Mirko Cro Cop, Mustapha Al Turk, Andrei Arlovski or Jeff Monson.[23]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
MMA +93kg Ricco Rodriguez def. Tomaž Simonjič Submission (armbar) 1 3:49
KB +95kg Pavel Zhuravlev def. Vinchenzo Renfurm KO 2 2:44
MMA +95kg Ante Delija def. Gzim Selmani TKO 1 3:09
MMA −66kg Antun Račić def. Artak Nazaryan Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
KB +95kg Igor Mihaljević def. Uroš Veličević Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
MMA −77kg Laszlo Senyei def. Ivan Gluhak Submission (armbar) 3 2:40
Preliminary card
KB −86kg Igor Emkić def. Ivan Stanić KO 3 1:25
KB +95kg Stefan Anđelković vs. Nino Vladušić No Contest (injury) 1 0:00
MMA −93kg Matej Batinić def. Attila Petrovszki Submission (RNC) 1 3:25
MMA +95kg Saša Milinković def. Michail Lamprakis Submission (armbar) 1 3:18


FFC 6: Jurković vs. Poturak

The FFC had its last event before the 2013 summer break on 14 June in the Croatian resort of Poreč under the title FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak. The event was headlined by Croatian fighter Igor Jurković and the best Bosnian fighter of all time, Dževad Poturak. It was the second event headlined by Igor Jurković after FFC03, held in Split on 19 April 2013. The media touted the fight between Jurković and Poturak as the "Balkans Showdown" of the two best kickboxing heavyweights coming from the ex-Yugoslavia countries.[24] Jurković won the match after three rounds via decision.[25] The co-main event featured two of the world's top kickboxing heavyweights. In an outstanding match, Egyptian Hesdy Gerges got to a split decision win after three rounds against Pavel Zhuravlev.[26][27] It was already the third fight for the Ukrainian in the FFC events and only his first defeat, but also his fifth appearance in Croatia in three months, considering that Zhuravlev was a semifinalist of the K-1 WGP Final in Zagreb.

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FFC06: Gerges vs. Zhuravlev

The upsets of the evening were created by Hungarian Laszlo Senyei and Moroccan Ibrahim El Buni. In an under −77 kg(welterweight) MMA fight, Senyei defeated one of the most experienced European MMA combatants, Ivica "Terror" Trušček, via split decision.[27] This was Senyei's second win in a row at the FFC events after his win over Ivan Gluhak in Osijek. El Bouni took just 29 seconds to knock out Bosnian favorite Igor Emkić. Poreč was also the place where the heavyweight winner of the "Croatian MMA League", Dorijan Ilić, made his debut. Ilić knocked out a veteran of the regional MMA scene, Emil Poljak, already in the first round.[27] At the post-event media conference, FFC president Orsat Zovko announced autumn events in Sarajevo, Pula, Zagreb, Skopje and Ljubljana.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
KB +95kg Igor Jurković def. Dževad Poturak Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB +95kg Hesdy Gerges def. Pavel Zhuravlev Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
MMA −77kg Laszlo Senyei def. Ivica Trušček Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
MMA +93kg Dorijan Ilić def. Emil Poljak KO 1 2:10
KB −81kg Miran Fabjan def. Ivan Bilić Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB −85kg Ibrahim El Bouni def. Igor Emkić KO 1 0:29
Preliminary card
KB +95kg Mladen Kujundžić def. Nikola Dimkovski Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
MMA +93kg Stefan Traunmuller def. Ivan Vitasović Submission (RNC) 1 0:00
MMA −70kg Teo Mikelić def. Samo Petje Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
MMA −70kg Matija Blažičević def. Phillip Šarić Submission (armbar) 2 2:31


FFC 8: Zelg vs. Rodriguez

FFC07 was canceled because of financial problems while trying to rent Pula Arena, and FFC08 was canceled because of injured Dževad Poturak. Main fight of FFC07 event is moved on 25. October 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia, event will be named FFC08: Zelg vs. Rodriguez because FFC07: Poturak vs. Leko is postponed and will have same name. In the main event ex Pride, Bellator fighter and Cage Rage champion Zelg Galešić will fight ex UFC champion Ricco Rodriguez. Fight was scheduled at -95 kg catch weight.[28]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
MMA -95kg Ricco Rodriguez def. Zelg Galešić Submission (armbar) 1 3:50
KB +95kg Mladen Brestovac def. Ali Cenik Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB +95kg Tomáš Hron def. Jahfarr Wilnis Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB -80kg Stevan Živković def. Miran Fabjan Decision (split) 3 3:00
MMA −66kg Francisco Albano Barrio def. Darko Banović Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
MMA −77kg Primož Vrbinc def. Dušan Džakić KO 1 1:19
FFC Challenger 08
MMA +95kg Dion Staring def. Ante Delija Submission (kimura) 2 2:42
MMA -70kg Ivica Trušček def. Gojko Vuković TKO 1 2:13
KB +95kg Mladen Kujundžić def. Senid Imamović KO 1 1:19
MMA −77kg Laszlo Senyei def. Luka Jelčić TKO 2 0:30
MMA −77kg Matej Truhan def. Josif Al Said KO 1 3:50


FFC 9: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller

On the 15th of November 2013 FFC organized its first international show in Ljubljana, Slovenia, at Tivoli Hall. This was also the first FFC event that was strictly divided in two parts: MMA part and kick boxing part. The whole show and MMA part was headlined by British fighter James McSweeney and Stefan Traunmuller from Austria in the MMA part of the spectacle. James McSweeney is an experienced former UFC fighter who also participated in the UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter show as a member of Rashad Evans team. The event in Ljubljana saw McSweeney’s first FFC match which he finished successfully via armbar in the first round after only 35 seconds. The co-main event featured two exciting fighters in the -77 kg division, hometown favorite Primož Vrbinc and Joseph Leitner. Vrbinc finished Leitner by guillotine choke in the 3rd round after a grueling fight. The highlight of the evening was Ivica Trušček’s high kick that landed on Leonardo Zecchis head putting him cold out while the most anticipated bout of the evening was the one between Montenegro’s native Vaso Bakočević and Slovenian fighter Lemmy Krušić who made quite a show already at the weigh-ins. This fight unfortunately went to distance with Krušić winning two rounds and scoring the victory.

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James McSweeney at FFC10 in Ljubljana

The Kickboxing part of the even was opened with Toplak's decision victory over Selimović. Ivan Stanić scored a TKO victory over Ivanović with his brutal low kicks. Samo Petje proved that he is a force to be reckoned with in the future with his knockout victory over Mario Katić. In an exciting fight filled with exchanges Stevan Živković scored a decision victory. In the co-main event of the kickboxing part Ibrahim El Bouni turned out to be the FFC’s biggest discovery when he knocked Miran Fabjan clean out. In the headlining bout the underdog and hometown fighter Mirko Vorkapić pulled an upset with a decision victory over It’s Showtime’s former champion Chris Ngimbi.

Results

FFC MMA
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
MMA HW James McSweeney def. Stefan Traunmuller Submission (armbar) 1 0:35
MMA -77kg Primož Vrbinc def. Joseph Leitner Submission (standing guillotine choke) 3 4:53
MMA -73kg Ivica Trušček def. Leonardo Zecchi KO (left high kick) 1 0:18
MMA -66 kg Lemmy Krušič def. Vaso Bakočević Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
MMA -84kg Mattia Schiavolin def. Josip Artuković Submission (heel hook) 1 2:24
FFC Kickboxing
KB -71kg Mirko Vorkapić def. Chris Ngimbi Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB -82kg Ibrahim El Bouni def. Miran Fabjan KO (left hook) 2 2:17
KB -77kg Stevan Živković def. Grega Smole Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB -71kg Samo Petje def. Mario Katić KO (straight right) 2 1:35
KB -91kg Ivan Stanić def. Strahinja Ivanović TKO (low kick) 2 1:30
KB -85kg Tadej Toplak def. Mesud Selimović Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00


FFC 10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas

FFC 10 was held on December 13, 2013 in Skopje, Macedonia, at the “Boris Trajkovski” hall. It was FFC’s first visit to Macedonia and it was rather spectacular. Over 6000 spectators witnessed a night filled with knockouts, submissions and brutal strikings. The event and MMA part was headlined by the match between former UFC champion Ricco “Suave” Rodriguez and Nestoras Batzelas. A kickboxing match between Macedonia’s own Slobodan Kajmakoski and Teo Mikelić got the show going. Mikelić’s pace was too much for Kajmakoski and Mikelić won by judges’ decision. Igor Emkić dominated the Greek fighter Mavropoulos and got the decision. It took only over a minute for Shkodran Veseli to knock out Ile Risteski with a high kick.

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Ricco Rodriguez against Nestoras Batzelas at FFC in Skopje.

Igor Mihaljevic lost to Tomas Hron via decision and Mladen Brestovac continued his winning streak winning a match against Kirk Krouba. Rustemi Kreshnik scored a decision victory over Dino Belošević and proved that he is a great potential. The MMA part of the event was opened with a dominating performance of Matija Blažičević who defeated Viktor Stojanov. The crowd went wild when Risto Dimitrov and Georgios Vardis stepped in to the ring. Dimitrov won by unanimous decision. Enev finished Pereša in the last minute of the fight with a guillotine choke. Vaso Bakočević broke his losing streak with a unanimous decision. After a devastating loss in Osijek, Gzim Selmani made a big comeback in Skopje with an arm triangle in the first round. In the main event of the evening Ricco Rodriguez who was cornered by Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic delivered a great performance finishing his opponent with a TKO stoppage in the second round.

Results[29]

FFC MMA
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
MMA HW Ricco Rodriguez def. Nestoras Batzelas TKO (punches) 2 3:33
MMA HW Gzim Selmani def. Tomaž Simonič Submission (arm triangle choke) 1 1:54
MMA -70kg Vaso Bakočević def. Stanislav Enchev Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
MMA −70kg Kostadin Enev def. Patrick Pereša Submission (Guillotine Choke) 3 4:13
MMA -66kg Risto Dimitrov def. Georgios Vardis Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
MMA -72kg Matija Blažičević def. Viktor Stojanov TKO (punches) 2 1:51


FFC Kickboxing
KB HW Rustemi Kreshnik def. Dino Belošević Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB HW Mladen Brestovac def. Kirk Krouba Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB HW Tomáš Hron def. Igor Mihaljević Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB -77kg Shkodran Veseli def. Ile Risteski KO (right high kick) 1 1:15
KB -85kg Igor Emkić def. Kleanthis Mavropoulos Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB -70kg Teo Mikelić def. Slobodan Kajmakoski Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00


FFC Futures 1

Results[30]

MMA
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
MMA HW Stipe Bekavac def. Lajo Calvaruso Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 0:25
MMA HW Nikola Janjić def. Jasmin Begisholli KO [lower-alpha 1]
MMA -93kg Strahinja Denić def. Tigo Giljević Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
MMA −84kg Ivica Čubić def. Tomislav Burac Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 0:29 [lower-alpha 3]
MMA -77kg Saša Drobac def. Vladimir Prodanović KO (Punch) 1 2:08 [lower-alpha 4]
MMA -70kg Aleksandar Rakas def. Philip Šarić TKO (punches) 1 2:34 [lower-alpha 5]
Kickbox
KB -91 Patrick Van Rees def. Ivan Stanić KO (Right Cross) 1 2:00
KB HW Nato Cvitan def. Miloš Ivas Decision 3 3:00 [lower-alpha 6]
KB -91 Stipe Stipetić def. Calin Iovan KO [lower-alpha 7]
KB -85kg Milan Filipović def. Adam Evloev Decision 3 3:00 [lower-alpha 8]
KB -77kg Toni Mikelić def. Alban Dexari Decision 3 3:00 [lower-alpha 9]
KB -70kg Marko Adamović def. Jovica Kokot Decision 3 3:00 [lower-alpha 10]
  1. ↑ Heavyweight tournament final.
  2. ↑ -93kg tournament final.
  3. ↑ -84kg tournament final.
  4. ↑ -77kg tournament final.
  5. ↑ -70kg tournament final.
  6. ↑ Heavyweight tournament final.
  7. ↑ -91kg tournament final.
  8. ↑ -85kg tournament final.
  9. ↑ -77kg tournament final.
  10. ↑ -70kg tournament final.


FFC 11: Jurković vs. Kaluđerović

Final Fight Championship 11 was held on 4 April 2014 in Osijek, Croatia. Gradski Vrt Hall was sold out and the spectators witnessed a great spectacle. The headlining bout was the one between one of the best Croatian kickboxers, Igor Jurković, and Serbian prospect Jovan Kaluđerović. MMA part of the event was headlined by one of the biggest MMA potentials in Croatia, Stipe Bekavac, and former UFC and Bellator fighter Eddie “The Manic Hispanic” Sanchez. The event started with a bout between hometown favorite Ivica Tadijanov and Marcin Prachnio. Tadijanov dominated the fight with takedowns and ground control. Artuković got a decision win over Drmonjić. The moment that ignited the crowd was Ivan Gluhak’s TKO victory over Luca Vitali. Matej Batinić won via judges’ decision.

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Igor Jurković celebrating at FFC 11 Osijek.

In the co-main event of the MMA part of the event Saša Milinković submitted Stefan Traunmuller with an arm triangle. The headlining match ended quickly, in the first round, since Stipe Bekavac got a brutal K.O. victory over Eddie Sanchez. Kickboxing part of the event started with Ivan Zidar’s victory over Samuel Hadzima. Slovenian fighter Alan Štritof grinded out a decision victory against his opponent Saša Stošić. In a heavyweight bout between two young Croatian kickboxers, Ante Verunica won after an additional round. Patrick Van Rees proved that he is a new FFC star with yet another knockout victory over Dženan Poturak. Spectators witnessed a true war in the ring between Stevan Živković and Shkodran Veseli whose match was finished in the third round by a flying knee by Veseli. In the headlining bout Igor Jurković started out strong finishing the fight in the second minute of the first round with a devastating middle kick to Jovan’s liver.

Results[31][32]

FFC Kickboxing
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
KB -95 Igor Jurković def. Jovan Kaluđerović KO (liver kick) 1 1:47
KB -77kg Shkodran Veseli def. Stevan Živković KO (flying knee) 3 1:14
KB -95kg Patrick Van Rees def. Dženan Poturak KO (front kick) 2 1:47
KB HW Ante Verunica def. Tomislav Čikotić Extension round decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
KB -70kg Alen Štritof def. Saša Stošić Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
KB -66kg Ivan Zidar def. Samuel Hadzima Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
FFC MMA
MMA -98 Stjepan Bekavac def. Eddie Sanchez KO (straight left) 1 1:07
MMA HW Saša Milinković def. Stefan Traunmuller Submission (one armed guillotine choke) 1
MMA -93kg Matej Batinić def. Sandor Okras Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
MMA -72kg Ivan Gluhak def. Luca Vitali TKO (punches) 2
MMA -84kg Josip Artuković def. Marko Drmonjič Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
MMA −93kg Ivica Tadijanov def. Marcin Prachnio Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00


FFC 12: Fabjan vs. Daley

On April 24, 2014. FFC came back to Ljubljana with an FFC 12 event. Because of a successful debut in Ljubljana 6 months prior to this event, FFC decided to bring superstars to Tivoli Hall yet again. The biggest names of the event were former Strikeforce fighter Dion „The Soldier“ Staring and a global fighting superstar Paul „Semtex“ Daley. The event began with an MMA bout between Luka Jelčić and Krasimir Georgiev which Jelčić finished with „ground and pound“ in the first round. Antun Račić showed his excellent ground game and finished Zoltan Turi with an „armbar“. Croatian fighter Ivica Trušček defeated Michael Pfunder with a “rear naked choke”. After only a minute and forty five seconds in the first round, Bor Bratovž submitted his opponent Giorgi Ivanov. The spectators have witnessed an all out war between Primož Vrbinc and Viktor Halmi and the referee stopped the fight in the second round due to strikes and gave the TKO victory to Halmi.

In the main event of the MMA part of the event Dion Staring dominated Tomaž Simonič finishing him with “Americana”. Kickboxing part of the event started with Mladen Kujunđić’s knockout victory over Dženan Poturak. Kujunđić finished Poturak with a devastating middle kick to the liver. In a heavyweight match up Elmir Mehić defeated hometown favorite Rok Štrucl. Samo Petje stopped Kevin Hesseling with a series of blows. The only bout that reached judges’ decision was the one between Denis Chorchyp and Darian Paladin. In a grueling fight Chorchyp convinced the judges that he deserved the victory. Unfortunately, highly anticipated fight between Teo Mikelić and Mirko Vorkapić ended too quickly since Vorkapić sustained a huge eye hematoma. In the main event of the evening Paul Daley and Miran Fabjan engaged in a war and Daley came out as a winner. He knocked out “Slovenian Rocky” in the second round after Fabjan’s great performance in the first round.

Results

FFC Kickboxing
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
KB -81 Paul Daley def. Miran Fabjan KO (Right straight) 2 2:41
KB -70 Teo Mikelić def. Mirko Vorkapić TKO (Doctor stoppage) 1 1:23
KB HW Elmir Mehić def. Rok Štrucl TKO (Strikes) 2 2:19
KB -70kg Samo Petje def. Kevin Hesseling KO (Punches and knees) 1
KB -95kg Denis Chorchyp def. Darian Paladin Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
KB -95 Mladen Kujundžić def. Dženan Poturak TKO (Body kick) 1
FFC MMA
MMA HW Dion Staring def. Tomaž Simonič Submission (Americana) 1 2:55
MMA -77kg Viktor Halmi def. Primož Vrbinc TKO (Strikes) 2 2:00
MMA -83kg Bor Bratovž def. Giorgi Ivanov Submission (Rear naked choke) 1 1:45
MMA -70kg Ivica Trušček def. Michael Pfunder Submission (Rear naked choke) 1 3:21
MMA -66 Antun Račić def. Zoltan Turi Submission (Armbar) 1 4:45
MMA -70 Luka Jelčić def. Krasimir Georgiev TKO (Punches) 1 2:20


FFC Futures 2

Results[33][34][35]

MMA
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Ante Delija def. Ruben Wolf Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2 1:28
Light Heavyweight Martin Batur def. Ivan Karacic Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 3:20 -93 kg tournament final.
MMA -93 kg Martin Batur def. Senad Bašić KO 1 Semi finals.
Middleweight Pleurat Smajli def. Asmir Sadikovic TKO (Punches) 1 2:49 -84 kg tournament final.
MMA −84 kg Pleurat Smajli def. Tomislav Burec Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 Semi finals.
MMA −84 kg Asmir Sadikovic def. Ermin Hodžić Submission (Shoulder lock) 1 Semi finals.
MMA −84 kg Tomislav Burec def. Antonio Bičanić Decision (Unanimous) 1 5:00 Quarter finals.
MMA −84 kg Ermin Hodžić def. Domenik Andreić Decision (Unanimous) 1 5:00 Quarter finals.
Welterweight Tadija Majić def. Ivica Vranko Submission (Heel Hook) 1 0:58 -77 kg tournament final.
MMA -77 kg Tadija Majić def. Ivica Jakopić Submission (Heel Hook) 1 Semi finals.
MMA -77 kg Ivica Vranko def. Nemanja Milaković Decision (Split) 1 5:00 Semi finals.
MMA -77 kg Tadija Majić def. Marin Radovan TKO (High Kick, GNP) Quarter finals.
MMA -77 kg Ivica Vranko def. Pavle Tomić Decision (Unanimous) 1 5:00 Quarter finals.
MMA -77 kg Nemanja Milaković def. Amir Komić Changed Decision 1 5:00 Quarter finals.
Supervisor changed decision.
Lightweight Jasmin Ilijaš def. Velimir Rašić Submission (Armbar) 1 1:44 -70 kg tournament final.
MMA -70 kg Jasmin Ilijaš def. Mislav Major Submission (Armbar) 1 Semi finals.
MMA -70 kg Velimir Rašić def. Sebastijan Emini Decision (Unanimous) 1 5:00 Semi finals.
Kickboxing
Heavyweight Mladen Brestovac def. Tomas Pakutinskas TKO (Arm injury) 1 0:36
Heavyweight Dino Belošević def. Simon Krizmanić Decision 3 2:00 Heavyweight tournament final.
Light Heavyweight Andrija Lekić def. Mitar Dugalić Decision 3 2:00 -91 kg tournament final.
KB -91 Andrija Lekić def. Mitar Dugalić Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Semi finals.
KB -91 Draženko Lovrić def. Tomislav Sutic Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Semi finals.
KB -91 Mitar Dugalić def. Robert Grgurič Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Quarter finals.
Middleweight Matijas Barić def. Nenad Šančić KO (punches) 2 -85 kg tournament final.
KB -85 kg Nenad Šančić def. Živković KO 1 Semi finals.
Welterweight Jasmin Bajrović def. Anđelko Rebić KO (strikes) 2 -77 kg tournament final.
KB -77 kg Anđelko Rebić def. Nikola Resanović Decision (Split) 2 2:00 Semi finals.
KB -77 kg Jasmin Bajrović def. Aleksandar Nježić KO 1 Semi finals.
KB -77 kg Anđelko Rebić def. Dejvid Kajević RTD Quarter finals.
KB -77 kg Jasmin Bajrović def. Hamza Sivro Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Quarter finals.
Lightweight Finko Barišić def. Dino Taći Decision 3 2:00 -70 kg tournament final.
KB -70 kg Dino Taći def. Michele Bulesic Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Semi finals.
KB -70 kg Finko Barišić def. Borut Turk Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Semi finals.
KB -70 kg Michele Bulesic def. Jovica Kokot Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Quarter finals.
KB -70 kg Dino Taći def. Bojan Kujavec Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Quarter finals.
KB -70 kg Finko Barišić def. Hrvoje Grivičić Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Quarter finals.
KB -70 kg Borut Turk def. Albin Fajković RTD Quarter finals.

FFC 13: Jurković vs. Tavares

FFC 13 will be held in Croatian city Zadar on the 6th of June 2014 in the Višnjik Hall. This is the second time that Final Fight Championship is coming to this city on the Adriatic coast after 2013. and FFC04. Event will be headlined by two members of Glory roster in 95 kg division: Igor Jurković and Luis Tavares. This will also be a main bout of the kickboxing part of the show. MMA part will headline Saša Milinković and Ruben Wolf.

Results [36]

Kickboxing
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Light heavyweight Igor Jurković def. Luis Tavares Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Heavyweight Sergei Lascenko def. Dimitris Delis TKO (towel thrown) 2 1:40
Welterweight Shkodran Veseli def. Vlado Konsky Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Middleweight Ibrahim El Bouni def. Denis Marjanović Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Denis Marjanović was late replacement for Boban Krušić.
Heavyweight Ante Verunica def. Elmir Mehić Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight Tigran Movsisyan def. Slobodan Kajmakovski Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
MMA
Heavyweight Ruben Wolf def. Saša Milinković KO (soccer kick) 2 3:00
Light Heavyweight Matej Batinić def. Ivan Brkljača Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight Francisco Albano Barrio def. Patrick Pereša Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 0:50
Light Heavyweight Marcin Prachino def. Božo Mikulić KO (punches) 1 2:56
Featherweight Darko Banović def. Matija Blažičević Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Welterweight Hrvoje Martić def. Fabio Ambrosini TKO (punches) 1 0:35

FFC Futures 3

Results[37][38][39][40][41]

Kickboxing
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
KB HW Mladen Brestovac def. Luca Panto TKO (arm injury) 1 Luca Panto was late replacement for Ibrahim Araab.
Light Heavyweight Enver Šljivar def. Igor Mihaljević Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Šljivar was last day replacement.
Middleweight Nikita Chub def. Marin Čarapina Decision 3 2:00 -85 kg tournament final.
KB -85 kg Nikita Chub def. Petar Jaman Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Semi finals.
KB -85 kg Marin Čarapina def. Marko Rupčić Decision (Split) 2 2:00 Semi finals.
KB -85 kg Nikita Chub def. Matija-Valentin Okičić KO 1 0:41 Quarter finals.
KB -85 kg Petar Jaman def. Antonio Kulaš Quarter finals.
KB -85 kg Marko Rupčić def. Rene Wimmer Decision (Split) 2 2:00 Quarter finals.
Welterweight Dezso Bakacs def. Marko Dragović Decision 3 2:00 -77 kg tournament final.
KB -77 kg Marko Dragović def. Andi Vrtačić Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Semi finals.
KB -77 kg Dezso Bakacs def. Marko Milanović Decision (Split) 2 2:00 Semi finals.
KB -77 kg Marko Dragović def. Nikola Resanović TKO 2 1:27 Quarter finals.
KB -77 kg Andi Vrtačić def. Kristijan Franjić Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Quarter finals.
KB -77 kg Dezso Bakacs def. Matija Mađerić KO 2 1:38 Quarter finals.
Lightweight Valentin Rybalko def. Nikola Cimeša Decision (Split) 3 2:00 -70 kg tournament final.
KB -70 kg Valentin Rybalko def. Denis Bartol TKO 1 1:58 Semi finals.
KB -70 kg Nikola Cimeša def. Dino Taći Decision (Split) 2 2:00 Semi finals.
KB -70 kg Valentin Rybalko def. Nikola Bos TKO 2 2:00 Quarter finals.
KB -70 kg Denis Bartol def. Bojan Kujavec Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Quarter finals.
KB -70 kg Dino Taći def. Albin Fajković Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 Quarter finals.
MMA
Heavyweight Ante Delija def. Archontis Taxiarchis Submission (North-South Choke) 1 2:59 Taxiarchis was late replacement for Nestoras Batzelas.
Lightweight Matej Truhan def. Zslolt Fenyes Submission (Armbar) 3 3:08 Fenyes was late replacement for Karoly Kiss.
Heavyweight Fahrudin Ferizović def. Mate Zentai Submission (Keylock) 1 4:23 Heavyweight tournament final.
Light Heavyweight Ivica Tadijanov def. Viktor Vasić Submission (Armbar) 1 4:59 -93 kg tournament final.
MMA -93 kg Viktor Vasić def. Jeton Azemi Submission (Keylock) 1 2:46 Semi finals.
MMA -93 kg Ivica Tadijanov def. Peter Norbert Decision (Majority) 1 5:00 Semi finals.
Middleweight Bruno Guštović def. Mario Makarić Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 -84 kg tournament final.
MMA −84 kg Mario Makarić def. Ermin Hodžić Decision (Majority) 1 5:00 Semi finals.
MMA −84 kg Bruno Guštović def. Senad Bašić Decision (Majority) 1 5:00 Semi finals.
MMA −84 kg Ermin Hodžić def. Pavlo Lyakh Decision (Unanimous) 1 5:00 Quarter finals.
MMA −84 kg Mario Makarić def. Mario Gažić TKO 1 0:41 Quarter finals.
MMA −84 kg Senad Bašić def. Attila Mozsi Decision (Unanimous) 1 5:00 Quarter finals.
Welterweight Vladimir Prodanović def. Nemanja Milaković Submission (Armbar) 1 1:54 -77 kg tournament final.
MMA -77 kg Nemanja Milaković def. Viktor Stojanov Decision (Unanimous) 1 5:00 Semi finals.
MMA -77 kg Vladimir Prodanović def. Laszlo Benko TKO 1 1:31 Semi finals.
Lightweight Stefan Zvijer def. Tilen Kolarič Submission (Kneebar) 1 2:23 -70 kg tournament final.
MMA -70 kg Stefan Zvijer def. Dževad Muftić Decision (Unanimous) 1 5:00 Semi finals.
MMA -70 kg Tilen Kolarič def. Velimir Rašić KO 1 1:36 Semi finals.
MMA -70 kg Dževad Muftić def. Luka Šebalj Decision (Unanimous) 1 5:00 Quarter finals.

FFC 14: Račić vs. Krušič

Fight card

MMA
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Antun Račić def. Lemmy Krušič Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 For the Vacant FFC MMA Featherweight Championship.
Light Heavyweight Marcin Prachnio def. Stipe Bekavac TKO (knees) 1 0:35
Light Heavyweight Tomislav Spahović def. Sandror Okros Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight Luka Jelčić def. Elia Madau TKO (head kick) 1 1:08
Middleweight Pavel Doroftei def. Ivan Skoko Submission (heel hook) 1 1:31
Welterweight Vladislav Kanchev def. Laszlo Benko KO (punch) 1 3:40
Kickboxing
Lightweight Samo Petje def. Teo Mikelić KO (high kick) 1 1:05 For the Vacant FFC Kickboxing Lightweight Championship.
Light Heavyweight Denis Chorchyp def. Dženan Poturak KO (right hook) 1 2:55
Middleweight Miran Fabjan def. Boban Krušić Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight Valentin Rybalko def. Mourad Tounnouti Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Welterweight Ivan Bilić def. Alan Karczewski Decision (majority) 3 3:00
Light Heavyweight Vasil Ducar def. Miloš Ivas KO (punches) 2

FFC 15: Poreč

Kickboxing
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Igor Jurković def. Dennis Stolzenbach Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 For the Vacant FFC Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship.
Lightweight Samo Petje © def. Milan Paleš TKO (punches) 2 Non-title fight.
Heavyweight Sergei Lascenko vs. Elmir Mehić Canceled.
Light Heavyweight Aleksandr Bodruchin def. Mladen Kujundžić KO (punch) 1
Middleweight Denis Marjanović def. Mesud Selimović Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight Tigran Movsisyan def. Martin Anwar Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Welterweight Grega Smole def. Ivan Bilić Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
MMA
Lightweight Viktor Halmi def. Matej Truhan TKO (punches) 3 2:10 For the Vacant FFC MMA Lightweight Championship.
Featherweight Filip Pejić def. Francisco Albano Barrio TKO (uppercut & punches) 1 0:40
Light Heavyweight Nicolai Salchow def. Matej Batinić TKO (punches) 1 0:53
Heavyweight Ruben Wolf def. Ivo Skopljak Submission (neck crank) 2
Welterweight Ivan Gluhak vs. Stanislav Kanchev Draw 3 5:00
Heavyweight Laszlo Senyei vs. Primož Vrbinc Canceled.
Lightweight Slobodan Maksimović def. Patrick Pereša Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00

FFC 16: Vienna

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MMA
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Nandor Guelmino def. Maro Perak Canceled, Nandor injured.
Light Heavyweight Alessio Sakara vs. Maciej Browarski NC (overturned loss) 1 3:20
Featherweight Phillip Schranz def. Lemmy Krušič Submission (Standing Guillotine C.) 1 2:31
Light Heavyweight Aleksandar Rakić def. Marcin Prachnio TKO 3 3:00
Middleweight Primož Vrbinc def. Adin Buljubašić Submission (RNC) 1 3:59
Featherweight Manuel Bilić def. Dragan Pešić TKO (Punches) 1 4:35 Bilić replaced Darko Banović.
Catchweight -82 kg Kristijan Perak def. Aurel Pirtea TKO (Punches) 1 2:21 Pirtea replaced injured Dominic Schober.
Kickboxing
Welterweight Shkodran Veseli def. Duoli Chen Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Originally for the Vacant FFC Kickboxing Welterweight Championship between Veseli and Paul Daley.
Catchweight (72.5 kg) Fadi Merza def. Gianfranco Capurso KO 1 1:45 Merza's retiring fight.
Heavyweight Dževad Poturak def. Theodosiadis Panagiotis Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Welterweight Manuel Sembera vs. TBA Canceled.
Welterweight Grigor Ashughbabyan def. Stevan Živković Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Živković was counted in round 3.
Lightweight Aziz Kallah def. Lirim Ahmeti Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Ahmeti replaced Gabriel Bozan.
Catchweight (67.5 kg) Ivan Zidar def. Alin Span Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Boxing superfight
Lightweight Nicole Wesner def. Gina Chamie KO 3 Vacant WIBF Women's International Boxing Federation World lightweight title.
Vacant World Boxing Federation female lightweight title

FFC Futures: Super Finale

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MMA Super Fights
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
HW Dion Staring def. Ricco Rodriguez For the FFC MMA Heavyweight Championship.
HW Dorijan Ilić def. Istvan Ruzsinszki Ruzsinszki is late replacement for Egzon Selmani.
MMA Finals
Heawyweight +93 kg def.
Light Heavyweight -93 kg def.
Middleweight -84 kg def.
Welterweight -77 kg def.
Lightweight -70 kg def.
Kickboxing Super Fights
HW Mladen Brestovac def. Wiesław Kwaśniewski For FFC Heavyweight Championship.
-91 kg Ivan Stanić def. Bahrudin Mahmić Mahmić is late replacement for Tamás Lénárt.
Kickboxing Finals
Heavyweight +91 kg def.
Light Heavyweight -91 kg def.
Middleweight -85 kg def.
Welterweight -77 kg def.
Lightweight -70 kg def.
MMA Semi Finals
MMA HW Jani Istvan def. Fahrudin Ferizović TKO 1 1:34
MMA HW Nikola Janjić def. Jasmin Begisholli TKO 1 3:16
MMA -93 kg Martin Batur def. Ivica Tadijanov Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
MMA -93 kg Strahinja Denić vs. Godrian Schober Walk Over Schober didn't show, Denic advances to the final.
MMA −84 kg Tomislav Burec def. Plejurat Smajli Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 1:46
MMA −84 kg Bruno Guštović def. Ivica Čubić Submission (Armbar) 1 4:45
MMA -77 kg Saša Drobac def. Tadija Majić TKO (Doctor Stopage) 2 2:32
MMA -77 kg Vladimir Prodanović def. Marko Ostanek Submission (Armbar) 1 2:57
MMA -70 kg Hrvoje Stepić def. Jasmin Ilijaš Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 0:36
MMA -70 kg Tilen Kolarič def. Aleksandar Rakas Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 3:18
Kickboxing Semi Finals
KB HW Dino Belošević def. Nato Cvitan Decision (Unanimous) 2:00
KB HW Tomislav Čikotić def. Oleksandr Bodruhkin Decision (Unanimous) 2:00
KB -91 Antonio Plazibat def. Stipe Stipetić TKO 2 1:42
KB -91 Mitar Dugalić def. Nenad Ćosić Decision (Unanimous) 2:00
KB -85 kg Ivica Čuklin def. Milan Filipović Decision (Split) 2:00
KB -85 kg Nikita Chub vs. Matijas Barić Walk Over Barić didn't show, Chub advances to the final.
KB -77 kg Jasmin Bajrović def. Toni Mikelić Decision (Unanimous) 2:00
KB -77 kg Marko Dragović def. Deszo Bakacs Decision (Split) 2:00
KB -70 kg Marko Adamović def. Finko Barišić Decision (Unanimous) 2:00
KB -70 kg Valentin Rybalko def. Manuel Smoljan Decision (Split) 2:00

FFC 14: Račić vs. Krušič

Fight card

MMA
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Antun Račić def. Lemmy Krušič Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 For the Vacant FFC MMA Featherweight Championship.
Light Heavyweight Marcin Prachnio def. Stipe Bekavac TKO (knees) 1 0:35
Light Heavyweight Tomislav Spahović def. Sandror Okros Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight Luka Jelčić def. Elia Madau TKO (head kick) 1 1:08
Middleweight Pavel Doroftei def. Ivan Skoko Submission (heel hook) 1 1:31
Welterweight Vladislav Kanchev def. Laszlo Benko KO (punch) 1 3:40
Kickboxing
Lightweight Samo Petje def. Teo Mikelić KO (high kick) 1 1:05 For the Vacant FFC Kickboxing Lightweight Championship.
Light Heavyweight Denis Chorchyp def. Dženan Poturak KO (right hook) 1 2:55
Middleweight Miran Fabjan def. Boban Krušić Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight Valentin Rybalko def. Mourad Tounnouti Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Welterweight Ivan Bilić def. Alan Karczewski Decision (majority) 3 3:00
Light Heavyweight Vasil Ducar def. Miloš Ivas KO (punches) 2

Scheduled events

# Event Title Date Arena Location
29 Final Fight Championship 24

Past events

# Event Title Date Arena Location Attendance
28 Final Fight Championship 23: Austria 18 March 2016 Multiversum Schwechat Vienna, Austria
27 Final Fight Championship 22: Athens 19 February 2016 Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena Athens, Greece
26 Final Fight Championship 21: Rijeka 27 November 2015 Sportska Dvorana Zamet Rijeka, Croatia
25 Final Fight Championship 20: Zagreb 23 October 2015 Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall Zagreb, Croatia 3,000
24 Final Fight Championship 19: Sakara vs. Akil 18 September 2015 TipsArena Linz, Austria
23 Final Fight Championship 18: Pokrajac vs. Taxiarchis 17 April 2015 Dvorana Stožice Ljubljana, Slovenia
22 Final Fight Championship 17: Poturak vs. Muñoz 13 March 2015 Skenderija Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
21 FFC Futures: Super Finale 20 December 2014 Dvorana Marino Cvetković Opatija, Croatia
20 Final Fight Championship 16: Vienna 6 December 2014 Multiversum Schwechat Vienna, Austria
19 Final Fight Championship 15: Poreč 21 November 2014 Žatika Sport Centre Poreč, Croatia 3,500
18 FFC Futures 4 21 November 2014 Žatika Sport Centre Poreč, Croatia
17 Final Fight Championship 14: Račić vs. Krušič 3 October 2014 Tivoli Hall Ljubljana, Slovenia 1,000
16 FFC Futures 3 27 September 2014 Dom odbojke Hall Zagreb, Croatia 1,000
15 Final Fight Championship 13: Jurković vs. Tavares 6 June 2014 Žatika Sport Centre Zadar, Croatia 1,500
14 FFC Futures 2 3 May 2014 Dvorana Marino Cvetković Opatija, Croatia 1,500
13 Final Fight Championship 12: Daley vs. Fabjan 25 April 2014 Tivoli Hall Ljubljana, Slovenia 6,000
12 Final Fight Championship 11: Jurković vs. Kaluđerović 4 April 2014 Gradski vrt Hall Osijek, Croatia 4,300
11 FFC Futures 1 1 March 2014 Dvorana Marino Cvetković Opatija, Croatia 2,000
10 Final Fight Championship 10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas 13 December 2013 Boris Trajkovski Sports Center Skopje, Macedonia 6,000
9 Final Fight Championship 9: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller 15 November 2013 Tivoli Hall Ljubljana, Slovenia 2,500
8 Final Fight Championship 8: Zelg vs. Rodriguez 25 October 2013 Arena Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia 7,500
7 Final Fight Championship 7: Poturak vs. Leko 4 October 2013 Zetra Olympic Hall Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Canceled event.
6 Final Fight Championship 6: Jurković vs. Poturak 14 June 2013 Žatika Sport Centre Poreč, Croatia 4,300
5 Final Fight Championship 5: Rodriguez vs. Simonič 25 May 2013 Gradski vrt Hall Osijek, Croatia 4,000
4 Final Fight Championship 4: Perak vs. Joni 10 May 2013 Sports Centre "Višnjik" Zadar, Croatia 4,700
3 Final Fight Championship 3: Jurković vs. Cătinaș 19 April 2013 Arena Gripe Split, Croatia 1,000
2 Cro Cop Final Fight 10 March 2012 Arena Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia 10,500
1 Final Fight: Stars war 21 October 2003 Dom Sportova Zagreb, Croatia 10,000

Media Rights Distribution

Final Fight Championship live Shows' media rights are distributed worldwide by Fighting Spirit, the international market leader in fighting sports content distribution.

Rules

The FFC holds fights at its events under the rules of kickboxing and those of mixed martial arts. 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 are the modified rules of the legendary Japanese MMA promotion Pride. 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.[46]

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.

MMA weight class name Upper limit Current Champion Title Defenses Next Fight
in pounds (lb) in kilograms (kg)
Featherweight 145 66 Antun Račić 0
Lightweight 155 70 Ahmed Vila @ (FFC 23) 0
Welterweight 170 77 Laszlo Senyei @ (FFC 23) 0
Middleweight 185 84
Light Heavyweight 205 93 Marcin Prachnio @ (FFC 21) 0
Heavyweight – – Dion Staring @ (FFC 17) 1
Kickboxing weight class name Upper limit Current Champion Next Fight
in pounds (lb) in kilograms (kg)
Lightweight 155 70 Samo Petje Tigran Movsisyan @ 21
Welterweight 179 81 Shkodran Veseli
Middleweight 190 86
Light Heavyweight 209 95 Igor Jurković
Heavyweight – – Mladen Brestovac

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  28. ↑ Najjači FFC do sada: Zagrebačka Arena donosi neviđeni spektakl!(Croatian)
  29. ↑ Final fight championship 10 – rezultati(Serbian)
  30. ↑ Okrunjeni prvi pobjednici Futuresa, Bekavac rutinski, a Stanić nokautiran(Croatian)
  31. ↑ Bekavac brutalno nokautirao Sancheza, pogledajte sve MMA rezultate!(Croatian)
  32. ↑ Jurković slavio nokautom, Veseli svladao Živkovića u borbi večeri(Croatian)
  33. ↑ Otkriven popis boraca za FFC Futures 2 u Opatiji!(Croatian)
  34. ↑ LIVE FFC Futures 2 - završila polufinala, pogledajte tko su finalisti!(Croatian)
  35. ↑ Ante Delija svladao Wolfa giljotinom, i Brestovac trijumfalan | FFC Futures 2(Croatian)
  36. ↑ FFC 13 Kickboks: Jurković taktički riješio Tavaresa, Verunica došao do velike pobjede pred svojom publikom(Croatian)
  37. ↑ LIVE: FFC Futures 3 iz Sutinskih vrela!(Croatian)
  38. ↑ LIVE: FFC Futures 3 polufinala iz Sutinskih vrela!(Croatian)
  39. ↑ Ante Delija, Mladen Brestovac i Matej Truhan zvijezde eventa FFC Futures 3(Croatian)
  40. ↑ Imamo finaliste FFC Futuresa 3: Večeras spektakl!(Croatian)
  41. ↑ Završen je FFC Futures 3!(Croatian)
  42. ↑ FFC 16 kickboxing: Veseli slavio u izvrsnoj borbi, Merza se umirovio nokaut pobjedom(Croatian)
  43. ↑ FFC 16 MMA: Ozljeda Sakare zasjenila sjajnu večer austrijskih boraca(Croatian)
  44. ↑ Ovo je 40 boraca koji u Opatiji love titulu FFC Futures prvaka!(Croatian)
  45. ↑ Brestovac i Staring FFC prvaci, Opatija dala 10 Futures šampiona! (FOTO)(Croatian)
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