Prospect Fighting Championships

Canadian MMA promotion from Ontario, Canada

Prospect Fighting Championships

Logo of the PFC

Sport| Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded| 2013; 12 years ago (2013)
Founder| Jamie Champion
Owner(s)| Private
Country| Canada
Headquarters| London, Ontario
Official website| www.facebook.com/prospectmma

Prospect Fighting Championships or PFC is a Canadian combat sports promotion based in London, Ontario, Canada.[1] Established in 2013, it is the oldest active promotion in the province. It was formerly known as the Provincial Fighting Championship (Provincial FC) before rebranding in 2015. The PFC is one of the largest MMA promotions in Canada, thus it provides talent to the UFC as a feeder organization.[2] In 2023, the promotion signed a deal with Fite TV to stream events on their broadcast service.[3]

## History

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Founded in 2013, by Jamie Champion, the Provincial Fighting Championship held three events in the province of Ontario, before rebranding to Prospect Fighting Championships (PFC) in 2015. It started off by running amateur (PAFC) events in Ontario's blossoming MMA scene, as Mixed Martial Arts were considered illegal until 2010.[4] With the only mixed martial arts events occurring in the province before 2010, being hosted on native reservations. These communities possess their own athletic commission, so they were able to bypass provincial law.[5] The Prospect Fighting Championships uses a Hexagon as their cage and adheres to the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. The promotion offers a wide variety of weight classes to its athletes ranging from Atomweight to Super Heavyweight, this grants fighters of all weights the chance to compete and improve their skills.

The commentary team for the PFC is led by John Ramdeen, a veteran broadcaster in Canada's mixed martial arts community. He is joined by former mixed martial arts fighter, Robin Black, who acts as the promotions lead analyst and Reed Duthie, the PFC's play-by-play analyst. Following PFC 13, the ring announcer for the Prospect Fighting Championships was announced to be veteran voice, Keith Crawford. Pete "Mr. Throwdown" Treviño has formerly acted as the announcer for the promotion prior to 2022. The organization has also hosted three WAKO sanctioned kickboxing events and one MTO santioned muay thai event. Over the last decade the PFC has established itself as the premiere organization in Ontario, and has grown into one of the largest promotions in Canada.[6] Since its inception, the promotion has held 21 events, involving over 155 matches and 40 kickboxing or muay thai bouts.[7]

### Provincial Fighting Championship

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On Saturday, October 26, 2013. Provincial Fighting Championship held their inaugural event in London, Ontario, Canada. The promotion ran four events under the Provincial FC banner, before rebranding to Prospect Fighting Championships in 2015.[8]

### Events

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#  | Event Title  | Date  | Location

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4  | Provincial Fighting Championship 4  | April 15, 2015 (cancelled)  | Windsor, Ontario, CAN
3  | Provincial Fighting Championship 3: Showdown In The Downtown  | October 18, 2014 | London, Ontario, CAN
2  | Provincial Fighting Championship 2  | March 8, 2014 | London, Ontario, CAN
1  | Provincial Fighting Championship 1: Unrivaled  | October 26, 2013 | London, Ontario, CAN

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### Prospect Fighting Championships

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On Saturday, August 29, 2015. Prospect Fighting Championships held its first event in London, Ontario, Canada. Since then the organization has hosted six AMMA events and three WAKO sanctioned kickboxing events before switching back to the professional MMA circuit.[10] Since the rebrand, it has held 16 events, all in Ontario. The promotion continues the use of a Hexagonal cage and operates under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. The commentary team for the PFC is hosted by John Ramdeen, former mixed martial arts fighter, Robin Black and Reed Duthie. Keith Crawford acts as the official announcer for the Prospect Fighting Championships.

The company holds annual events in conjunction with London-based fundraiser, Showdown in the Downtown, to support fundraising to "fight" kidney disease.[11] In 2020, the promotion signed a deal with Fight Network streaming services.[12] With the COVID-19 lockdown in Ontario preventing live shows in late 2020–2021, the promotion hosted a virtual talk show on September 25, 2021. It featured former UFC fighter Brendan Schaub, the event resulted in over $300,000 being raised for local charities. In total the events have raised an accumulative 3 million dollars for charity.[13]

### Events

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#  | Event Title  | Date  | Location

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18  | Prospect Fighting Championships: Knockout Kidney Disease 4  | December 15, 2023 | London, Ontario, CAN
17  | Prospect Fighting Championships 17  | October 15, 2023 | Toronto, Ontario, CAN
16  | Prospect Fighting Championships 16: Mein vs. Chavez  | April 23, 2023 | Toronto, Ontario, CAN
15  | Prospect Fighting Championships 15: Imperato vs. Toliver  | March 5, 2023 | Toronto, Ontario, CAN
14  | Prospect Fighting Championships 14: Knockout Kidney Disease 3  | October 22, 2022 | London, Ontario, CAN
13  | Prospect Fighting Championships 13: Unfinished Business  | March 8, 2020 | Toronto, Ontario, CAN
12  | Prospect Fighting Championships 12: Laramie vs. Cruz  | December 6, 2019 | Windsor, Ontario, CAN
11  | Prospect Fighting Championships 11: Knockout Kidney Disease 2  | September 28, 2019 | London, Ontario, CAN
10  | Prospect Fighting Championships 10  | June 15, 2019 | Windsor, Ontario, CAN
9  | Prospect Fighting Championships 9  | July 14, 2018 | London, Ontario, CAN
8  | Prospect Fighting Championships 8  | February 17, 2018 | London, Ontario, CAN
7  | Prospect Fighting Championships 7: Knockout Kidney Disease  | October 7, 2017 | London, Ontario, CAN
6  | Prospect Fighting Championships 6: Paddy Whacked  | March 18, 2017 | London, Ontario, CAN
5  | Prospect Fighting Championships 5: Deck The Halls With Beers And Brawls  | December 4, 2016 | London, Ontario, CAN
4  | Prospect Fighting Championships 4  | August 13, 2016 | London, Ontario, CAN
3  | Prospect Fighting Championships 3  | March 5, 2016 | London, Ontario, CAN
2  | Prospect Fighting Championships 2  | December 8, 2015 | London, Ontario, CAN
1  | Prospect Fighting Championships 1  | August 29, 2015 | London, Ontario, CAN

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## Events

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### Past events

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#  | Event  | Date  | Number of bouts  | Location

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22  | Prospect Fighting Championships: Knockout Kidney Disease 4 | December 15, 2023 | Muay Thai event  | London, Ontario, CAN
21  | Prospect Fighting Championships 17 | October 15, 2023 | event cancelled  | Toronto, Ontario, CAN
20  | Prospect Fighting Championships 16: Mein vs. Chavez | April 23, 2023 | 12  | Toronto, Ontario, CAN
19  | Prospect Fighting Championships 15: Imperato vs. Toliver | March 5, 2023 | 6  | Toronto, Ontario, CAN
18  | Prospect Fighting Championships 14: Knockout Kidney Disease 3 | October 22, 2022 | 9  | London, Ontario, CAN
17  | Prospect Fighting Championships 13: Unfinished Business 2 | March 8, 2020 | 9  | Toronto, Ontario, CAN
16  | Prospect Fighting Championships 12: Laramie vs. Cruz | December 6, 2019 | 9  | Windsor, Ontario, CAN
15  | Prospect Fighting Championships 11: Knockout Kidney Disease 2 | September 28, 2019 | 10  | London, Ontario, CAN
14  | Prospect Fighting Championships 10 | June 15, 2019 | 11  | Windsor, Ontario, CAN
13  | Prospect Fighting Championships 9 | July 14, 2018 | Amateur kickboxing event  | London, Ontario, CAN
12  | Prospect Fighting Championships 8: Unfinished Business | February 17, 2018 | Amateur kickboxing event  | London, Ontario, CAN
11  | Prospect Fighting Championships 7: Knockout Kidney Disease | October 7, 2017 | Amateur kickboxing event  | London, Ontario, CAN
10  | Prospect Fighting Championships 6: Paddy Whacked | March 18, 2017 | 10 (amateur)  | London, Ontario, CAN
9  | Prospect Fighting Championships 5: Deck The Halls With Beers And Brawls | December 4, 2016 | 13 (amateur)  | London, Ontario, CAN
8  | Prospect Fighting Championships 4 | August 13, 2016 | 14 (amateur)  | London, Ontario, CAN
7  | Prospect Fighting Championships 3 | March 5, 2016 | 10 (amateur)  | London, Ontario, CAN
6  | Prospect Fighting Championships 2 | December 8, 2015 | 9 (amateur)  | London, Ontario, CAN
5  | Prospect Fighting Championships 1 | August 29, 2015 | 6 (amateur)  | London, Ontario, CAN
4  | Provincial Fighting Championship 4 | April 15, 2015 | event cancelled  | Windsor, Ontario, CAN
3  | Provincial Fighting Championship 3: Showdown In The Downtown | October 18, 2014 | 10  | London, Ontario, CAN
2  | Provincial Fighting Championship 2 | March 8, 2014 | 9  | London, Ontario, CAN
1  | Provincial Fighting Championship 1: Unrivaled | October 26, 2013 | 10  | London, Ontario, CAN

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## Champions

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Division  | Upper weight limit  | Champion  | Since  | Title Defenses

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Super Heavyweight  | 266 lb - Unlimited  |  Lawrence Bonds  | August 13, 2016 (PFC 4)  | N/A
Heavyweight  | 265 lb (120 kg)  |  Leeroy Johnson  | March 18, 2017 (PFC 6)  | N/A
Light Heavyweight  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  Tyler Kerr  | August 13, 2016 (PFC 4)  | N/A
Middleweight  | 185 lb (84 kg)  |  Sean Meade  | December 4, 2016 (PFC 5)  | N/A
Welterweight  | 170 lb (77 kg)  | Vacant |  |
Lightweight  | 155 lb (70 kg)  |  Adam Webber  | December 08, 2015 (PFC 2)  | Vacated to move up in weight
Featherweight  | 145 lb (66 kg)  |  T.J. Laramie  | December 06, 2019 (PFC 12)  | Signed with UFC
Bantamweight  | 135 lb (61 kg)  |  Shane Monaghan  | December 4, 2016 (PFC 5)  | N/A
Flyweight  | 125 lb (57 kg)  |  Tony Laramie  | March 8, 2020
(PFC 13)  | N/A
Women's Lightweight  | 155 lb (70 kg)  | Vacant |  |
Women's Featherweight  | 145 lb (66 kg)  | Vacant |  |
Women's Bantamweight  | 135 lb (61 kg)  | Vacant |  |
Women's Flyweight  | 125 lb (57 kg)  | Vacant |  |
Women's Strawweight  | 115 lb (52 kg)  |  Anniestasia Nikolakakos  | August 13, 2016 (PFC 4)  | N/A
Atomweight  | 105 lb (48 kg)  | Vacant |  |

### Kickboxing Champions

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Division  | Upper weight limit  | Champion  | Since  | Title Defenses

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Light Heavyweight  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  Gordon Cunningham  | July 14, 2018
(PFC 9)  | N/A
Featherweight  | 145 lb (66 kg)  |  Amro Al Falastini  | February 17, 2018
(PFC 8)  | N/A

### Pro Featherweight Championship

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Weight limit: 145 lb (65.8 kg)
No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  T.J. Laramie
def. Andrew Cruz | Prospect Fighting Championships 12: Laramie vs. Cruz
Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Dec 6, 2019  |
Laramie vacated to compete for the UFC.

### Pro Flyweight Championship

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Weight limit: 125 lb (56.7 kg)
No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  Tony Laramie
def. Claudio Ledesma | Prospect Fighting Championships 13: Unfinished Business
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Mar 8, 2020  |
Laramie vacated to compete for the LFA.

### Pro Women's Strawweight Championship

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52 kg (115 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  Randa Markos
def. Lynnell House | Provincial Fighting Championship 2
London, Ontario, Canada | March 08, 2014  | Signed with UFC

### Amateur Super Heavyweight Championship

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121 kg+ (266 lb+)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  Lawrence Bonds
def. Jeff Fuchs | Prospect Fighting Championships 4
London, Ontario, Canada | August 13, 2016  | N/A

### Amateur Heavyweight Championship

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120 kg (265 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  Garth Watkins
def. Scott Lamont | Prospect Fighting Championships 2
London, Ontario, Canada | December 08, 2015  | N/A
2  |  Leeroy Johnson
def. Scott Lamont | Prospect Fighting Championships 6: Paddy Whacked
London, Ontario, Canada | March 18, 2017  | N/A

### Amateur Light Heavyweight Championship

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92 kg (205 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  Adam Webber
def. Adrian Brown | Prospect Fighting Championships 3
London, Ontario, Canada | March 05, 2016  | N/A
2  |  Tyler Kerr
def. Andrew Cruz | Prospect Fighting Championships 4 Laramie vs. Cruz
London, Ontario, Canada | August 13, 2016  | N/A

### Amateur Middleweight Championship

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84 kg (185 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  Tobin Cornelius
def. Michael Guermoudi | Prospect Fighting Championships 4 Laramie vs. Cruz
London, Ontario, Canada | August 13, 2016  | N/A
2  |  Sean Meade
def. Marc Solomon | Prospect Fighting Championships 5: Deck The Halls With Beers And Brawls
London, Ontario, Canada | December 04, 2016  | N/A

### Amateur Welterweight Championship

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77 kg (170 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  | Vacant  |
|  |

### Amateur Lightweight Championship

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70 kg (155 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  Adam Webber
def. Aaron Thompson | Prospect Fighting Championships 2
London, Ontario, Canada | December 08, 2015  | Vacated to move up in weight

### Amateur Featherweight Championship

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66 kg (145 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  Kyle Brockitt
def. Shane Monaghan | Prospect Fighting Championships 3
London, Ontario, Canada | March 5, 2016  | N/A
2  |  Shane Monaghan
def. Seth Connor | Prospect Fighting Championships 6: Paddy Whacked
London, Ontario, Canada | March 18, 2017  | N/A

### Amateur Bantamweight Championship

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61 kg (135 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  Shane Monaghan
def. Nigel Crosswell | Prospect Fighting Championships 5: Deck The Halls With Beers And Brawls
London, Ontario, Canada | December 04, 2016  | N/A

### Amateur Flyweight Championship

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57 kg (125 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  | Vacant  |
|  |

### Amateur Woman's Lightweight Championship

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70 kg (155 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  | Vacant  |
|  |

### Amateur Woman's Featherweight Championship

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65 kg (145 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  | Vacant  |
|  |

### Amateur Woman's Bantamweight Championship

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61 kg (135 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  | Vacant  |
|  |

### Amateur Woman's Straw-weight Championship

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52 kg (115 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  Anniestasia Nikolakakos
def. Natia Biason | Prospect Fighting Championships 4
London, Ontario, Canada | August 13, 2016  | N/A

### Amateur Atomweight Championship

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48 kg (105 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  | Vacant  |
|  |

### Light Heavyweight Kickboxing Championship

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92 kg (205 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  Gordon Cunningham
def. Jeremy Fuchs | Prospect Fighting Championships 9
London, Ontario, Canada | July 14, 2018  | N/A

### Featherweight Kickboxing Championship

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57 kg (145 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Defenses

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1  |  Amro Al Falastini
def. Matty Del Cul-Hovorka | Prospect Fighting Championships 8: Unfinished Business
London, Ontario, Canada | February 17, 2018  | N/A

## Promotional records

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### Most Fights in the PFC

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*All fighters that have fought for the PFC will be included

| Fighter | Division/s | Fights

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1\.  |  Scott Lamont | Heavyweight | 8
Gino Ghalehpardaz | Featherweight
Catchweight

### Most Wins in PFC

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*All fighters that have fought for the PFC will be included

| Fighter | Division/s | Victories

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1\.  |  Kyle Prepolec | Lightweight
Welterweight
Catchweight | 5
Gino Ghalehpardaz | Featherweight
Catchweight

### Most Knockouts in PFC

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*All fighters that have fought for the PFC will be included

| Fighter | Division/s | Knockouts

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1\.  |  Kyle Prepolec | Lightweight
Welterweight
Catchweight | 3
Tony Laramie | Flyweight
Catchweight

### Most Decisions in PFC

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*All fighters that have fought for the PFC will be included

| Fighter | Division/s | Decisions

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1\.  |  Gino Ghalehpardaz | Featherweight
Catchweight | 4

### Fastest Knockout in the PFC

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*All fighters that have fought for the PFC will be included

| Fighter | Opponent | Time (Round 1) | Method

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1\.  |  Avinash Chowtee | Ryan Dunphy  | 0:09  | Punch

### Fastest Submission in the PFC

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*All fighters that have fought for the PFC will be included

| Fighter | Opponent | Time (Round 1) | Method

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1\.  |  Luke Hogg | Jeff Wall  | 0:38  | Guillotine Choke

### Most Finishes in PFC

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*All fighters that have fought for the PFC will be included

| Fighter | Division/s | Finishes

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1\.  |  Kyle Prepolec | Lightweight
Welterweight
Catchweight | 4
Matt Dawson | Bantamweight
Flyweight

### PFC Event with most finishes

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*All PFC events will be included

| Event | Date | Bouts | Finishes

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1\.  | Prospect Fighting Championships 10 | June 15, 2019  | 11  | 10

## Notable alumni

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Chris Horodecki
Jesse Ronson
Misha Cirkunov
Randa Markos
Kyle Prepolec
Malcolm Gordon
Kyle Nelson
Justin Jaynes
Elias Theodorou
T.J. Laramie
Ryan Healy
Claudio Ledesma
Tony Laramie
Jordan Mein

## References

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1. ^ topmmanews.com. "PFC President Jamie Champion Brings MMA Back To Ontario". topmmanews. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
2. ^ windsorstar.com. "PFC champion signs with the UFC". windsorstar. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
3. ^ prnewswire.com. "Prospect Fighting Championships 13 Coming to The Fight Network". prnewswire (Press release). Retrieved 2021-06-15.
4. ^ torontolife.com (16 August 2010). "CITYMMA is A-okay Ontario to allow mixed martial arts after all". torontolife. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
5. ^ torontolife.com (16 August 2010). "CITYMMA is A-okay Ontario to allow mixed martial arts after all". torontolife. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
6. ^ mmauk.net (24 November 2019). "PFC on of Ontario's top MMA Organization". mmauk. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
7. ^ mmasucka.com (27 June 2019). "PFC the Future of Ontario MMA". mmasucka. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
8. ^ topmmanews.com. "Provincial Fighting Championships Announces Inaugural Event". topmmanews. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
9. ^ tapology.com. "Provincial FC event list". tapology. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
10. ^ lastwordonsports.com (27 August 2015). "Hammer Canada 57: Jamie Champion, PFC". lastwordonsports. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
11. ^ westernfairdistrict.com. "Knockout Kidney Disease: Prospect Fighting Championships". westernfairdistrict. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
12. ^ prnewswire.com. "Prospect Fighting Championships 13 Coming to The Fight Network". prnewswire (Press release). Retrieved 2021-06-15.
13. ^ showdowninthedowntown.com. "PFC virtual event". showdowninthedowntown. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
14. ^ tapology.com. "PFC event list". tapology. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
15. ^ tapology.com. "PFC event list". tapology. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
16. ^ tapology.com. "Provincial FC event list". tapology. Retrieved 2021-06-12.

## External links

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* Official website
* https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/promotions/1596-prospect-amateur-fighting-championships-pafc at Tapology

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