Cage Fury Fighting Championships
Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion primarily operating in the Northeastern United States. Founded by Felix and Amy Martinez, they promoted their first shows in Atlantic City, New Jersey, launching the careers of fighters such as Kimbo Slice. The last-minute cancellation of its sixth event under the ownership of Felix and Amy Martinez in 2007 signaled its temporary demise; however, it resurfaced nearly four years later when Vineland, New Jersey native Robert Haydak Jr. purchased the organization and began promoting shows. Since then Haydak has re-invented the CFFC brand, bringing it to be considered one of the top Regional MMA Promotions in the United States.
Type | Private |
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Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
Founded | 2006 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Robert Haydak Jr. Brad Boulton Arias Garcia |
Website | http://www.cffc.tv |
CFFC launched the careers of several Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters such as Aljamain Sterling, Paul Felder, George Sullivan, and Jimmie Rivera among others. They also played host to a number of other fighters that have appeared on the UFC roster such as Carmelo Marrero, Jim and Dan Miller, Nick Catone, Lyman Good, and Zach Makovsky.
Current champions
Division | Weight limit | Champion | Since | Title Defenses | Next Fight |
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Heavyweight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st) | Vacant | Shawn Teed to Bellator | ||
Light Heavyweight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) | Mike Rhodes | November 22, 2019 (CFFC 80) | 0 | |
Middleweight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) | Collin Huckbody | December 17, 2020 (CFFC 90) | 0 | |
Welterweight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) | Bassil Hafez | November 19, 2020 (CFFC 89) | 0 | |
Lightweight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) | Vacant | Nikolas Motta to UFC | ||
Featherweight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) | Pat Sabatini | December 18, 2020 (CFFC 91) | 0 | |
Bantamweight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) | Vacant | Jared Scoggins to Bellator | ||
Flyweight | 125 lb (56 kg; 8.8 st) | Alberto Trujillo | October 30, 2020 (CFFC 87) | 0 | |
Women's Bantamweight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) | Vacant | Katlyn Chookagian to UFC | ||
Women's Flyweight | 125 lb (56 kg; 8.8 st) | Vacant | Katlyn Chookagian to UFC | ||
Women's Strawweight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) | Elise Reed | August 13, 2020 (CFFC 83) | 1 |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships Title History
Cage Fury Heavyweight Championship
- Weight limit: 265 lb (120.2 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Carmelo Marrero def. Petrus Walker |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 1 New Jersey, USA |
June 30, 2006 | |
Marrero vacated the title. | ||||
2 | Chris Birchler def. Joe Stripling |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 25 Pennsylvania, USA |
June 22, 2013 | |
Birchler vacated the title. | ||||
3 | Azunna Anyanwu def. Joe Stripling |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 32 Philadelphia, USA |
February 22, 2014 |
1. def. Keith Bell at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 37 on June 28, 2014 |
4 | Plinio Cruz |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 43 Philadelphia, USA |
November 1, 2014 | |
5 | Azunna Anyanwu (2) |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 50 Philadelphia, USA |
July 18, 2015 | |
6 | Daniel Spohn |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 53 Philadelphia, USA |
December 4, 2015 | |
Spohn vacated the title. | ||||
7 | Azunna Anyanwu (3) def. Plinio Cruz |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 58 New Jersey, USA |
May 21, 2016 |
1. def. Jose Pinto at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 61 on October 29, 2016 |
Anyanwu vacated the title when he signed with Bellator MMA.. | ||||
8 | Shawn Teed def. Ben Reiter |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 79 New Jersey, USA |
November 16, 2019 | |
Cage Fury Light Heavyweight Championship
- Weight limit: 205 lb (93.0 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Josh Rhodes def. Wayne Cole |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 1 New Jersey, USA |
June 3, 2006 |
1. def. Lamont Lister at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 2 on 6 October, 2006 |
Rhodes vacated the title. | ||||
2 | Anton Berzin def. Jamelle Jones |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 65 Philadelphia, USA |
May 20, 2017 | |
Berzin vacated the title. | ||||
3 | Mike Rhodes def. Najim Wali |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 80 Virginia, USA |
November 22, 2019 | |
Cage Fury Middleweight Championship
- Weight limit: 185 lb (83.9 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Dan Miller def. Lance Everson |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 2 New Jersey, USA |
October 6, 2006 |
1. def. Jose Rodriguez at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 4 on April 13, 2007 |
Miller vacated the title. | ||||
2 | Dustin Jacoby def. Tim Williams |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 16 New Jersey, United States |
August 24, 2012 | |
Jacoby vacated the title. | ||||
3 | Tim Williams def. Ron Stallings |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 43 Philadelphia, United States |
November 1, 2014 | |
4 | Anthony Smith | Cage Fury Fighting Championships 46 Philadelphia, United States |
February 28, 2015 |
1. def. Tim Williams at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 50 on July 18, 2015 |
Smith vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
5 | Kyle Daukaus def. Jonavin Webb |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 72 New Jersey, United States |
February 16, 2019 |
1. def. Stephen Regman at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 78 on September 21, 2019 |
Daukaus vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
6 | Collin Huckbody def. Aaron Phillips |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 90 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States |
December 17, 2020 |
Cage Fury Welterweight Championship
- Weight limit: 170 lb (77.1 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Tamdan McCrory def. Mike Littlefield |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 2 New Jersey, USA |
October 6, 2006 |
1. def. Anthony D’Angelo at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 3 on January 19, 2007 |
McCrory vacated the title. | ||||
2 | Chip Moraza-Pollard def. Joey Rivera |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 10 New Jersey, United States |
July 23, 2011 | |
3 | Greg Soto |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 12 New Jersey, United States |
December 10, 2011 | |
4 | George Sullivan |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 14 New Jersey, United States |
April 14, 2012 |
1. def. Tenyeh Dixon at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 16 on August 24, 2012 |
Sullivan vacated the title. | ||||
5 | Jonavin Webb def. Dan Stittgen |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 38 New Jersey, United States |
August 9, 2014 |
1. No contest. Lyman Good at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 43 on November 1, 2014 |
Webb vacated the title. | ||||
6 | Lyman Good def. Nah-Shon Burrell |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 48 New Jersey, United States |
May 9, 2015 | |
Good vacated the title. | ||||
7 | Manny Walo def. Jeremiah Wells |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 56 Philadelphia, United States |
February 27, 2016 | |
Walo vacated the title. | ||||
8 | Sean Brady def. Tanner Saraceno |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 65 Philadelphia, United States |
May 20, 2017 |
1. def. Mike Jones at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 68 on October 21, 2017 |
Brady vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
9 | Jeremiah Wells def. Marco Smallman |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 78 Philadelphia, United States |
September 21, 2019 | |
Wells vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
- | Bobby Lee def. Mike Hill for the Interim title |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 85 Mississippi, United States |
September 18, 2020 | |
Lee vacated the title when he signed with the Bellator MMA. | ||||
10 | Bassil Hafez def. Christien Savoie |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 89 Philadelphia, United States |
November 19, 2020 | |
Cage Fury Lightweight Championship
- Weight limit: 155 lb (70.3 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Al Buck def. Malachy Friedman |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 2 New Jersey, USA |
October 6, 2006 | |
Buck vacated the title. | ||||
2 | Jim Miller |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 4 New Jersey, USA |
April 13, 2007 | |
Miller vacated the title. | ||||
3 | Deividas Taurosevicius def. Dan Lauzon |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 3 New Jersey, USA |
January 19, 2007 | |
Taurosevicius vacated the title. | ||||
4 | John Cholish def. Jameel Massouh |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 9 New Jersey, USA |
June 10, 2011 | |
Cholish vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
5 | Charlie Brenneman def. Kyle Baker |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 28 New Jersey, USA |
October 26, 2013 | |
Brenneman vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
6 | Paul Felder def. Marc Stevens |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 33 Pennsylvania, USA |
March 22, 2014 |
1. def. Craig Johnson at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 38 on August 9, 2014 |
Felder vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
7 | Nathan Vantassel def. Brett Martinez |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 39 Pennsylvania, USA |
August 16, 2014 | |
Vantassel vacated the title. | ||||
8 | Darrell Horcher def. Jordan Stiner |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 45 Pennsylvania, USA |
February 7, 2015 |
1. def. Stephen Regman at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 52 on October 31, 2015 |
Horcher vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
9 | Mike Pope def. Mike Wilkins |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 62 Philadelphia, USA |
December 17, 2016 | |
10 | Joseph Lowry def. Mike Pope |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 65 Philadelphia, USA |
May 20, 2017 |
1. def. Richard Patishnock at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 68 on October 21, 2017 |
Lowry vacated the title after being unable to defend due to automobile accident. | ||||
- | Cesar Balmaceda def. Damian Norris for the interim title |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 71 New Jersey, USA |
December 14, 2018 | |
Balmaceda was stripped of his Interim title when he failed to make weight at CFFC 74. | ||||
11 | Nikolas Motta def. Juan Gonzalez |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 79 New Jersey, USA |
November 16, 2019 | |
Cage Fury Featherweight Championship
- Weight limit: 145 lb (65.8 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Joey Gambino def. Eddie Fyvie |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 11 New Jersey, USA |
October 22, 2011 |
1. def. Kenny Foster at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 13 on February 4, 2012 |
Gambino vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
2 | Scott Heckman def. Jeff Lentz |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 31 New Jersey, USA |
February 8, 2014 | |
3 | Levan Makashvili def. Scott Heckman |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 35 Pennsylvania, USA |
April 26, 2014 | |
4 | Alexandre Bezerra def. Levan Makashvili |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 38 Pennsylvania, USA |
August 9, 2014 | |
5 | Levan Makashvili (2) def. Alexandre Bezerra |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 44 Pennsylvania, USA |
December 13, 2014 | |
Makashvili vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
6 | Jeff Lentz def. Jared Gordon |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 48 New Jersey, USA |
May 9, 2015 | |
Lentz lost title against Bill Algeo at CFFC 57 who was unable to earn the title due to missing weight | ||||
7 | Jared Gordon def. Anthony Morrison |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 59 New Jersey, USA |
July 9, 2016 |
1. def. Bill Alego at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 63 on February 18, 2017 |
Gordon vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
8 | Pat Sabatini def. John de Jesus |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 67 Philadelphia, USA |
September 16, 2017 |
1. def. Francisco Isata at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 69 on December 16, 2017 |
9 | James Gonzalez def. Pat Sabatini |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 81 Pennsylvania, USA |
February 1, 2020 | |
Gonzalez vacated the title when he moved down to compete in the Bantamweight division. | ||||
10 | Pat Sabatini (2) def. Jesse Stirn |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 91 Pennsylvania, USA |
December 18, 2020 | |
Cage Fury Bantamweight Championship
- Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Nick Cottone def. Matt McCabe |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 1 New Jersey, USA |
June 30, 2006 | |
2 | Clint Godfrey def. Nick Cottone |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 4 New Jersey, USA |
April 13, 2007 | |
Godfrey vacated the title. | ||||
3 | Aljamain Sterling def. Sean Santella |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 11 New Jersey, USA |
October 22, 2011 |
1. def. Casey Johnson at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 14 on April 14, 2012 |
Sterling vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
4 | Jimmie Rivera def. Anthony Durnell |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 43 New Jersey, United States |
November 1, 2014 |
1. def. Carson Beebe at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 48 on May 9, 2015 |
Rivera vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||
5 | Nick Pace def. Ricky Bandejas |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 52 Atlantic City, New Jersey |
October 31, 2015 |
1. def. Ahmet Kayretli at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 63 on February 18, 2017. |
Pace vacated title upon retirement from MMA in 2017. | ||||
6 | Ricky Bandejas def. Giorgi Kudukhashvili |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 66 New Jersey, USA |
August 5, 2017 |
1. def. Nick Mamalis at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 69 on December 16, 2017 |
Bandejas vacated title upon signing multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA | ||||
7 | Alexander Keshtov def. Andre Bernardo |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 71 New Jersey, USA |
December 14, 2018 | |
Keshtov lost title against Herbeth Sousa at CFFC 81 who was unable to earn the title due to missing weight. | ||||
8 | Jared Scoggins def. Thomas Vasquez |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 84 Tunica, Mississippi, USA |
September 17, 2020 | |
Scoggins vacated the title when he signed with Bellator MMA. |
Cage Fury Flyweight Championship
- Weight limit: 125 lb (56.7 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Sean Santella def. Bryan Lashomb |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 13 USA |
February 4, 2012 |
1. def. Tuan Pham at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 14 on April 14, 2012 |
2 | Nick Honstein | Cage Fury Fighting Championships 34 New Jersey, USA |
April 19, 2014 |
1. def. Darren Mima at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 40 on August 23, 2014 |
Honstein vacated the title. | ||||
3 | Sidemar Honorio def. Darren Mima |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 44 USA |
December 13, 2014 |
1. def. Lincoln de Sá at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 49 on June 6, 2015 |
4 | Louis Gaudinot |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 57 USA |
March 19, 2016 | |
Gaudinot vacated the title. | ||||
- | Sean Santella def. Matt Lozano for the interim title |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 62 USA |
December 17, 2016 | |
5 | Sean Santella (2) def. Kevin Gray |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 69 USA |
December 17, 2017 | |
Santella vacated the title when he signed with Brave CF. | ||||
6 | Sean Santella (3) def. Andre Barquero Morera |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 76 USA |
June 14, 2019 | 1. def. Blaine Shutt at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 78 on September 21, 2019 |
Santella vacated the title to pursue additional opportunities. | ||||
7 | Santo Curatolo def. James Mancini |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 82 USA |
August 12, 2020 | |
8 | Alberto Trujillo | Cage Fury Fighting Championships 87 USA |
October 30, 2020 | |
Cage Fury Woman’s Bantamweight Championship
- Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Katlyn Chookagian def. Stephanie Bragayrac |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 57 USA |
March 19, 2016 | |
Chookagian vacated the title when she signed with the UFC. | ||||
Cage Fury Woman’s Flyweight Championship
- Weight limit: 125 lb (56.7 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Katlyn Chookagian def. Isabelly Varela |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 55 USA |
January 9, 2016 | |
Chookagian vacated the title when she signed with the UFC. | ||||
Cage Fury Woman’s Strawweight Championship
- Weight limit: 115 lb (52.2 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Miranda Granger def. Heloisa Azevedo |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 75 USA |
May 25, 2019 | |
Granger vacated the title when she signed with the UFC. | ||||
2 | Elise Reed def. Jasmine Jasudavicius |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 82 USA |
August 13, 2020 | 1. def. Jillian DeCoursey at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 91 on December 18, 2020 |