Impact Fighting Championships (Impact FC) was an Australian mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. The promotion held two of three planned events in July 2010[1] featuring veteran fighters of Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships. Impact FC was financed by Australian concert promoter Andrew McManus[2] and created, organized, and produced by Brazilian promoter Tom Huggins,[3] who helped promote Elite Xtreme Combat, Extreme Cagefighting, Bitetti Combat, and many other MMA events.[4]
The promoters planned to put on three events in a single month in order gauge the interest of Australian fans to mixed martial arts.[1] The first event, held on 10 July 2010 was expected to have a crowd over 1000 in the arena and be broadcast to a world-wide audience of 2.5 million.[3] Following the second event controversy arose over payments to the fighters participating in the event.[5] The fighters had left the arena following the show and traveled home without being paid for the event, going against many boxing and MMA commissions rules, though Thomas Huggins did directly contact the commission to notify them of Andrew McManus' failure to pay fighters as the licensed promoter, before any fighters left however the Commission said it had no power to force McManus to pay. Some fighters did receive partial payments in later weeks, but many were reporting they had gone unpaid. Huggins who had created the event had intended it to be a larger series of fights functioning as a collective of promoters licensing and sharing the Brand in many territories and had recruited local promoters around the world to work under this banner, however after McManus' failure to pay fighters Huggins and the other promoters felt the brand was effectively ruined and had to abandon it.[2][6]
Vaculik defeated Taylor-Smith via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:16 of the second round.
Welterweight bout: Shane Nix vs. Manuel Rodriguez
Rodriguez defeated Nix via technical submission (north-south choke) at 4:22 of the first round.
References
^ abAlonso, Marcelo (13 May 2010). . Portaldovt.com.br. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ ab"Exclusive: Impact FC Hasn't Paid Its Fighters; Promoters Blame Each Other". CagePotato. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ abNancarrow, Dan (9 July 2010). "The rise of rage in a cage". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^Alonso, Marcelo (21 August 2009). "Arona, Filho, Rizzo Return to Brazilian Roots for Bitetti Combat". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^Holland, Jesse (29 July 2010). "Impact FC: Salaries not coming from a land down under". MMAMania.com. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^Non, Sergio (29 July 2010). "Impact FC fighters still waiting for payment". USA Today. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^"Impact FC 1 - The Uprising: Brisbane". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
^Sherdog.com. "Rumored Fights". tapology.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
^Sherdog.com. "Fraternizing, Giant Puddle Dominate Impact FC Presser". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
^"Impact FC 2 - The Uprising: Sydney". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
^"Impact Promoter: Sapp Never Signed Contract, Replaced by Morris". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
External links
Impact FC at Sherdog.com
Impact FC - The Uprising - Brisbane Event at ImpactFC.au.com
Impact FC 1 at Sherdog.com
Impact FC 1 results from MMAJunkie.com
January 30, 2023
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Impact Fighting Championships Impact FC was an Australian mixed martial arts MMA promotion The promotion held two of three planned events in July 2010 1 featuring veteran fighters of Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships Impact FC was financed by Australian concert promoter Andrew McManus 2 and created organized and produced by Brazilian promoter Tom Huggins 3 who helped promote Elite Xtreme Combat Extreme Cagefighting Bitetti Combat and many other MMA events 4 Impact Fighting ChampionshipsTypePrivateIndustryMMA PromotionFoundedJuly 2010FounderAndrew Mcmanus Thomas HugginsDefunctJuly 2012HeadquartersSydney AustraliaKey peopleThomas Huggins Creator and event organizerThe promoters planned to put on three events in a single month in order gauge the interest of Australian fans to mixed martial arts 1 The first event held on 10 July 2010 was expected to have a crowd over 1000 in the arena and be broadcast to a world wide audience of 2 5 million 3 Following the second event controversy arose over payments to the fighters participating in the event 5 The fighters had left the arena following the show and traveled home without being paid for the event going against many boxing and MMA commissions rules though Thomas Huggins did directly contact the commission to notify them of Andrew McManus failure to pay fighters as the licensed promoter before any fighters left however the Commission said it had no power to force McManus to pay Some fighters did receive partial payments in later weeks but many were reporting they had gone unpaid Huggins who had created the event had intended it to be a larger series of fights functioning as a collective of promoters licensing and sharing the Brand in many territories and had recruited local promoters around the world to work under this banner however after McManus failure to pay fighters Huggins and the other promoters felt the brand was effectively ruined and had to abandon it 2 6 Contents 1 List of events 1 1 Impact FC 1 1 1 1 Background 1 1 2 Results 1 2 Impact FC 2 1 2 1 Background 1 2 2 Fight Card 2 References 3 External linksList of events EditImpact FC 1 Edit Impact FC 1 The Uprising Brisbane was held on 10 July 2010 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane Australia 7 Background Edit Big John McCarthy former head referee for the UFC was the referee for the Uprising series Dylan Andrews was rumored to fight Steven Kennedy but it was never officially scheduled 8 Luis Dutra Jr was forced off the card because he separated his biceps Ben Mortimer was Luis Dutra s replacement A hand injury to Felise Leniu and illness of Brad Morris left Bira Lima and Jeff Monson without opponents and they fought each other 9 Results Edit Welterweight bout Karo Parisyan vs Ben MortimerParisyan defeated Mortimer via submission rear naked choke at 4 18 of the second round Catchweight 160 lb bout Tom Waters vs Jacob MahonyWaters defeated Mahony via TKO punches at 1 38 of the second round Heavyweight bout Fabio Fernandes vs Api HemaraFernandes defeated Hemara via submission rear naked choke at 3 58 of the first round Lightweight bout Thiago Meller vs Jai BradneyMeller defeated Bradney via submission guillotine at 1 32 of the first round Welterweight bout Brian Ebersole vs Carlos NewtonEbersole defeated Newton via unanimous decision Heavyweight bout Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs Joaquim FerreiraSokoudjou defeated Ferreira via TKO punches at 1 20 of the first round Heavyweight bout Jeff Monson vs Bira LimaMonson defeated Lima via unanimous decision Heavyweight bout Josh Barnett vs Geronimo dos SantosBarnett defeated dos Santos via TKO punches at 2 35 of the first round Impact FC 2 Edit Impact FC 2 The Uprising Sydney was held on 18 July 2010 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney Australia 10 Background Edit Big John McCarthy was the referee for the series Geronimo dos Santos vs Josh Barnett and Brian Ebersole vs Carlos Newton from Impact FC 1 The Uprising Brisbane were replayed during the broadcast of this card Bob Sapp was pulled from this event due to a dispute with Impact FC 11 Fight Card Edit Heavyweight bout Ken Shamrock vs Pedro RizzoRizzo defeated Shamrock via TKO leg kicks and punches at 3 33 of the first round Welterweight bout Paul Daley vs Daniel AcacioDaley defeated Acacio via submission elbow at 1 15 of the third round Super Heavyweight bout Soa Palelei vs Brad MorrisPalelei defeated Morris via submission americana at 4 20 of the first round Middleweight bout Paulo Filho vs Denis KangFilho and Kang fought to a draw split at 5 00 of the third round The judges scored the fight 29 28 27 30 and 29 29 Middleweight bout Murilo Rua vs Jeremy MayRua defeated May via submission guillotine choke at 4 12 of the first round Middleweight bout Murilo Bustamante vs Jesse TaylorTaylor defeated Bustamante via TKO verbal tap at 2 10 of the second round Heavyweight bout Peter Graham vs Jim YorkYork defeated Graham via submission rear naked choke at 3 44 of the first round Light Heavyweight bout Glover Teixeira vs Marko PeseljTeixeira defeated Peselj via TKO punches at 3 01 of the first round Lightweight bout Richie Vaculik vs Glenn Taylor SmithVaculik defeated Taylor Smith via submission rear naked choke at 4 16 of the second round Welterweight bout Shane Nix vs Manuel RodriguezRodriguez defeated Nix via technical submission north south choke at 4 22 of the first round References Edit a b Alonso Marcelo 13 May 2010 Interview with Tom Huggins A brain storm about MMA in Brazil and US Portaldovt com br Archived from the original on 28 November 2010 Retrieved 5 July 2011 a b Exclusive Impact FC Hasn t Paid Its Fighters Promoters Blame Each Other CagePotato Retrieved 5 July 2011 a b Nancarrow Dan 9 July 2010 The rise of rage in a cage Brisbane Times Retrieved 5 July 2011 Alonso Marcelo 21 August 2009 Arona Filho Rizzo Return to Brazilian Roots for Bitetti Combat Sherdog com Retrieved 5 July 2011 Holland Jesse 29 July 2010 Impact FC Salaries not coming from a land down under MMAMania com Retrieved 5 July 2011 Non Sergio 29 July 2010 Impact FC fighters still waiting for payment USA Today Retrieved 5 July 2011 Impact FC 1 The Uprising Brisbane Sherdog com Retrieved 21 June 2010 Sherdog com Rumored Fights tapology com Retrieved 26 July 2013 Sherdog com Fraternizing Giant Puddle Dominate Impact FC Presser Sherdog com Retrieved 10 August 2010 Impact FC 2 The Uprising Sydney Sherdog com Retrieved 21 June 2010 Impact Promoter Sapp Never Signed Contract Replaced by Morris Sherdog com Retrieved 15 July 2010 External links EditImpact FC at Sherdog com Impact FC The Uprising Brisbane Event at ImpactFC au com Official Fight Card for The Uprising Brisbane Impact FC 1 at Sherdog com Impact FC 1 results from MMAJunkie com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Impact Fighting Championships amp oldid 1027400421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
