private industry mixed martial arts promotion founded 2009 founder ari taub headquarters calgary ab canada key people ari taub founder and ceo website www.hardknocksfighting.com hard knocks fighting is a mixed martial arts mma promotion in north america . 1 hard knocks fighting was founded in 2009 by canadian olympic wrestler ari taub . 2 hard knocks fighting is known for its local fighter support and ongoing charity efforts and where ronda rousey secured her second career mma victory . 3 4 contents 1 history 1.1 founding 1.2 television broadcasting 2 past events 3 broadcast partners 4 current champions 5 notable fighters 6 references 7 external links history edit founding edit in 2009 canadian olympic wrestler ari taub founded hard knocks fighting . ari taub an olympic wrestler and calgary based lawyer overcomes local city bylaws to win legal challenges to get mma sanctioned in calgary . 5 in december 2011 media giant espn began airing hard knocks fighting in 40 countries and over 50 million homes . 6 7 hard knocks fighting produces 15 live events annually as well as shoulder programming including feature fights highlight shows and documentaries . television broadcasting edit december 2011 hard knocks fighting begins broadcasting on espn . 8 9 june 2013 hard knocks fighting begins broadcasting on popcornflix . 10 january 2015 hard knocks fighting and mobovivo launch hkfc mma app 11 january 2015 hard knocks fighting begins live broadcasts on fight network . 12 13 past events edit events name date venue location hk1 march 26 2009 century casinos calgary alberta hk2 june 27 2009 century casinos calgary alberta hk3 september 26 2009 century casinos calgary alberta hk4 november 7 2009 century casinos calgary alberta hk5 january 30 2010 century casinos calgary alberta hk6 april 9 2010 century casinos calgary alberta hk7 june 4 2010 century casinos calgary alberta hk8 september 10 2010 century casinos calgary alberta hk9 november 5 2010 century casinos calgary alberta hk10 january 28 2011 century casinos calgary alberta hk12 june 17 2011 century casinos calgary alberta hk13 may 27 2011 cypress centre medicine hat exhibition and stampede medicine hat alberta hk14 september 23 2011 century casinos calgary alberta hk15 october 7 2011 turvey centre regina mb hk16 october 22 2011 spectra place estevan sk hk17 march 26 2009 cypress centre medicine hat exhibition and stampede medicine hat alberta hk18 november 25 2011 century casinos calgary alberta hk19 january 20 2012 century casinos calgary alberta hk20 march 26 2009 cypress centre medicine hat exhibition and stampede medicine hat alberta hk21 march 26 2009 spectra place estevan sk hk22 march 16 2012 century casinos calgary alberta hk23 march 26 2009 subway soccer centre calgary alberta hk24 march 26 2009 spectra place estevan sk hk25 june 15 2012 cypress centre medicine hat exhibition and stampede medicine hat alberta hk26 july 19 2012 art hauser centre arena calgary alberta hk27 september 7 2012 subway soccer centre calgary alberta hk28 september 14 2012 spectra place estevan sk hk29 october 26 2012 century casinos calgary alberta hk30 february 8 2013 century casinos calgary alberta hk31 march 26 2009 spectra place estevan sk hk32 april 26 2013 century casinos calgary alberta hk33 may 25 2013 spectra place estevan sk hk34 january 17 2014 century casinos calgary alberta hk35 april 25 2014 century casinos calgary alberta hk36 march 26 2009 north peace arena rumble in the north fort st. john bc 14 15 hk37 june 13 2014 century casinos calgary alberta 16 hk38 october 3 2014 markin macphail centre winsport calgary alberta hk39 november 14 2014 century casinos calgary alberta hk40 december 12 2014 century casinos calgary alberta 17 hk41 january 30 2015 century casinos calgary alberta hk42 march 20 2015 century casinos calgary alberta hk43 may 22 2015 markin macphail centre winsport calgary alberta 18 hk44 june 26 2015 century casinos calgary alberta 19 hk45 september 25 2015 markin macphail centre winsport calgary alberta hk46 october 23 2015 markin macphail centre winsport calgary alberta hk47 november 13 2015 century casinos calgary alberta hk48 january 29 2016 markin macphail centre winsport calgary alberta broadcast partners edit espn hard knocks fighting airs live on espn . 20 21 22 fight network 23 popcornflix 24 osn 25 claro sports at & t time warner cable comcast charter sports southeast verizon communications playstation dish network bandsports bein sports current champions edit division upper weight limit champion contestant type light heavyweight 205 lb 93 kg rodney wallace fighter professional middleweight 185 lb 83 kg brent auger amateur welterweight 170 lb 77 kg cody wilson professional lightweight 155 lb 70 kg jason fischer professional lightweight 155 lb 70 kg alex martinez amateur featherweight 145 lb 66 kg justin basra amateur bantamweight 135 lb 61 kg jesse arnett professional notable fighters edit ronda rousey the first ufc women s bantamweight champion and first american woman to earn an olympic medal in judo at the summer olympics in beijing in 2008 where she faced kickboxing champion charmaine tweet in an mma bout at hard knocks fighting championship school of hard knocks 12 on june 17 2011 in calgary canada . 26 she submitted tweet with an armbar in 49 seconds . 27 elias theodorou is the winner of hkfc school of hard knocks 14 . method submission rear naked choke . misha cirkunov is an mma fighter out of ontario canada . misha cirkunov knocked out rodney wallace at hard knocks fighting championship . 28 29 references edit hard knocks fighting championship mma event will premiere on ppv . world news network . retrieved 5 july 2015 . natpe live ari taub ceo of hard knocks fighting reveals news of a new 24 7 fight sports channel dedicated to content around its fighters and championship . natpe . retrieved 5 july 2015 . local calgary sports teams have netted nearly 100 000 thanks to hard knocks fighting . calgary sun . retrieved 5 july 2015 . more than hockey a look at the next wave of canadian mma . themmacorner.com . retrieved 2015 03 12 . mcasey brian . political cage match fast forward weekly . fast forward weekly . retrieved 2015 03 12 . hkfc school of hard knocks 36 . espn . retrieved 5 july 2015 . hard knocks 39 takes place in calgary alberta on nov. 14 with special guest ufc s elias theodorou . mmacanada.net . 2014 10 21 . retrieved 2015 03 12 . hkfc school of hard knocks 37 . espn . retrieved 5 july 2015 . mmacanada 2014 10 21 . hard knocks 39 takes place in calgary alberta on nov. 14 with special guest ufc s elias theodorou . mmacanada.net . retrieved 2015 03 12 . popcornflix to stream mma action . home media magazine . 2013 06 14 . retrieved 2015 03 12 . hard knocks fighting championship mma app . sportscaster magazine . 2015 01 15 . retrieved 2015 03 12 . quick shots hard knocks fighting 43 live on fight network . fight network may 2015 . retrieved 5 july 2015 . fight network live broadcast of hard knocks fighting championship . home media magazine . 2015 01 30 . retrieved 2015 03 12 . council weighs in on hard knocks 36 . alaska highway news . retrieved 5 july 2015 . sunrise rotary and hard knocks fighting mma event . fort st. john british columbia official . retrieved 5 july 2015 . ryan dickson rocks at hard knocks 37 . calgary sun . retrieved 5 july 2015 . live mma hard knocks 40 december 12 . ctv news . retrieved 5 july 2015 . ufc signs heavyweight cirkunov . mixed martial arts mma . retrieved 7 july 2015 . hard knocks fighting championship hk44 weigh in results from calgary . mma canada . retrieved 7 july 2015 . hkfc school of hard knocks 44 . espn . retrieved 5 july 2015 . mma at century casino mma mixed martial arts sports . calgary sun . 2014 06 12 . retrieved 2015 03 12 . hk39 calgary november 14th 2014 . mmamadhouse.com . retrieved 2015 03 12 . hard knocks fighting olympic press conference . fight network . retrieved 2015 03 12 . hard knocks fighting ltd. 2015 . popcornflix . retrieved 5 july 2015 . hard knocks fighting s1 ep 1 . osn . retrieved 5 july 2015 . ronda rousey vs charmaine tweet set for june 17th . mmarising.com . 2011 05 05 . retrieved 2011 05 06 . ronda rousey wins quickly in hard knocks 12 co feature . mmarising.com . 2011 06 17 . retrieved 2011 06 17 . misha cirkunov . sherdog . retrieved 7 july 2015 . ufc signs hard knocks light heavyweight champion . fightline.com . retrieved 5 july 2015 . external links edit official website hard knocks fighting at the internet movie database v t e professional mixed martial arts organizations asia oceania ex . japan current art of war afc brace one road fc sfl urcc defunct legend fc ruff brazil current jungle fight shooto brasil defunct ivc canada current hard knocks kotc canada mfc wsof canada defunct tfc europe current bamma bushido fc cage warriors ffc ksw m 1 mma raju r 1 respect.fc ucmma defunct 10th legion cage contender cage rage finnfight slamm japan current deep jewels 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