Real Xtreme Fighting (RXF) is a Romanian
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 ...
(MMA)
promotion company based in
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County.
According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. It is the largest MMA promotion company in Romania. Sebastian Vieru has been RXF president since 2012.
The RXF produces events that showcase nine
weight divisions (seven men's divisions and two women's divisions). As of 2020, the RXF has held over 40 events.
It has strategic partnerships with fellow Bahraini
Brave CF and Italian Magnum FC MMA promotions. Its live events and competitions are broadcast on
Telekom Sport,
Fight Network
Fight Network is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Anthem Sports & Entertainment. The network broadcasts programming related to combat sports, including mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, and professional wres ...
,
DAZN
DAZN (; pronounced "da zone") is a British Over-the-top media service, over-the-top sports Sports broadcasting, streaming and entertainment platform. Founded in 2007 as Perform Group via the merger of Premium TV Limited and Inform Group, it is o ...
and
FightBox
''FightBox'' is a game show that aired on BBC Three from 13 October to 10 November 2003 and is hosted by Lisa Snowdon and Trevor Nelson with Paul Dickenson as commentator.
Format
Contestants design their fighters and submit them to the BBC. Ou ...
.
Cătălin Oțelea, Stelian Gheorghe, Sebastian Hălmăgean, Scott Manhardt and
Herb Dean
Herbert Dean (born September 30, 1970) is a professional mixed martial arts referee and former mixed martial artist from the United States. Dean has worked events put on by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and ONE Championship promotions, amo ...
are some of the best known
referee
A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known by a variety of other title ...
s working for the organization.
Events
Champions
Current RXF champions
Heavyweight Championship
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Light Heavyweight Championship
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Middleweight Championship
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Welterweight Championship
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Lightweight Championship
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Featherweight Championship
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Bantamweight Championship
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Women’s Bantamweight Championship
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Women’s Flyweight Championship
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Notable fighters
Male
*
Alexandru Lungu
*
Florin Lambagiu
Florin Lambagiu (born 8 April 1996) is a Romanian professional kickboxer, former sambist and mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the super middleweight division of the Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS), where he is the current D ...
* Ion Pascu
*
Nicolae Negumereanu
Nicolae Negumereanu (born September 4, 1994), commonly known as Nick Negumereanu, is a Romanian mixed martial artist (MMA) who competed in the Light heavyweight division in the UFC.
A former Real Xtreme Fighting (RXF) Light Heavyweight champion, ...
* Aurel Pîrtea
* Anatoli Ciumac
*
Diego Nunes
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Kyle Nelson
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Josh Hill
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Luke Barnatt
Luke Barnatt (born 13 April 1988) is an English mixed martial artist who fought as a middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was a member of FX's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen, and has also competed for ...
* Levi Matan
* Jackie Gosh
*
Rico Verhoeven
Rico Verhoeven (born 10 April 1989) is a Dutch professional kickboxer, former professional boxer and mixed martial artist who currently competes in the heavyweight division of GLORY, where he is the reigning Glory Heavyweight Champion. A profes ...
*
Carlo Pedersoli Jr.
*
Andrew Tate
Emory Andrew Tate III (born 1 December 1986) is an American and English social media personality, businessman, and former professional kickboxer who is also a citizen of Vanuatu among another countries. He gained notoriety for promoting ...
Female
* Cristina Stanciu
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Diana Belbiţă
Diana Irena Belbiță (born June 26, 1996) is a Romanian former mixed martial artist, and kickboxing, judo and kempo practitioner. She competed in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Belbiță is a former w ...
*
Micol Di Segni
References
External links
*
Real Xtreme Fightingat
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). It also has many forums and discussion pages on the many topics of MMA like records, promotions, etc. The site is a member of the CraveOnline network and provides MM ...
{{MMA organizations
2012 establishments in Romania
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Sports organizations established in 2012
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Companies based in Brașov