Cage Fury Fighting Championships
(CFFC) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. Founded by Felix & Amy Martinez, the promotion promoted in Atlantic City, NJ, having just held five events, last minute cancellation of its sixth event, and second pay-per-view resulted in its demise. CFFC featured many Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans, including fight commentator Dan Severn, as well as appearances by Evan Tanner, Kimbo Slice, Frank Shamrock, and Homer Moore. Its current Heavyweight champion, Carmelo Marrero, currently appears in the UFC.
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CAGE FURY FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS TICKETS
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Current champions
| Weight Class
| Champion
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| Bantamweight
| Clint Godfrey
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| Lightweight
| Jim Miller
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| Welterweight
| Nick Serra
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| Middleweight
| Dan Miller
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| Light Heavyweight
| Josh Rhodes
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| Heavyweight
| Carmelo Marrero
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Cage Fury Fighting Championships V
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5 - TWO WORLDS, ONE CAGE.
was a
mixed martial arts event held by Cage Fury Fighting Championships, and their first on
pay-per-view. The event took place Saturday,
June 23,
2007 at the
Trump Taj Mahal in
Atlantic City,
New Jersey.
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CFFC:5
featured the
mixed martial arts debut of
Kimbo Slice, a bare knuckle street brawler from
Miami,
Florida. Slice's opponent was 'Merciless'
Ray Mercer, an
American professional boxer and former
WBO World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist that resides in
Fayetteville,
North Carolina, also made his MMA debut.
Results (Main Card Bouts)
- Heavyweight bout: Kimbo Slice def. Ray Mercer via guillotine choke in the 1st round.
- CFFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Josh Rhodes def. Noah Inhofer via ref stoppage in the second round, due to strikes.
- NABC Lightweight Championship bout: Devidas Taurosevicius def. Kevin Roddy via rear naked choke in the first round.
- Welterweight bout: Gregor Gracie def. Josh Lydell via rear naked choke in the 1st round.
- NABC Middleweight Championship bout: Dante Rivera def. Alexis Aquino via straight ankle lock in the second round.
- CFFC Welterweight Championship bout: Nick Serra def. Mike Varner via armbar in the second round.
- CFFC Lightweight Championship bout: Jim Miller def. Anthony Morrison via triangle choke in the first round.
- CFFC Middleweight Championship bout: Nick Catone def. John Howard via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout: Lyman Good def. Doug Gordon via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout: Al Buck def. Brian DeMuro via unanimous decision.
Shelby Walker Heart of a Lion Award
CFFC employed former MMA fighter
Shelby Walker as their post-fight interviewer at CFFC I. Walker was to perform the duties again at CFFC II prior to her death
September 24,
2006. In her honor, CFFC created the Shelby Walker Heart of a Lion Award, to be awarded to the fighter that showed the most heart at each event.
Al Buck received the award at CFFC II for surviving a long
rear naked choke attempt by
Malachy Friedman on route to a
TKO victory. Brian DeMuro received the award at CFFC IV for a battle with former welterweight champ Carlos Nieves in which DeMuro won via submission in the 2nd round.
| Championship
| Recipient
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| Cage Fury Fighting Championships II
| Al Buck
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| Cage Fury Fighting Championships III
| Alexis Aquino
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| Cage Fury Fighting Championships V
| Brian DeMuro
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References
- The Fight Network :: ALL FIGHTS ALL THE TIME :: Get it on!
- Upcoming Events; CFFC:5