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Respect Fighting Championship

Mixed martial arts organization in Germany

Summary

Mixed martial arts organization in Germany

FieldValue
nameRespect Fighting Championship
logo[[Image:RESPECT.FC Logo.jpg250pxRESPECT.FC Logo]]
typePrivate
foundation2009
industryMixed Martial Arts promotion
location_cityHessen
location_countryGermany
key_peopleSven Neumann, Liam Conway

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, 2010 and 2011 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. The events are broadcast by Fightcast.tv.

History

Partnership with Battle of the South (Netherlands)

On April 2, 2011, a 'RESPECT.FC Title Contender Fight' between Ben Boekee and Denis Oliwka took place at "Battle of the South", one of the biggest MMA Events in the Netherlands. That was the first and only co-promotion for RESPECT.FC so far.

Rules

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.

Current champions

DivisionUpper weight limitChampionSinceDefenses
Heavyweight120 kgGermany Björn Schmiedeberg11. September 2010 (RESPECT.4)1
Cruiserweight93 kgGermany Stephan Puetz13. April 2013 (RESPECT.9)0
Middleweight84 kgPoland Marcin Naruszczka13. April, 2013 (RESPECT.9)0
Welterweight77 kgGermany Ruben Crawford21. April 2012 (RESPECT.7)0
Lightweight70 kgGermany Cengiz Dana17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6)1
Featherweight65 kgNetherlands Ben Boekee17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6)0

Championship history

Heavyweight Championship

No.NameEventDateDefenses1
Germany Björn Schmiedeberg
def. Andreas KraniotakesRESPECT.4
Sportpark, Herne, Germany1. def. Sascha Weinpolter at RESPECT.6 on Sep 17, 2011 in Wuppertal, Germany

Cruiserweight Championship

No.NameEventDateDefenses1
Poland Marcin Naruszczka
def. Manuel MasuchRESPECT.6
Bayer Hall, Wuppertal, Germany1. def. Mario Stapel at RESPECT.7 on Apr 21, 2012 in Essen, Germany
Title vacated after Naruszczka moved down to middleweight.

Middleweight Championship

No.NameEventDateDefenses123
Germany Sebastian Risch
def. Nick HeinRESPECT.6
Bayer Hall, Wuppertal, Germany
Germany Nicolas PenzerRESPECT.7
Eishalle, Essen, Germany
Poland Marcin NaruszczkaRESPECT.9
Bayer Sportscenter, Dormagen, Germany

Welterweight Championship

No.NameEventDateDefenses1
Germany Ruben Crawford
def. Steve MensingRESPECT.7
Eishalle, Essen, Germany

Lightweight Championship

No.NameEventDateDefenses1
Germany Cengiz Dana
def. Niko LohmannRESPECT.6
Bayer Hall, Wuppertal, Germany1. def. Adam Golonkiewicz at RESPECT.7 on Apr 21, 2012 in Essen, Germany

Featherweight Championship

No.NameEventDateDefenses1
Netherlands Ben Boekee
def. Marcel JedidiRESPECT.6
Bayer Hall, Wuppertal, Germany

Notable fighters

  • Germany Björn Schmiedeberg - #1 ranked German HW fighter, RESPECT.FC Heavyweight Champion
  • Holland Ben Boekee - WFCA Dutch Featherweight Champion, RESPECT.FC Featherweight Champion
  • Germany Cengiz Dana - M-1 Global, KSW and Cage Warriors veteran, RESPECT.FC Lightweight Champion
  • Austria Sascha Weinpolter - #1 ranked Austrian HW fighter, Austria MMA Heavyweight Champion
  • Germany Andreas Kraniotakes - #3 ranked German HW fighter, Cage Warriors veteran, appears as a character in EA Sports MMA video game
  • Holland Danny Hoyer - IKF Sanshou Super-Welterweight World Champion
  • Germany Janosch Stefan - 2nd Place Combat Sambo World Championships 2008
  • Germany Nordin Asrih - TUF Season 13 contestant and M-1 Global veteran
  • Germany Alexandra Sanchez - Jewels Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 Champion
  • Holland Raymond Jarman - M-1 Global & Shooto veteran
  • Germany Nick Hein - European Judo Champion 2006
  • Germany Jesse-Björn Buckler - Cage Warriors and SLAMM!! Events veteran

Events

EventDateCityVenue
RESPECT FC 1Germany HerneFighters World Herne
RESPECT FC 2Germany HerneSportpark Herne
RESPECT FC 3Germany EssenSporthalle Bergeborbeck
RESPECT FC 4Germany HerneSportpark Herne
RESPECT FC 5Germany EssenZeche Amalie
RESPECT FC 6 "Stronger than ever"Germany WuppertalBayerhalle Wuppertal
RESPECT FC 7Germany EssenEishalle Essen
RESPECT FC 8Germany WuppertalBayerhalle Wuppertal
RESPECT FC 9Germany DormagenBayer Sport Center
RESPECT FC 10Germany WuppertalBayerhalle Wuppertal
RESPECT FC 11Germany DormagenBayer Sport Center
RESPECT FC 12Germany WuppertalBayer Sportpark
RESPECT FC 13Germany KarlsruheRintheimer Halle
RESPECT FC 14Germany KarlsruheRheinstrandhalle
RESPECT FC 15Germany KarlsruheRintheimer Halle
RESPECT FC 16Germany CologneFIBO (trade show)
RESPECT FC 17Germany KarlsruheRheinstrandhalle
RESPECT FC 18Germany CologneSartory-Säle
RESPECT FC 19Germany Limburg an der LahnAlte Markthalle
RESPECT FC: AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS 6Germany IdsteinLimeshalle
RESPECT FC 20Germany HanoverStar Event Center

References

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  2. "GnP Awards 2010: Veranstalter des Jahres national . Kolumnen . GroundandPound". Groundandpound.de.
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  5. "Battle of the South 31 maart 2012 kickboxing k1 en mixed martial arts". Battleofthesouth.nl.
  6. "RESPECT.FC | Germany's Premier MMA Event". Respectfc.de.
  7. "Schwergewicht . GroundandPound". Groundandpound.de.
  8. "World Full Contact Association".
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  19. (2012-04-21). "RFC - Respect Fighting Championship 7". Sherdog.com.
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