Respect Fighting Championship (RESPECT.FC) is a mixed martial arts organization in Germany. It has won the GNP Award for the best German promotion in 2009,[1] 2010[2] and 2011[3] Especially noteworthy in this context is that RESPECT.FC has beaten the Ultimate Fighting Championship (the biggest mixed martial arts organization in the world), who was nominated with their first German based event UFC 99.[1] The events are broadcast by Fightcast.tv.[4]
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Mixed Martial Arts promotion |
Founded | 2009 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Sven Neumann, Liam Conway |
On April 2, 2011, a 'RESPECT.FC Title Contender Fight' between Ben Boekee and Denis Oliwka took place at "Battle of the South",[5] one of the biggest MMA Events in the Netherlands. That was the first and only co-promotion for RESPECT.FC so far.
RESPECT.FC's rules differ somewhat from the North American Unified Rules. Among the differences are the allowance of knees to the head of downed opponent and stomp kicks to the body, while elbows to the head of downed opponent and soccer kicks are prohibited. Similar to the Unified Rules, fights have 3 rounds each lasting 5 minutes. Title Fights are 5 rounds.[6]
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Björn Schmiedeberg def. Andreas Kraniotakes |
RESPECT.4 Sportpark, Herne, Germany |
September 11, 2010 | 1. def. Sascha Weinpolter at RESPECT.6 on Sep 17, 2011 in Wuppertal, Germany |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Marcin Naruszczka def. Manuel Masuch |
RESPECT.6 Bayer Hall, Wuppertal, Germany |
September 17, 2011 | 1. def. Mario Stapel at RESPECT.7 on Apr 21, 2012 in Essen, Germany |
Title vacated after Naruszczka moved down to middleweight. |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Sebastian Risch def. Nick Hein |
RESPECT.6 Bayer Hall, Wuppertal, Germany |
September 17, 2011 | |
2 | Nicolas Penzer | RESPECT.7 Eishalle, Essen, Germany |
April 21, 2012 | |
3 | Marcin Naruszczka | RESPECT.9 Bayer Sportscenter, Dormagen, Germany |
April 13, 2013 |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Ruben Crawford def. Steve Mensing |
RESPECT.7 Eishalle, Essen, Germany |
April 21, 2012 |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Cengiz Dana def. Niko Lohmann |
RESPECT.6 Bayer Hall, Wuppertal, Germany |
September 17, 2011 | 1. def. Adam Golonkiewicz at RESPECT.7 on Apr 21, 2012 in Essen, Germany |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Ben Boekee def. Marcel Jedidi |
RESPECT.6 Bayer Hall, Wuppertal, Germany |
September 17, 2011 |
Event | Date | City | Venue |
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RESPECT FC 1 [13] | March 14, 2009 | Herne | Fighters World Herne |
RESPECT FC 2 [14] | November 7, 2009 | Herne | Sportpark Herne |
RESPECT FC 3 [15] | April 24, 2010 | Essen | Sporthalle Bergeborbeck |
RESPECT FC 4 [16] | September 11, 2010 | Herne | Sportpark Herne |
RESPECT FC 5 [17] | April 9, 2011 | Essen | Zeche Amalie |
RESPECT FC 6 "Stronger than ever" [18] | September 17, 2011 | Wuppertal | Bayerhalle Wuppertal |
RESPECT FC 7 [19] | April 21, 2012 | Essen | Eishalle Essen |
RESPECT FC 8 | September 22, 2012 | Wuppertal | Bayerhalle Wuppertal |
RESPECT FC 9 | April 13, 2013 | Dormagen | Bayer Sport Center |
RESPECT FC 10 | September 28, 2013 | Wuppertal | Bayerhalle Wuppertal |
RESPECT FC 11 | April 5, 2014 | Dormagen | Bayer Sport Center |
RESPECT FC 12 | April 11, 2015 | Wuppertal | Bayer Sportpark |
RESPECT FC 13 | July 18, 2015 | Karlsruhe | Rintheimer Halle |
RESPECT FC 14 | September 19, 2015 | Karlsruhe | Rheinstrandhalle |
RESPECT FC 15 | March 12, 2016 | Karlsruhe | Rintheimer Halle |
RESPECT FC 16 | April 9, 2016 | Cologne | FIBO (trade show) |
RESPECT FC 17 | September 17, 2016 | Karlsruhe | Rheinstrandhalle |
RESPECT FC 18 | December 4, 2016 | Cologne | Sartory-Säle |
RESPECT FC 19 | September 21, 2019 | Limburg an der Lahn | Alte Markthalle |
RESPECT FC: AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS 6 | November 9, 2019 | Idstein | Limeshalle |
RESPECT FC 20 | September 26, 2020 | Hanover | Star Event Center |