Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC), commonly referred to as Eagle FC, is a Russian

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...

promotion company established in 2020 by former

UFC Lightweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight class ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov (born 20 September 1988) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was the longest-rei ...

. It was renamed to Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC) after Nurmagomedov bought Gorilla Fighting Championship (GFC) for $1 million.

History

In November 2020,

bought the Russian MMA promotion Gorilla Fighting Championship (formerly known as Federation of MMA of Samara), for $1 million and renamed it to Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC). GFC had been in the industry since 2017 and was on the edge of bankruptcy. When Nurmagomedov retired, he acquired the promotion and became the promoter. EFC held their first event in the USA on January 28, 2022 in

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Weight divisions

Events

Scheduled events

Past events

Current champions

Championship history

Heavyweight Championship

''206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg)''

Light Heavyweight Championship

''186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg)''

Middleweight Championship

''175 to 185 lb (79 to 84 kg)''

Welterweight Championship

''166 to 175 lb (75 to 79 kg)''

Lightweight Championship

''146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg)''

Featherweight Championship

''136 to 145 lb (61 to 66 kg)''

Bantamweight Championship

''126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg)''

Flyweight Championship

''116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)''

Women's divisions (defunct)

Women's Bantamweight Championship

'' to ''

Women's Flyweight Championship

'' to ''

Notable athletes and alumni

Diego Sanchez Diego Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes on the Super Lightweight division of Eagle Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2002, Sanchez is most known for his ...

: Former

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The larg ...

Lightweight Championship Contender. TUF 1 Middleweight Tournament Winner. Former KOTC Welterweight Champion. * Kevin Lee: Former

interim Lightweight Championship Contender *

Renan Barão Renan do Nascimento Mota Pegado (born 31 January 1987), known as Renan Barão, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. According to Fight Matrix, Barão holds the third longest unbeaten streak i ...

: Former UFC Bantamweight Champion *

Rashad Evans Rashad Evans (born September 25, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight (MMA), Light Heavyweight division. Evans started his professional MMA career in 2003, and was the Heavyw ...

: Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion * Antônio Silva: Former UFC Heavyweight Fighter *

Junior dos Santos Junior dos Santos (; born 30 January 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler who competes in the Heavyweight division. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and current Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA Heavyweigh ...

: Former UFC Heavyweight Champion *

Ray Borg Ray Borg (born August 4, 1993), is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor until 2023, Borg is best known for his 12–fight tenure in the Ultima ...

: Former UFC Flyweight Title Challenger *

Umar Nurmagomedov Umar Magomednabiyevich Nurmagomedov (; born January 3, 1996) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Nurmagomedov has previously competed in ...

: Current UFC Bantamweight and cousin of Eagle FC founder Khabib Nurmagomedov. Ex-Combat Sambo Champion (Not FIAS) & former Bantamweight Champion of GFC * Usman Nurmagomedov: Current Bellator Lightweight Champion. Cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov and younger brother of Umar Nurmagomedov. * Tagir Ulanbekov: Current UFC Flyweight and former Flyweight Champion of GFC. Ex-World Combat Sambo Champion (Not FIAS).

References

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