The Final Fight: Stars War edit

The Final Fight: Stars War, also known as K-1 Final Fight Stars War in Zagreb, was a kickboxing event produced by Final Fight Championship that was held on 31 October 2003 at Dom Sportova in Zagreb, Croatia. It was the inaugural event held under the FFC banner.

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Mike Bernardo and Sergey Gur. Additionally, the card also featured Stefan Leko, Alexey Ignashov, and Vitali Akhramenko.

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Cro Cop Final Fight edit

Cro Cop Final Fight was a kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 10 March 2012 at Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia.

Final Fight had a nine-year break before organizing its second event titled Cro Cop Final Fight.

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Mirko Cro Cop and eight-time K-1 WGP finalist Ray Sefo. The bout also marked Mirko Cro Cop's return to kickboxing after nine years spent in mixed martial arts. Moreover, it was also first Cro Cop's major fight in front of his hometown audience.

In addition to Mirko Cro Cop and Sefo, the event, attended by a crowd of approximately 11,000 people, included the likes of former It's Showtime champion Daniel Ghiță, SUPERKOMBAT WGP winner Sergei Lascenko and former It's Showtime champion Sahak Parparyan.^[2] Up and coming local fighters also got a chance to make a name for themselves, such as Mladen Brestovac, Toni Milanović and Agron Preteni.

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FFC era edit

In March 2013, Fight Channel announced a series of events under the Final Fight brand, with the addition of the word "Championship" (C) in the promotion's name, revealing its intention to organize title bouts in the future.^[3] Also revealed was its new updated logo. FFC President Orsat Zovko announced that the promotion would hold at least 10 events in 2013,^[4] which would feature kickboxing and MMA bouts in equal measure. Each event was to have ten fights, four on the preliminary fight card and six on the main card. This was a novelty considering that the first two Final Fight events featured only kickboxing matches. The events were to be broadcast live on Fight Channel in Croatia, but also on many other international cable platforms. Zovko relied on the success of K-1 WGP Final event in Zagreb, Croatia, also produced and co-organized by Fight Channel in 2003 and ultimately won by Mirko Cro Cop.^[5] It was first K-1 WGP Final ever held outside Japan.^[6]

FFC 3: Jurković vs. Cătinaș edit

FFC 3: Jurković vs. Cătinaș was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 19 April 2013 at Gripe in Split, Croatia

The event was headlined by a heavyweight kickboxing bout between Igor Jurković and Raul Cătinaș.

Local fighter Agron Preteni who defeated favourite Romanian Andrei Stoica at the K-1 WGP Final several weeks earlier was also to fight at the event but he was forced to withdraw citing an injury. The promotion was unable to find a last-minute replacement for Preteni, which is why FFC 3 featured nine instead of the scheduled 10 fights.^[7]

In the first preliminary MMA bout of the evening, Ivan Gluhak defeated Dejan Milošević via stoppage at the end of the second round. Gluhak vs. Milošević was the first MMA bout in Final Fight Championship's history.^[8]

In the main event, Igor Jurković defeated Romanian Cătinaș via decision, while in the co-main event K-1 WGP Final semifinalist Pavel Zhuravlev KO'ed Italy's Luca Panto.

FFC 3 was broadcast live in more than fifty countries, including national TV stations in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatian national TV network Nova TV later reported that FFC 3 had a 32% share in TV ratings, making the event the most watched show of that week.^[9]

After the event, Orsat Zovko announced the upcoming events in Zadar, Osijek and Poreč, as well as FFC's expansion and events in other countries of the Southeastern Europe.

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FFC 4: Perak vs. Joni edit

FFC 4: Perak vs. Joni was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 10 May 2013 at Višnjik in Zadar, Croatia.

The event was headlined by a heavyweight MMA bout between Maro Perak and Tibor Joni.

Only three weeks after its first event under the new name, Final Fight Championship held its first event in Zadar, Croatia.^[10] The event took place in Višnjik arena with the capacity of 9,500 seats. According to the media estimates, FFC 4 was attended by a 4,500-strong crowd, a significantly better result compared to the previous FFC 3 in Split. FFC 4 was the first event in the promotion's history with an MMA bout in the main event.

After numerous cancellations and injuries, Maro Perak. Perak called out Denis Stojnić, a former UFC fighter, but Stojnić refused the offer. Stojnić told the media that his goal was to make it back to the UFC and for that he needed a win over a big name like Mirko Cro Cop, Mustapha Al Turk, Andrei Arlovski or Jeff Monsont.^[11][12]

In the co-main event, Croatian kickboxing heavyweight Mladen Brestovac defeated Sergei Lascenko via decision after three rounds. Both fighters had previously participated in the K-1 WGP Final in Zagreb where Brestovac defeated Spain's Frank Munoz, while Lascenko lost to Dževad Poturak.^[13]

Poland's Maciej Browarski, who stepped in on short notice, pulled off a huge upset when he defeated one of the best European MMA lightheavyweight fighters, Jason Jones, in the first round.^[14]

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FFC 5: Rodriguez vs. Simonjič edit

FFC 5: Rodriguez vs. Simonjič was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 24 May 2013 at Gradski vrt in Osijek, Croatia.^[16]

The event was headlined by a heavyweight MMA bout between former UFC champion Ricco Rodriguez and Slovenia's Tomaž Simonjič.

In the co-main event, Ukraine's kickboxer Pavel Zhuravlev KO'ed the Netherlands's Vinchenzo Renfurm, making his second consecutive win in the FFC. Croatia's MMA Ante Delija and Ante Račić also achieved wins, while Bosnian Igor Emkić defeated Ivan Stanić fighting out of Croatia.

Only two bouts went the distance.

At the post-fight presser, Ricco Rodriguez called out former UFC fighter Denis Stojnić.^[17] Stojnić later refused that proposition claiming that UFC matchmaker Joe Silva wanted him to fight Mirko Cro Cop, Mustapha Al Turk, Andrei Arlovski or Jeff Monson.^[18]

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FFC 6: Jurković vs. Poturak edit

FFC 6: Jurković vs. Poturak was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 14 June 2013 at Žatika Sport Centre in Poreč, Croatia.

The event was headlined by a kickboxing heavyweight bout between Igor Jurković and Dževad Poturak.

FFC 6 marked the second FFC event headlined by Igor Jurković after FFC 3 in Split, Croatia, on 19 April 2013.

The co-main event featured two top kickboxing heavyweights. The Dutch Hesdy Gerges defeated Pavel Zhuravlev via split decision.^[19][20] The bout marked Zhuravlev's first FFC defeat after two wins.

Hungary's Laszlo Senyei defeated Ivica Trušček via unanimous decision in an MMA welterweight bout.^[20]

Ibrahim El Bouni beat Bosnian kickboxer Igor Emkić in 29 seconds via a KO.

At the post-fight presser, FFC President Orsat Zovko announced the upcoming fall events in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Pula (Croatia), Zagreb (Croatia), Skopje (Macedonia) and Ljubljana (Slovenia).

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FFC 7: Poturak vs. Munoz edit

FFC 7: Poturak vs. Munoz was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 13 March 2015 at Skenderija in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

FFC 7 was originally scheduled for 4 September 2013 but it was cancelled due to Poturak's injury and other technical issues. However, FFC wanted to produce an event in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the opportunity appeared two years later.

The event was headlined by a kickboxing heavyweight bout between Dževad Poturak and Frank Munoz, while the MMA headliner featured Tomislav Spahović and Kamen Georgiev.

Hungary's MMA prospect Laszlo Senyei finished Dawid Defort via GNP in the third round, while heavyweight kickboxers Tomislav Čikotić and Elmir Mehić were awarded the title of 'Fight of the night'.

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FFC 8: Zelg vs. Rodriguez edit

FFC 8: Zelg vs. Rodriguez was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 25 October 2013 at Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.

The event was headlined by an MMA catchweight bout between Zelg Galešić and Ricco Rodriguez with Rodriguez defeating his opponent via submission in the first round.

The co-main event featured a kickboxing heavyweight bout between Mladen Brestovac and Ali Cenik that went the distance in favor of Mladen Brestovac.

Glory's Jahfarr Wilnis made his FFC debut at FFC 8 in Zagreb, Croatia, where he lost to Tomáš Hron.

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FFC 9: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller edit

FFC 9: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 15 November 2013 at Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

In November 2013, FFC held its first event outside of Croatia. FFC 9 was also the first event in the FFC's history that featured two events in one night with kickboxing and MMA sections held separately.

The MMA part of the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between James McSweeney and Stefan Traunmuller. At FFC 9 James McSweeney made his FFC debut and defeated Traunmuller by a first round submission via armbar.

The co-main event featured Primož Vrbinc and Joseph Leitner, while the most anticipated bout of the night was the grudge match between Slovenia's Lemmy Krušič and Vaso Bakočević fighting out of Montenegro that went the distance in favor of Krušič.

The kickboxing part of the event was headlined by Mirko Vorkapič and Chris Ngimbi with Vorkapić pulling an upset and defeating favored former It's Showtime champion Ngimbi.

In the co-main event Ibrahim El Bouni made a successful FFC return defeating favored local kickboxer Miran Fabjan.

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FFC 10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas edit

FFC 10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 13 December 2013 at Boris Trajakovski Sports Center, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

The event was the first that the FFC has hosted in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

The MMA part of the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez and Greek mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler Nestoras Baltzelas. Rodriguez defeated his opponent via second-round TKO.

The co-main event featured Dutch/Albanian professional wrestler Gzim Selmani and Slovenia's Tomaž Simonič with Selmani winning the bout in the first round via RNC. Local MMA fighter Risto Dimitrov stepped into the ring versus Greece's Georgios Vardis eventually winning via decision.

The kickboxing part of the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Rustemi Kreshnik and Croatia's Dino Belošević while Mladen Brestovac vs. Kirk Krouba served as the co-main event. Tomáš Hron scored another FFC win after defeating Croatia's Igor Mihaljević in a heavyweight clash.

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FFC Futures 1 edit

FFC Futures 1 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 1 March 2014 at Marino Cvetković Sports Hall in Opatija, Croatia.

In 2014 Final Fight Championship launched its FFC Futures series – a series of kickboxing and MMA tournaments for younger, aspiring fighters. The winners of the tournament signed a deal with the promotion while the event also featured two super fights including Stipe Bekavac vs. Eddie Sanchez and Ivan Stanić vs. Patrick Van Rees.

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FFC 11: Jurković vs. Kaluđerović edit

FFC 11: Jurković vs. Kaluđerović was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held 4 April 2014 at Gradski vrt Hall in Osijek, Croatia.

The kickboxing part of the event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Igor Jurković and Jovan Kaluđerović.

The MMA part of the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Stipe Bekavac and former UFC and Bellator fighter Eddie "The Manic Hispanic" Sanchez.

In the co-main event of the MMA part of the event Saša Milinković submitted Stefan Traunmuller via arm triangle choke, while Bekavac brutally KO'ed Sanchez in the first round of the headliner.

The first bout of the event featured Ivica Tadijanov and Poland's Marcin Prachnio. Croatia's Ivan Gluhak beat Luca Vitali by a TKO.

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FFC 12: Fabjan vs. Daley edit

FFC 12: Fabjan vs. Daley was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held 25 April 2014 at Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The event was the second that the FFC has hosted at Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The kickboxing part of the event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Bellator's Paul Daley and Miran Fabjan with Daley knocking our Fabjan in the second round

The co-main event bout between Croatia's Teo Mikelić and Slovenia's Mirko Vorkapič ended via doctor's stoppage in the first round since Vorkapič sustained a periorbital hematoma. The kickboxing part of the event kicked off brutally with Mladen Kujunđić's knockout win over Dženan Poturak. In a heavyweight match up Elmir Mehić defeated local favorite Rok Štrucl, while Slovenia's up-and-comer Samo Petje stopped Kevin Hesseling in the first round. The only kickboxing bout that went the distance was the one between Denis Chorchyp and Darian Paladin.

In the MMA headliner Dion 'The Soldier' Staring defeated Tomaž Simonič via submission.

The bout between Hungary's Viktor Halmi and Slovenia's Primož Vrbinc served as the co-main event.

Croatia's MMA up-and-comer Luka Jelčić and Krasimir Georgiev opened the MMA part of the event with Jelčić finishing his opponent via GNP. Antun Račić showcased his ground game finishing Zoltan Turi via armbar. Croatia's Ivica Trušček defeated Michael Pfunder via RNC, while Slovenia's Bor Bratovž submitted his opponent in the first round.

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FFC Futures 2 edit

FFC Futures 2 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 3 May 2014 at Marino Cvetković Sports Hall in Opatija, Croatia.

The event was the second in the FFC Futures series – a series of kickboxing and MMA tournaments for younger, aspiring fighters. The winners of the tournament signed a deal with the promotion while the event also featured two super fights including an MMA heavyweight bout between Ante Delija and Ruben Wolf as well as a heavyweight kickboxing match between Mladen Brestovac and Tomas Pakutinskas.

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FFC 13: Jurković vs. Tavares edit

FFC 13: Jurković vs. Tavares was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held 6 June 2014 at Krešimir Ćosić Hall in Zadar, Croatia.

The event was the second that the FFC has hosted at Krešimir Ćosić Hall in Zadar, Croatia.

The event was headlined by a light heavyweight kickboxing bout between Igor Jurković and Luis Tavares. Jurković dominated throughout the whole match and won via unanimous decision.

In the co-main event Sergei Lascenko TKO'ed Dimitris Delis.

The MMA part of the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Ruben Wolf fighting out of Germany and Croatia's Saša Milinković. Wolf brutally KO'ed his opponent via soccer kick.

The grueling bout between Matej Batinić and Ivan Brkljača served as the co-main event.

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FFC Futures 3 edit

FFC Futures 3 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 27 September 2014 at Sutinska Vrela Sports Hall in Zagreb, Croatia.

The event was the third in the FFC Futures series – a series of kickboxing and MMA tournaments for younger, aspiring fighters. The winners of the tournament signed a deal with the promotion while the event also featured two super fights including an MMA heavyweight bout between Ante Delija and Archontis Taxiarchis as well as a heavyweight kickboxing match between Mladen Brestovac and Luca Panto.

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FFC 14: Račić vs. Krušič edit

FFC 14: Račić vs. Krušić was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held 3 October 2014 at Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The event was the third that the FFC has hosted at Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

FFC 14 also featured FFC's inaugural kickboxing title bout that featured Samo Petje and Teo Mikelić in lightweight division as well as FFC's inaugural MMA title bout between Lemmy Krušič and Antun Račićin featherweight division.

The MMA part of the event was headlined by an inaugural featherweight title bout between Croatia's Antun Račić and Slovenia's Lemmy Krušič. After three grueling rounds, Račić won via unanimous decision and thus became the FFC's first featherweight MMA champion.

In the MMA co-event, Poland's light heavyweight Marcin Prachnio brutally TKO'ed Croatia's Stipe Bekavac.

The kickboxing part of the event was headlined by an inaugural lightweight match between Slovenia's Samo Petje and Croatia's Teo Mikelić who was KO'ed in the first round. Samo Petje became FFC's first kickboxing champion.

In the co-main event, Slovenia's light heavyweight Denis Chorchyp defeated Dženan Poturak.

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FFC Futures 4 edit

FFC Futures 4 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 21 November 2014 at Žatika Sport Center in Poreč, Croatia.

The event was the fourth in the FFC Futures series – a series of kickboxing and MMA tournaments for younger, aspiring fighters. The winners of the tournament signed a deal with the promotion.

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FFC 15: Jurković vs. Stolzenbach edit

FFC 15: Jurković vs. Stolzenbach was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 21 November 2014 at Žatika Sport Center in Poreč, Croatia.

The event was headlined by a light heavyweight kickboxing bout between Igor Jurković and Dennis Stolzenbach.

In the kickboxing co-main event, FFC lightweight champion Samo Petje fought Milan Paleš in a non-title bout and won via TKO in the second round.

The MMA part of the event was headlined by the inaugural FFC MMA lightweight title bout between Viktor Halmi and Matej Truhan. Hungary's Viktor Halmi won via TKO in the third round.

MMA co-main event featured a featherweight bout between Filip Pejić and Francisco Albano Barrio that ended with a highlight reel TKO.

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FFC 16: Sakara vs. Browarski edit

FFC 16: Sakara vs. Browarski was a mixed martial arts, kickboxing and boxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 6 December 2014 at Multiversum Schwechat in Vienna, Austria.

This event was the first FFC event hosted in Vienna, Austria.

The event was headlined by a light heavyweight MMA bout between former UFC fighter Alessio Sakara and Maciej Browarski. Nandor Guelmino was expected to face Croatia's heavyweight Maro Perak in the headliner, but he pulled out due to injury.

In the MMA co-main event, Philipp Schranz defeated Lemmy Kušič via guillotine in the first round.

The kickboxing part of the event was headlined by a welterweight inaugural title bout between Shkodran Veseli and Douli Chen. Veseli was expected to face Paul Daley, but Daley pulled out.

In the kickboxing co-main event Fadi Meriza did his farewell bout against Gianfranco Capurso, knocking Capursko out in the first round.

FFC 16 was FFC's first event that introduced boxing matches on its preliminary card as well the first FFC event that featured female boxers. Nicole Wesner defeated Gina Chamie for the vacant WIBF Woman's International lightweight title and vacant World Boxing Federation female lightweight title.

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FFC 17 Futures Super Finals edit

FFC 17: Futures Super Finals was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 20 December 2014 at Marino Cvetković Sports Hall in Opatija, Croatia.

The event served as the end-of-the-year finale of the FFC Futures series – a series of kickboxing and MMA tournaments for younger, aspiring fighters. The winners of the tournament signed a deal with the promotion.

The event also featured two kickboxing super fights. Mladen Brestovac defeated Wiesław Kwaśniewski thus winning the FFC inaugural kickboxing heavyweight title. Local kickboxing favorite Ivan Stanić defeated Bahrudin Mahmić.

In the MMA super fight Dion Staring defeated former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez and won the FFC's inaugural heavyweight MMA title.^[36][37]

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FFC 18: Pokrajac vs. Taxiarchis edit

FFC 18: Pokrajac vs. Taxiarchis was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 17 April 2015 at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

After holding three previous events in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the event was the first that the organization has hosted at Arena Stožice.

The MMA part of the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former UFC fighter Igor Pokrajac and Archontis Taxiarchis. Igor Pokrajac made successful FFC debut defeating Taxiarchis vis first-round KO.

In the MMA co-main event Laszlo Senyei and Tonči Peruško fought in a welterweight contender bout. Senyei won via first-round RNC and secured his #1 position as a contender.

Filip Pejić and Slobodan Maksimović fought for the lightweight contender position but the bout was ruled out as No Contest.

The kickboxing part of the event was headlined by a title bout between FFC lightweight champion Samo Petje and Valentin Rybalko. Petje successfully defended his title.

In the kickboxing co-main event Mladen Brestovac defended his FFC heavyweight title against Colin George.

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FFC 19: Sakara vs. Akil edit

FFC 19: Sakara vs. Akil was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 18 September 2015 at TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria.

This event marked the first time that the FFC hosted an event in Linz, Austria.

The fight card featured Italian MMA fighter Alessio Sakara facing off against Dib Akil in the MMA portion of the event, with Jason Wilnis and David Keclik headlining the kickboxing section.

Alessio Sakara made his return to the ring after a hiatus forced by a bicep rupture he sustained during his match against Poland's Maciej Browarski at FFC 16. In the co-main event of the MMA section, Bosnia's Tomislav Spahović squared off against Gustav Diets in the light heavyweight division. Marcin Prachnio went up against Croatia's wrestler Matej Batinić.

The MMA portion of the event kicked off with a fight in which Darko Stošić defeated Hatef Moeil.

The main event of the kickboxing segment marked the farewell bout for Austria's David Keclik, who faced off against Glory's Jason Wilnis. In the light heavyweight division, Glory's Antonio Plazibat secured victory over Daniel Škvor.

FFC 20: Pokrajac vs. Maisuradze edit

FFC 20: Pokrajac vs. Maisuradze was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 23 October 2015 at Dvorana Dražena Petrovića in Zagreb, Croatia.

With this event, FFC returned to its hometown of Zagreb, Croatia, after three-years. The last event FFC hosted in Zagreb was FFC 8 in 2013.

This event was headlined by former UFC fighter Igor Pokrajac, who faced off against Zauri Maisuradze in the MMA portion of the event.

The MMA co-main event was originally slated to be the FFC lightweight championship bout between FFC champion Viktor Halmi and Ivica Trušček. However, Trušček failed to make weight, and as a result, Halmi accepted a catchweight bout. Unfortunately, due to Trušček's weight issue, this match was not contested as a title bout.

In the main event of the kickboxing segment of the show, Frederic Sinistra emerged victorious by defeating Dževad Poturak in the heavyweight division.

FFC 21: Staring vs. Kraniotakes edit

FFC 21: Staring vs. Kraniotakes was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 27 November 2015 in Rijeka, Croatia.

The event marked the promotion's inaugural hosting in Rijeka, Croatia. FFC 21 showcased three title bouts.

In the main event of the MMA portion, FFC heavyweight champion Dion Staring faced off against Germany's Andreas Kraniotakes, who aimed to capture the championship. This marked Dion Staring's first title defense since his victory over Ricco Rodriguez at FFC 17: Futures Super Finals, where he claimed the inaugural heavyweight title.

In the co-main event, Tomislav Spahović and Poland's Marcin Prachnio competed for the FFC's inaugural light heavyweight title, with Prachnio emerging as the victor.

Another title bout occurred in the kickboxing segment of the event, where Slovenia's Samo Petje successfully defended his title against Tigran Movsisyan.

FFC 22: Van Roosmalen vs. Michailidis edit

FFC 22: Van Roosmalen vs. Michailidis was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 19 February 2016 at Faliro Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.

The event marked the first occasion that the promotion had hosted an event in Athens, Greece.

The MMA card featured a featherweight bout in the headline match, pitting former Glory featherweight and lightweight champion Robin van Roosmalen against Athinodoros Michailidis. Notably, this fight marked Van Roosmalen's MMA debut.

The kickboxing section was led by a light heavyweight title bout between Pavel Zhuravlev and Brian Douwes. Igor Jurković, the former FFC light heavyweight champion, had held the title for several years but retired, leaving the spot vacant.

In another title bout within the kickboxing lightweight division, the reigning champion Samo Petje faced off against Meletis Kakoubavas. Samo Petje suffered a brutal knockout in the second round, resulting in Kakoubavas becoming the new champion.

FFC Futures champion and Glory kickboxer Antonio Plazibat experienced his first career defeat in a match against Sergej Maslobojev.

Another FFC Futures champion, Jasmin Bajrović, was knocked out in a welterweight bout against Dimitris Chiotis.

FFC 23: Sadeghi vs. Movsisyan edit

FFC 23: Sadeghi vs. Movsisyan was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 18 March 2016 in Vienna, Austria.

In the main MMA fight of the event, Austria's Philipp Schranz faced off against the UK's James Brum in featherweight division.

In the co-main event, there was a title match in the featherweight division, where Ahmed Vila competed against FFC champion Viktor Halmi, who lost his belt to the Bosnian fighter.

Another title bout showcased Laszlo Senyei against Ivan Gluhak. Senyei secured victory by submitting his opponent with a triangle choke, earning the inaugural welterweight belt.

In the kickboxing segment of the event, FFC welterweight champion Shkodran Veseli was originally scheduled to defend his title against Eyevan Danenberg. Unfortunately, Veseli had to withdraw, leading to Danenberg facing Ayub Gaziev, whom he defeated via TKO.

FFC 24: Villefort vs. Rela edit

FFC 24: Villefort vs. Rela was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 4 June 2016 in Daytona Beach, FL, United States.

The event marked the inaugural occasion that the promotion hosted in the United States.

The MMA segment of the event showcased both American and Brazilian fighters, all of whom were making their debuts in the FFC. The headline bout featured Thiago Rela and former UFC fighter Danillo Villefort.

In the co-main MMA bout, Roberto Neves squared off against Valdir Araujo in the catchweight division.

On the kickboxing portion of the card, the event included the participation of several European fighters, including Mladen Brestovac and Tigran Movsisyan.

In the main event, Mladen Brestovac returned to the ring following a previous loss to Rico Verhoeven in a title fight at Glory 28 Paris. His opponent at FFC 24 was Steven Banks.

FFC 25: Mitchell vs. Lopez edit

FFC 25: Mitchell vs. Lopez was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 11 June 2016 in Springfield, MA, United States.

The event marked the inaugural occasion for the promotion in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Originally, the MMA segment of the event was set to be headlined by Dion Staring and Serbia's Darko Stošić. However, Staring withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was subsequently replaced by Manny Murillo. As a result, this bout assumed the co-main event status.

The primary matchup featured former UFC fighter David Mitchell, who faced off against Dervin Lopez.

Ahmed Vila, the FFC lightweight champion, had initially been slated to compete for the vacated featherweight belt against Adam Borics. However, due to visa issues, this bout had to be canceled.

The lightweight division witnessed a showdown between two former UFC fighters, Leonardo Mafra and Anthony Njokuani.

The kickboxing segment of the event also showcased several European fighters, including Pavel Zhuravlev, Denis Marjanović, and Donegi Abena.

In the main kickboxing bout, former interim Glory light heavyweight champion Pavel Zhuravlev squared off against Benjanin Fuimaono.

In the heavyweight division, a notable victory was achieved by the then 19-year-old Donegi Abena, who secured a TKO victory over Maurice Jackson.

FFC 26: Staring vs. Stošić edit

FFC 26: Staring vs. Stošić was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 24 September 2016 in Linz, Austria.

The event marked the promotion's second venture in Linz, Austria.

FFC 26 signified the return of Final Fight Championship to the European scene, commencing with a showdown in Austria.

The MMA segment of the event showcased a headline match in the heavyweight division, pitting FFC champion Dion Staring against Darko Stošić. This bout had initially been scheduled for FFC 25 but was postponed due to Staring's injury.

In the co-main event, FFC lightweight champion Ahmed Vila was granted another opportunity to vie for the featherweight title. Originally, he was slated to compete for the belt at FFC 25, but circumstances forced him to withdraw from the fight due to visa issues. Croatia's Filip Pejić faced Vila at FFC 26 in Linz, ultimately defeating him to secure the FFC featherweight championship.

The MMA section of the event had also planned to feature a bout between former Glory lightweight and featherweight champion Robin Van Roosmalen and Zoltan Turi. However, Van Roosmalen had to withdraw due to a knee injury.

In the kickboxing division's main event, Shkodran Veseli squared off against Eyevan Danenberg. Their clash was originally scheduled for FFC 23 in Vienna but was postponed when Veseli sustained an injury.

Former FFC lightweight champion Samo Petje made a return to the ring after a devastating knockout he suffered in a match against Meletis Kakoubavas at FFC 22 in Athens. He secured a successful comeback victory against Zahid Zairov.

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FFC 27: Stošić vs. Staring was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 17 December 2016 in Zagreb, Croatia.

FFC concluded 2016 with an event called the "Night of Champions," featuring a fight card primarily composed of title bouts across various divisions.

In the MMA main event, heavyweight Darko Stošić secured victory against Dion Staring in their rematch, maintaining his championship status. Their initial encounter took place at FFC 26 in Linz, Austria, where Stošić claimed his first win over Staring via unanimous decision. Stošić repeated this success in their rematch, once again winning by unanimous decision.

Filip Pejić defended his featherweight division belt for the first time by defeating James Brum via unanimous decision. Pejić initially won the belt at FFC 26 in a match against Ahmed Vila, marking a successful return after a brief stint in the UFC.

In the MMA co-main event, Croatia's Maro Perak faced off against America's Jeremy Kimball for the light heavyweight title.

Initially slated to fight Pavel Doroftei for the FFC vacant middleweight championship belt, David Mitchell was replaced by Andy Manzolo. Meanwhile, middleweight division champion Laszlo Senyei decided to depart from the division, leaving the spot vacant.

Roberto Soldić emerged victorious in the welterweight title bout against Croatia's Ivica Trušćek.

The vacant lightweight title was contested in a bout between SBG's Luka Jelčić and Italy's Danilo Belluardo, who had maintained an undefeated record in the FFC ring.

In the kickboxing main event, Mladen Brestovac defended his heavyweight title against Daniel Lentie from France, shortly after his impressive victory over Jahfarr Wilnis at GLORY 35 in Nice.

Denis Marjanović and Rene Wimmer competed for the inaugural middleweight belt in an anticipated showdown.

The kickboxing segment of the event commenced with a bout in the lightweight division featuring Samo Petje against Tigran Movsisyan. Meletis Kakoubavas, the reigning champion, was unable to participate due to a bicep injury.

FFC 28: Van Roosmalen vs. Dimitrov edit

FFC 28: Van Roosmalen vs. Dimitrov was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 11 March 2017 in Athens, Greece.

The event marked the promotion's second foray into Athens, Greece.

The MMA segment of the event was headlined by FFC featherweight champion Filip Pejić, who faced off against Alexis Savvidis in a catchweight bout.

Robin van Roosmalen, the former Glory Featherweight Champion and former Glory Lightweight Champion, stepped into the MMA ring against Risto Dimitrov and secured victory via TKO in the first round.

FFC heavyweight champion Darko Stošić successfully defended his championship belt again against Emil Zahariev.

In the kickboxing segment, Samo Petje emerged victorious against Meletis Kakoubavas in a catchweight match, while Eyevan Danenberg, a Glory kickboxer, showcased superiority over Ivan Bilić from Croatia in the co-main event.

FFC middleweight champion Denis Marjanović defended his title for the first time against Andi Vrtačić but lost the belt via split decision.

FFC 29: Petje vs. Danenberg edit

FFC 29: Petje vs. Danenberg was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 22 April 2017 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The event marked the fifth occasion of the promotion being hosted in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and the second instance to include a boxing match post FFC 16 in Vienna, Austria.

Croatian boxer and former Olympian Hrvoje Sep made his professional boxing debut at FFC 29 against Serbia's Siniša Kondić in the light heavyweight division. This anticipated debut was announced by Sep immediately after the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

The MMA segment of the event was headlined by FFC lightweight champion Luka Jelčić, defending his belt against Roberto Pastuch. Originally, Valeriou Mirce was scheduled as his opponent, but due to an injury, Mirce was unable to compete on the night of the event.

In the main event of the kickboxing section, former FFC champion Samo Petje moved up a division and secured victory over Glory's Eyevan Danenberg in the welterweight division via a unanimous decision.

Furthermore, FFC heavyweight champion and Glory kickboxer Mladen Brestovac emerged victorious in the co-main event against Dževad Poturak.

FFC 30: Ishii vs. Schmiedeberg edit

FFC 30: Ishii vs. Schmiedeberg was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 21 October 2017 in Linz, Austria.

FFC 31: Neves vs. Egli edit

FFC 31: Neves vs. Egli was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 12 October 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

The event known as 'The Night of Championship' showcased a series of matchups across various divisions and disciplines. The highlight featured a showdown in the welterweight division between Ben Egli and Roberto Neves, vying for the FFC welterweight title. Ben Egli emerged triumphant, securing the position as the new FFC welterweight champion.

In the kickboxing segment of the event, Glory veteran Francois Ambang faced off against Albanian contender Shkodran Veseli in a battle for the FFC welterweight title. Meanwhile, FFC heavyweight champion Mladen Brestovac, representing Croatia, took on Brazil's Jhonata Diniz. Brestovac successfully defended the FFC heavyweight kickboxing title, delivering a decisive knockout victory over Diniz in the third round.

The boxing category witnessed Dennis Morris and Shawn Miller contending for the WBU cruiserweight title. Notably, Morris stepped in for Marquice Weston, originally slated to face Miller on September 28. Following a ten-round bout, Shawn Miller emerged victorious via unanimous decision, claiming the WBU Cruiserweight title.

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