that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message xtreme fighting championships xfc type private industry mixed martial arts promotion founded 2006 headquarters tampa florida united states website http www.xfcmma.com xtreme fighting championships xfc is a premier international mixed martial arts mma organization based in spring lake michigan with offices throughout the united states and south america . the xfc showcases both male and female fighters advocates young mma fighters and produces stadium fight cards in various locations in the united states and south america including florida kentucky tennessee michigan brazil s o paulo campinas and araraquara . throughout 2008 2012 the xfc hosted 4 6 events per year travelling around the usa and greece . in 2013 the company announced its new executive team as well as a broadcast partnership with an open broadcaster in south america rede tv . this began the international tournament & super fight series . the unprecedented success of the 2014 season i series allowed the xfc to secure various partnerships with various global broadcasters including terra tv hbo america and uol . the xfc currently features more than 125 mma fighters from 23 countries . contents 1 history 1.1 xfc 1 dynamite 1.2 xfc 2 rage in the cage 1.3 xfc 3 battle in the bluegrass 1.4 xfc 4 judgement in the cage 1.5 xfc 5 return of the giant 1.6 xfc 6 clash of the continents 1.7 xfc 7 school of hard knox 1.8 xfc 8 regional conflict 1.9 xfc 9 evolution 1.10 xfc 10 night of champions 1.11 xfc 11 the next generation 1.12 xfc 12 mayhem 1.13 xfc 13 unstoppable 1.14 xfc 14 resurrection 1.15 xfc 15 tribute 1.16 xfc 16 high stakes 1.17 xfc 17 apocalypse 1.18 xfc 18 music city mayhem 1.19 xfc 19 charlotte showdown 1.20 xfc 20 high octane 1.21 xfc 21 night of champions ii 1.22 xfc 22 crossing the line 1.23 xfc 23 louisville slugfest 1.24 xfc 24 collision course 1.25 xfc 25 boiling point 1.26 xfc 26 night of champions iii 1.27 xfc 27 frozen fury 1.28 season 1 1.29 xfci xfc international 1 meller vs. french 1.30 xfci xfc international 2 alvaro vs. nascimento 1.31 xfci xfc international 3 santos vs. morales 1.32 xfci xfc international 4 dos santos vs. lowe 1.33 xfci xfc international 5 solano vs. assuncao 1.34 season 2 1.35 xfci xfc international 6 ribeiro vs. lowe 1.36 xfci xfc international 7 nascimento vs. abiltarov 1.37 xfci xfc international 8 nam vs. vieira 1.38 xfci xfc international 9 nascimento vs. azevedo 1.39 xfci xfc international 10 night of champions 1.40 season 3 1.41 xfci xfc international 11 botelho vs. gomez 1.42 xfci xfc international 12 harris vs. pereira 1.43 xfci xfc international 13 assuncao vs. dos santos jr. 1.44 xfci xfc international 14 virginio vs. vieira 2 current champions 3 international season 1 tournament winners 4 international season 2 tournament winners 5 international season 3 tournament winners 6 title history 6.1 lightweight championship 6.2 featherweight championship 6.3 bantamweight championship 6.4 flyweight championship 6.5 women s flyweight championship 6.6 women s strawweight championship 7 media coverage 8 references 9 external links history edit xfc 1 dynamite edit the organization s first stadium event was called xfc 1 dynamite and was staged at the st. pete times forum in tampa florida on november 11 2007 . the show officially drew over 11 000 mma fans tripling the former record for attendance at an mma event in the state of florida . 1 however xfc president john prisco claims that the actual attendance number was closer to 13 000 . 2 xfc 2 rage in the cage edit the xfc returned to the st. pete times forum on march 2 2008 with a show called xfc 2 rage in the cage . among the celebrities in attendance was former professional wrestling star hulk hogan who watched his nephew david bollea win his professional debut on the xfc undercard . 3 bollea had issued a to boxer versus mma fighter challenge to boxing champion floyd mayweather leading up to his fight . 4 xfc 3 battle in the bluegrass edit the company s third event was its first show staged outside of florida taking place at the rupp arena in lexington kentucky and drew 6 000 fans on saturday june 7 ; a small riot broke out after the main event when local favorite benny stanley was choked out by scott porter in 13 seconds leading to one arrest . another known local brad chamberlain won via ko in the first round . 5 wnky lexington s nbc news affiliate reported that xfc set the kentucky statewide record for mma attendance with the promotion . 6 xfc 4 judgement in the cage edit xfc 4 judgement in the cage 7 returned to the st. pete times forum in tampa on june 28 2008 and drew over 10 700 fans at the time the second largest crowd for an mma promotion in florida history . 8 trailing only xfc s first dynamite for the overall florida attendance record . john mulatto mauler mahlow defeated eben the big o oroz by unanimous decision for the xfc lightweight title in the main event and in the undercard the much heralded matt juncal a three time high school state wrestling champion from nearby brandon florida and a former college all american wrestler 9 made his mma debut defeating the also debuting jeff mansir by submission in the first round . xfc 5 return of the giant edit the main event of xfc s fifth show xfc 5 return of the giant which took place on september 13 2008 at the st. pete times forum featured the mma comeback of gan mcgee . 10 mcgee who stands six foot 10 inches tall and is known as the giant had last fought on american soil during a ufc pay per view when he battled heavyweight champion tim sylvia for ufc s world title . the fight ended up being highly controversial ; sylvia defeated mcgee but tested positive for steroids in a post fight drug test . sylvia was suspended by the nevada boxing commission for six months and was stripped of his title 11 but mcgee was never granted a rematch nor was the loss expunged from his record . mcgee faced johnathan ivey a 250 pound brawler who stated that mcgee should ve stayed retired . 12 ivey failed to deliver on his pre fight promise a record setting 11 200 fans watched mcgee defeat ivey by second round knockout . 13 xfc 6 clash of the continents edit on december 5 2008 xfc closed out the year with its sixth promotion xfc 6 clash of the continents returning once again to the st. pete times forum . the show featured a heavyweight showdown in the main event with the top ranked heavyweight in africa south african heavyweight champion rico hattingh against undefeated american heavyweight chad corvin . 14 also on the card was the mma debut of four time world female boxing champion of chevelle hallback in the xfc s first ever female cage fight . 15 hallback won by tko in the first round 16 and corvin beat hattingh knocking out the south african heavyweight champion . 17 among the celebrities in attendance were linda hogan her young boyfriend and her son nick hogan . when the three were introduced to the crowd the audience booed loudly . video of the hogans getting booed at the xfc event aired on e tmz and celebrity websites like perez hilton . 18 xfc 7 school of hard knox edit xfc made history on february 20 2009 when it produced the first ever professional mma show in tennessee state history ; 19 the tennessee state legislature had legalized mma only months earlier . 20 at xfc 7 school of hard knox former university of tennessee football player ovince st. preux knocked out ct turner with a kick to the head 21 and chad corvin stayed undefeated by stopping the then 6 0 scott barrett in the first round . 22 xfc 8 regional conflict edit the xfc s first televised fight card featured xfc 8 in knoxville tennessee on april 25 2009 . jarrod card defeated bruce connors by unanimous decision in the main event of the evening to claim the xfc featherweight title . light heavyweight prospect ovince st. preux who has gone on to compete in strikeforce submitted his opponent ombey mobley via calf slicer . xfc 9 evolution edit xfc 9 was held in tampa bay on september 5 2009 . the card was headlined by a fight between jon koppenhaver and florida native mikey gomez . koppenhaver won the bout via technical knockout early in the third round . xfc 10 night of champions edit remaining in tampa bay xfc hosted their tenth event on march 19 2010 . jarrod card submitted jason wood with a rear naked choke to retain the xfc featherweight title in the feature bout . junior assuncao caught john mahlow in a guillotine choke in the first round of their bout to capture the xfc lightweight title . xfc 11 the next generation edit tampa bay saw the eleventh xfc event on july 9 2010 . in the feature bout micah miller knocked out former top ranked florida featherweight bruce connors inside of one round . miller connected with a knee from the thai plum and threw a flurry of punches ending with a left jab . xfc 12 mayhem edit xfc 12 took place on october 10 2010 a non sanctioned bout in kyrenia cyprus . in the feature bout xfc featherweight champion jarrod card submitted tony hervey with a rear naked choke in a 150 lb . catchweight bout . meanwhile highly ranked welterweight prospect joe ray stopped gerardo julio gallegos in the first round do to a cut over the eye in their bout . xfc 13 unstoppable edit xfc returned to tampa bay for their thirteenth event which occurred on december 3 2010 . a featherweight title bout between jarrod card and luis palomino headlined the card . the bout went all five rounds with palomino winning a unanimous decision . chris barnett defeated mario rinaldi by tko in the second round of their bout while prospect joe ray dropped a split decision to south african jeremy smith . 23 main card weight class method round time notes featherweight luis palomino def . jarrod card c decision unanimous 5 5 00 a heavyweight chris barnett def . mario rinaldi tko punches 2 1 44 women s flyweight marianna kheyfets def . marissa caldwell decision unanimous 3 5 00 heavyweight gabriel salinas jones def . parker porter submission neck crank 1 4 50 welterweight ian stephens def . joe heink decision unanimous 3 5 00 middleweight jeremy smith def . joe ray decision split 3 5 00 featherweight jason hicks def . mike milmerstadt ko punch 1 1 36 featherweight joe calavitta def . horacio rodriguez submission rear naked choke 1 3 16 middleweight sammy rodriguez def . joe johnson submission rear naked choke 1 2 01 lightweight avery mcphatter def . mark brown submission rear naked choke 2 4 50 xfc featherweight championship xfc 14 resurrection edit oct. 21 2011 jamie varner def nate jolly via tko strikes at 1 09 of round one carmelo marrero def scott barrett via unanimous decision marianna kheyfets def molly helsel via unanimous decision reggie pena def josh clark via unanimous decision nicolae cury def elijah harshbargar via submission armbar at 1 27 of round one mikey gomez def mike bernhard via submission rear naked choke at 3 50 of round two john mahlow def bruce connors via unanimous decision . 30 27 30 27