The Matrix Fight Night (MFN) is an Indian professional

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(MMA) promotion Company based in

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, Maharashtra. It is owned and operated by

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, his mother

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and his sister Krishna Shroff. The promotion was founded in 2019. The Shroff family also owns a chain of MMA gyms called MMA Matrix. Matrix Fight Night has hosted 14 premium fight nights as of March 2024, featuring fighters from both India and other countries. MFN has been instrumental in producing several MMA stars including Anshul Jubli and

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, both of them have gone on to sign with the

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History

Matrix Fight Night was founded in 2019 by the Shroff family. The shroffs joined forces to establish a premium MMA promotion aimed to improve and shape Mixed Martial Arts in

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& Southeast Asia. Matrix Fight Night kickstarted with their debut event (MFN 1) in Mumbai on 12 March 2019. The event was held at the NSCI Dome and featured 7 professional fights. Anshul Jubli made his professional MMA debut at MFN 2, which was held on 29 June 2019 in New Delhi. Anshul's undefeated streak (5–0) at MFN earned him the opportunity to fight in the

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division of Road to UFC Season 1. Anshul won the tournament after beating

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in the finals, thus securing the

contract. MFN expanded globally with MFN 4, choosing

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as their international fight capital. Three consecutive editions of Matrix Fight Night, from MFN 4 to MFN 6, were hosted in Dubai. Despite the pandemic, MFN managed to organize events with the assistance of the

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. MFN 6 (Anshul Vs Mahmoudiyan) had its first foreign fighter at Matrix Fight Night. In late-2022, Matrix Fight Night announced its partnership with the OTT giant

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. MFN events are streamed live in India on Disney+Hotstar.

Format

Matrix Fight Night has two formats: International Fight Night and MFN Contenders. International Fight Night showcases the best talent from India and abroad, while MFN Contenders serves as a feeder event for International Fight Night. The first MFN Contenders event took place in September 2022 in Hyderabad. The three-day event witnessed over 400 fighters competing in various weight categories to earn the MFN Contract.

Events list

MFN has hosted 14 events as of March 2024. MFN 14, the latest event, took place on 9 March 2024 at Noida Indoor Stadium, Noida. Each event features 12 bouts.

Current champions

Championship history

MFN Welterweight Championship

''77 kg (170 lb)''

MFN Featherweight Championship

''66 kg (145 lb)''

MFN Bantamweight Championship

''61 kg (135 lb)''

MFN Flyweight Championship

''57 kg (125 lb)''

MFN Women's Strawweight Championship

''52 kg (115 lb)''

Rankings

MFN Men's pound for pound Rankings

References

{{MMA organizations Mixed martial arts organizations 2019 establishments in Maharashtra Organisations based in Mumbai Martial arts in India