Respect Fighting Championship
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Respect Fighting Championship
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Mixed Martial Arts promotion |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Essen, Germany |
| Website | http://www.respectfc.de |
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[1], 2010[2] and 2011[3] 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.[4] The events are broadcast by Fightcast.tv, the only HD Fightsport portal in Europe.[5]
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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",[6] 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.[7]
Weight divisions
| Weight class name | Upper limit | |
|---|---|---|
| in kilograms | in pounds | |
| Flyweight | 57 kg | 125 lb |
| Bantamweight | 61 kg | 135 lb |
| Featherweight | 66 kg | 145 lb |
| Lightweight | 70 kg | 155 lb |
| Light Welterweight | 73 kg | 160 lb |
| Welterweight | 77 kg | 170 lb |
| Light Middleweight | 80 kg | 175 lb |
| Middleweight | 84 kg | 185 lb |
| Light Heavyweight | 93 kg | 205 lb |
| Heavyweight | 120 kg | 265 lb |
| Super Heavyweight | No weight limit | |
Champions
Current champions
| Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since | Title Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | -120 kg |  Björn Schmiedeberg |
11. September 2010 (RESPECT.4) | 1 (RESPECT.6) |
| Light-Heavyweight | -93 kg |  Marcin Naruszczka |
17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6) | 1 (RESPECT.7) |
| Middleweight | -84 kg | Nicolas Penzer |
21. April 2012 (RESPECT.7) | 0 |
| Welterweight | -77 kg | Ruben Crawford |
21. April 2012 (RESPECT.7) | 0 |
| Lightweight | -70 kg | Cengiz Dana |
17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6) | 1 (RESPECT.7) |
| Featherweight | -66 kg |  Ben Boekee |
17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6) | 0 |
Heavyweight Championship
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- 205 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg)
| Name | Date | Defenses |
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| Björn Schmiedeberg (def. Andreas Kraniotakes) |
September 11, 2010 (RESPECT.4) |
1. def. Sascha Weinpolter at RESPECT.6 on September 17th, 2011 in Wuppertal, Germany |
Light-Heavyweight Championship
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- 185 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg)
| Name | Date | Defenses |
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| Marcin Naruszczka (def. Manuel Masuch) |
September 17, 2011 (RESPECT.6) |
1. def. Mario Stapel at RESPECT.7 on April 21th, 2012 in Essen, Germany |
Middleweight Championship
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- 170 to 185 lb (77 to 84 kg)
| # | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Risch (def. Nick Hein) |
September 17, 2011 (RESPECT.6) |
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| 2 | Nicolas Penzer (def. Sebastian Risch) |
April 21, 2012 (RESPECT.7) |
Welterweight Championship
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- 155 to 170 lb (70 to 77 kg)
| Name | Date | Defenses |
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| Ruben Crawford (def. Steve Mensing) |
April 21, 2012 (RESPECT.7) |
Lightweight Championship
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- 145 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg)
| Name | Date | Defenses |
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| Cengiz Dana (def. Niko Lohmann) |
September 17, 2011 (RESPECT.6) |
1. def. Adam Golonkiewicz at RESPECT.7 on April 21th, 2012 in Essen, Germany |
Featherweight Championship
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- 135 to 145 lb (61 to 66 kg)
| Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Boekee (def. Marcel Jedidi) |
September 17, 2011 (RESPECT.6) |
Notable fighters
- Björn Schmiedeberg - #1 ranked German HW fighter,[8] RESPECT.FC Heavyweight Champion
- Ben Boekee - WFCA Dutch Featherweight Champion,[9] RESPECT.FC Featherweight Champion
- Cengiz Dana - M-1 Global, KSW and Cage Warriors veteran, RESPECT.FC Lightweight Champion
Sascha Weinpolter - #1 ranked Austrian HW fighter, Austria MMA Heavyweight Champion[10]- Andreas Kraniotakes - #3 ranked German HW fighter,[8] Cage Warriors veteran, appears as a character in EA Sports MMA video game
- Danny Hoyer - IKF Sanshou Super-Welterweight World Champion[11]
- Janosch Stefan - 2nd Place Combat Sambo World Championships 2008[12]
- Nordin Asrih - TUF Season 13 contestant and M-1 Global veteran
- Alexandra Sanchez - Jewels Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 Champion[13]
- Raymond Jarman - M-1 Global & Shooto veteran
- Nick Hein - European Judo Champion 2006[14]
- Jesse-Björn Buckler - Cage Warriors and SLAMM!! Events veteran
Events
| Event | Date | City | Venue |
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| RESPECT.1 [15] | March 14, 2009 | Herne |
Fighters World Herne |
| RESPECT.2 [16] | November 7, 2009 | Herne |
Sportpark Herne |
| RESPECT.3 [17] | April 24, 2010 | Essen |
Sporthalle Bergeborbeck |
| RESPECT.4 [18] | September 11, 2010 | Herne |
Sportpark Herne |
| RESPECT.5 [19] | April 9, 2011 | Essen |
Zeche Amalie |
| RESPECT.6 "Stronger than ever" [20] | September 17, 2011 | Wuppertal |
Bayerhalle Wuppertal |
| RESPECT.7 [21] | April 21, 2012 | Essen |
Eishalle Essen |
| RESPECT.8 | September 22, 2012 | Wuppertal |
Bayerhalle Wuppertal |
| RESPECT.9 | December 15, 2012 | Düsseldorf |
TBA |
| RESPECT.10 | March 13, 2013 | Köln |
TBA |
References
- ^ [1] GnP Awards 2009
- ^ [2] GnP Awards 2010
- ^ [3]. GnP Awards 2011
- ^ [4]
- ^ http://www.fightcast.tv
- ^ http://www.battleofthesouth.nl
- ^ http://www.respectfc.de/?REGELN
- ^ a b http://www.groundandpound.de/mma/rankings/german-top-five/schwergewicht/
- ^ http://wfca.info/titelsmma.htm
- ^ http://www.mma-verband.at/index.php?option=com_eventtableedit&view=default&Itemid=72
- ^ http://www.ikfkickboxing.com/rankmpSanShou.htm
- ^ http://www.sambo.com/results.html
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewels_%28mixed_martial_arts%29
- ^ http://www.judobund.de/aktuelles/details/135
- ^ [5] RESPECT.1 results on Sherdog.com
- ^ [6] RESPECT.2 results on Sherdog.com
- ^ [7] RESPECT.3 results on Sherdog.com
- ^ [8] RESPECT.4 results on Sherdog.com
- ^ [9] RESPECT.5 results on Sherdog.com
- ^ [10] RESPECT.6 results on Sherdog.com
- ^ [11] RESPECT.7 results on Sherdog.com
External links
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