Australian Fighting Championship


Australian Fighting Championship is an Australian mixed martial arts organisation based in Melbourne. In 2013 AFC was described as Australia's leading MMA organisation by MMA Kanvas and is part of Sherdog's list of top 50 global MMA organisations. Since AFC 4, all events have been successfully streamed live via pay-per-view.
AFC was the second ranked Australasian promotion in 2013 according to MMA media outlet Fight Sport Asia. AFC CEO Adam Milankovic has had multiple media appearances promotioning the sport of MMA to the public. AFC has showcased the talents of elite Australian and New Zealand mixed martial artists alongside international talent. 2017 has seen the expansion of the promotion into Mainland China and a major rebranding to the Australasian Fighting Championship.

Cage ban

The 2008 "cage ban" in Victoria meant MMA competitions, while legal were conducted inside a boxing ring and not a purpose built cage. In the Victorian State election in November 2014, The Victorian Labor Party campaigned to revoke the cage ban. With success in the election the ban is set to be repealed allowing AFC to promote MMA in a caged enclosure to ensure optimum safety of fighters.

Current champions

DivisionUpper weight limitChampionSinceTitle defenses
Heavyweight265 lb '
Light Heavyweight205 lb ' Rameau Sokoudjou28 October 20170
Middleweight185 lb ' Glenn Sparv7 April 20180
Welterweight170 lb ' Jacob Stephen Lee7 April 20183
Lightweight155 lb ' Issac Hardman15 April 20171
Featherweight145 lb '
Bantamweight135 lb Gustavo Falciroli17 May 20140

Australian Fighting Championship Title history

Australian Fighting Championship Heavyweight Championship

Australian Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Championship

No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Jamie Abdallah
def. Daniel Almeida		AFC 12
Melbourne, Australia		22 March 2015
1. def. Randall Rayment at AFC 14 on 12 September 2015
2 Rameau SokoudjouAFC 21
Melbourne, Australia		28 October 2017

Australian Fighting Championship Middleweight Championship

Australian Fighting Championship Welterweight Championship

Australian Fighting Championship Lightweight Championship

Australian Fighting Championship Featherweight Championship

Australian Fighting Championship Bantamweight Championship

No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Gustavo Falciroli
def. Kai Kara-France		AFC 9
Melbourne, Australia		17 May 2014

Scheduled events

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation

Past Events

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation
22AFC 227 April 2018Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
22AFC 2128 October 2017Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
21AFC 2028 July 2017Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
20AFC 1915 April 2017AFC ArenaXi'an, Shaanxi, China
19AFC 1814 April 2017AFC ArenaXi'an, Shaanxi, China
18AFC 1715 October 2016Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
17AFC 1618 June 2016Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
16AFC 1519 March 2016Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
15AFC 1412 September 2015Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
14AFC 1314 June 2015Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
13AFC 1222 March 2015Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
12AFC 1122 November 2014Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
11AFC 1016 August 2014Bunton ParkAlbury–Wodonga, Australia
10AFC 917 May 2014Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
9AFC 822 February 2014Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
8AFC 710 May 2013Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
7AFC 624 August 2013Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
6AFC 514 December 2013Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
5AFC 47 December 2012Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
4AFC 314 April 2012Geelong ArenaGeelong, Australia
3AFC 23 September 2011Melbourne Sports and Aquatic CentreMelbourne, Australia
2AFC Fight Night25 June 2011State Netball and Hockey CentreMelbourne, Australia
1AFC 112 November 2010State Netball and Hockey CentreMelbourne, Australia

Notable alumni