Palace Fighting Championship

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Palace Fighting Championship (or PFC) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based in the United States that was created in 2007 by Christian Printup. It ceased operations in 2009.

In 2001, Printup helped Reed Harris and Scott Adams develop the World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) organization through his position as Director of Entertainment at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The WEC almost exclusively presented their events at the casino venue. Printup co-produced and marketed the first 23 WEC events and is considered one of the driving forces in the growth of mixed martial arts in Central California. Printup also travelled with the WEC to other venues to help coordinate shows that did not take place in Lemoore. A veteran boxing promoter, Printup was the recipient of the Promoter of the Year award for his achievements in promoting women's boxing by the World Boxing Council (WBC) and North American Boxing Federation (NABF) in 2007 and 2008. When Harris and Adams sold the WEC to Zuffa the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in late 2006, Printup created the Palace Fighting Championship in January, 2007. Viewed as a minor circuit, Palace Fighting Championship features up and coming MMA stars of the Central Valley and state of California. PFC is known to host events almost exclusively at Tachi Palace. Some notable PFC competitors include former UFC's Brian Cobb, The Ultimate Fighter 1's Lodune Sincaid, former UFC's Xavier Foupa-Pokam, and UFC's Evan Dunham.

In July 2009, Palace Fighting Championship stopped operating events at Tachi Palace, severing a longstanding relationship. The promotion’s web site was shut down.

Sources claimed that PFC president Christian Printup continued to own the rights to the promotion and its contracts, and claimed that the PFC could resurface elsewhere under a different name.

In October 2009. Printup announced that he has joined a new company ESMG World, INC with undisclosed partners and that their new venture Fight Night to the Playboy Mansion will begin operation in 2010. ESMG intends to license the Playboy Playmate dancers and stage mixed martial arts, boxing and muay thai events world wide with Playboy models, music and cross-promotions as part of the event.

In July 2010 Printup announced that he is re-branding the PFC as Premier Fighting Championship and will stage mixed martial arts, boxing and muay thai events with the sub title, "So You Think You Can Fight?"

Printup is also well known as being a co-producer of Fight Night at the Playboy Mansion events with his long-time partner George Chung.

Events

The first event, PFC 1: King of the Ring, took place on January 18, 2007. As of PFC 13: Validation, which took place May 8, 2009, there have been 19 PFC events held in 3 cities and within two U.S. states.^[1]

No.	Event	Date	Venue	Location
19	PFC 13: Validation	May 8, 2009	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
18	PFC: Best of Both Worlds 2	April 23, 2009	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
17	PFC: Best of Both Worlds	February 6, 2009	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
16	PFC 12: High Stakes	January 22, 2009	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
15	PFC 11: All In	November 20, 2008	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
14	PFC: Martinez vs. Lorenz	October 23, 2008	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
13	PFC 10: Explosive	September 26, 2008	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
12	PFC: Bias vs. Blood	August 21, 2008	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
11	PFC 9: The Return	July 7, 2008	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
10	PFC 8: A Night of Champions	May 8, 2008	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
9	PFC 7.5: New Blood	April 26, 2008	Eagle Mountain Casino	Porterville, California
8	PFC 7: Palace Fighting Championship 7	March 20, 2008	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
7	PFC: Olson vs. Alfonso	February 29, 2008	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
6	PFC 6: No Retreat, No Surrender	January 17, 2008	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
5	PFC 5: Beatdown at 4 Bears	November 10, 2007	4 Bears Casino and Lodge	New Town, North Dakota
4	PFC 4: Project Complete	October 18, 2007	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
3	PFC 3: Step Up	July 19, 2007	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
2	PFC 2: Fast and Furious	March 22, 2007	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California
1	PFC 1: King of the Ring	January 18, 2007	Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino	Lemoore, California

Current champions

• Flyweight Champion (115 - 125 lb.): Pat Runez

• Bantamweight Champion (125 - 135 lb.): Jeff Bedard

• Featherweight Champion (135 - 145 lb): Diego Saraiva

• Lightweight Champion (145 - 155 lb.): Carlo Prater

• Welterweight Champion (161 - 170 lb.): Kyle Pimentel

• Middleweight Champion (170 - 185 lb.): Vacant

• Light Heavyweight Champion (185 - 205 lb.): Jorge Oliveira

• Heavyweight Champion (205 - 265 lb.): Vacant

References

1. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder.php?organization_id=973

External links

• Palace Fighting Championships official website
• PFC event results at Sherdog
• "Palace Fighting Championship Folds" - Sports Illustrated
• "Will Tank vs. Kimbo happen after all?" - Yahoo Sports
• "Palace Fighting Championship returns to Lemoore" - The Hanford Sentinel

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