private industry mixed martial arts promotion founded 2009 headquarters hong kong china parent legend entertainment limited website http www.legendfc.com legend fighting championship legend fc was a hong kong based mixed martial arts mma organisation which invited national champion fighters from throughout the asia pacific to compete for regional supremacy . legend was unique among mma tournaments in that it focused exclusively on native asia pacific fighters . 1 the company was sold in april 2014 . 2 contents 1 about legend 2 tv broadcast 3 company background 4 rules 5 weight divisions 6 current legend champions 7 list of events 8 references 9 external links about legend edit china s liu wenbo winning the legend fc middleweight championship at legend fc 10 founded in 2009 legend fighting championship legend was the asia pacific championship of mixed martial arts mma . legend invited national champion mma fighters from throughout the asia pacific region to compete in a freestyle tournament using interdisciplinary martial arts skills in supervised matches under a strict set of rules designed to promote athlete safety and sportsmanship . legend was committed to promoting the sport of mma throughout the region to supporting and cultivating its athletes and to providing exceptional entertainment to a broad audience . legend held its first event in january 2010 at star hall in hong kong in front of an audience of just over 1 000 fans . from this modest start legend has grown into one of the most well known elite level mma competitions in the asia pacific with an international broadcast and some of the top fighters in the region on its roster . in spring 2011 legend signed an agreement with macau mega resort and casino city of dreams to produce an ongoing series of mma tournaments under the title city of dreams exclusively presents legend fighting championship . 3 the first event of this partnership took place on july 16 2011 . in january 2012 legend fighting championship announced the signing of an exclusive distribution and syndication agreement with espn international espn . under the terms of the agreement espn will serve as the sole distribution agent of all legend broadcast content in asia oceania the indian sub continent europe the middle east and africa . tv broadcast edit legend fighting championship 3 hong kong . on the heels of their successful first event legend signed a broadcast agreement with kix an asian action tv channel and subsidiary of tiger gate entertainment to broadcast its mma competitions in hong kong singapore indonesia and the philippines . since then legend has signed agreements with broadcasters in china australia new zealand the united states and canada . 4 in october 2012 legend signed an agreement with sony pictures television networks for them to broadcast legend fighting championship on axn in 21 territories across the region . 5 in november 2012 legend fighting championship and espn international announced a broadcast agreement to bring the asia pacific championship of mixed martial arts to espn television and broadband channels in 109 countries in australia and new zealand the caribbean latin america the middle east and north africa sub saharan africa and cruise ships in these territories . in north america legend is broadcast on pay per view and video on demand on all the major pay per view providers and also holds the distinction of being the first sports organisation from china to be featured on north american pay per view . 6 china consists of one of the biggest audiences for legend . in china alone legend is available to more than 600 million viewers nationwide . 7 legend events are also broadcast in china on major video portals qiyi qq youku pptv . 8 worldwide legend is broadcast in 279 million homes in 152 countries via 22 broadcast partners including axn in se asia espn international and all major pay per view operators in the us and canada . 9 company background edit legend was co founded by mike haskamp and chris pollak former classmates and rugby teammates at columbia business school . 10 pollak spent eight years at management consultancy mckinsey & company primarily in their media group . haskamp was formerly an investment banker at lehman brothers . the partners started running the company out of a shared apartment in hong kong in late 2009 . in july 2011 legend closed a venture capital investment from ca media and diamond ridge ventures . 11 ca media is a fund focused on media and entertainment businesses throughout the asia pacific region . it was founded by peter chernin former president and coo of news corporation and paul aiello former ceo of star tv and head of media investment banking at morgan stanley asia . diamond ridge is a sports and media investment fund . rules edit legend tournaments take place in a five rope mma ring which is eight by eight meters in overall size and seven by seven meters inside the ropes . legend contest rules are a hybrid of the unified rules of mixed martial arts and pride style mma rules . some of the rules unique to legend are knees to the head of a grounded opponent are legal but soccer kicks and head stomps are not . all contests including championship fights are three rounds of five minutes duration . there are no draws at legend . if two fighters are tied on points on a judge s scorecard at the end of three rounds the judge must make a determination as to which fighter he believes won the overall fight . weight divisions edit see also mixed martial arts weight classes bantamweight under 61 kilograms featherweight 61 to 66 kilograms lightweight 66 to 70 kilograms welterweight 70 to 77 kilograms middleweight 77 to 84 kilograms light heavyweight 84 to 93 kilograms heavyweight 93 to 120 kilograms current legend champions edit division weight limit champion since title defenses light heavyweight under 203 lb 92 kg ; 14.5 st vacant 0 middleweight below 185 lb 84 kg ; 13.2 st liu wenbo august 24 2012 0 welterweight below 170 lb 77 kg ; 12 st li jingliang april 27 2013 0 lightweight below 155 lb 70 kg ; 11.1 st koji ando april 27 2013 0 featherweight below 145 lb 66 kg ; 10.4 st yusuke kawanago march 30 2012 0 bantamweight under 135 lb 61 kg ; 9.6 st ji xian april 27 2013 0 list of events edit legend event date venue city 1 legend fighting championship 1 january 11 2010 star hall hong kong china 2 legend fighting championship 2 june 24 2010 star hall hong kong china 3 legend fighting championship 3 september 24 2010 hong kong convention and exhibition centre hong kong china 4 legend fighting championship 4 january 27 2011 asiaworld expo hong kong china 5 legend fighting championship 5 july 16 2011 city of dreams casino macau china 6 legend fighting championship 6 october 30 2011 city of dreams casino macau china 7 legend fighting championship 7 february 11 2012 city of dreams casino macau china 8 legend fighting championship 8 march 30 2012 asiaworld expo hong kong china 9 legend fighting championship 9 june 16 2012 city of dreams casino macau china 10 legend fighting championship 10 august 24 2012 asiaworld expo hong kong china 11 legend fighting championship 11 april 27 2013 chin woo stadium kuala lumpur malaysia references edit mixed martial arts back in hong kong china real time report wsj . blogs.wsj.com . 2010 06 24 . retrieved 2014 02 08 . ufcs signs chinese stars li jingliang and jumabieke tuerxun . bloody elbow . retrieved 2014 02 08 . nelson chris 2011 06 01 . legend fc partners with macau mega resort ; july 16 card announced . sherdog.com . retrieved 2014 02 08 . legend fighting championship broadcast australia pay per view . legendfc.com . retrieved 2014 02 08 . legend fighting championship to air on sony s axn sports broadcast news martial arts asia . sportspro media . retrieved 2014 02 08 . canada added to list of countries for legend fc 4 pay per view . pro mma now . 2011 01 23 . retrieved 2014 02 08 . ufc on fuel 6 will the ufc invasion of china sink the rising asian mma market . bleacher report . 2012 11 05 . retrieved 2014 02 08 . pptv pptv . sports.pptv.com . 2013 11 14 . retrieved 2014 02 08 . hong kong based legend fc expands its reach . english.cri.cn . retrieved 2014 02 08 . nelson chris 2011 01 26 . building a legend hong kong mma hits u.s. ppv . sherdog.com . retrieved 2014 02 08 . ca media invests in legend fighting championship . media research asia.com . retrieved 2014 02 08 . external links edit official website list of events on sherdog 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 igf pancrase rings rizin ff shooto vtj zst defunct cage force dream hero s pride fc risingon smackgirl src valkyrie united states current bellator cffc invicta fc kotc legacy fc rfa tpf titan fc ufc wsof xfc defunct amma affliction ef elitexc proelite ifl pfc shark fights strikeforce usa mma wec wfa category retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title legend fighting championship & oldid 675331946 categories 2009 establishments in hong kong2013 disestablishments in hong kongmixed martial arts organizationscompanies established in 2009companies disestablished in 2013hidden categories use hong kong english from august 2015all wikipedia articles written in hong kong englishpages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction 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