MFC 20
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MFC 20: Destined for Greatness was a mixed martial arts
event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) on February 20th, 2009 in Enoch, Alberta
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Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) on February 20th, 2009 in Enoch, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
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Main card
- MFC Welterweight Championship: Pat HealyPat Healy (fighter)Patrick Healy is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. Currently, Healy is signed with Strikeforce, holding a 4–1 record inside the promotion...
vs. Ryan FordRyan Ford (Fighter)Ryan Ford is a professional Canadian mixed martial arts fighter . He fights out of Edmonton, Alberta Canada and is currently signed to The Fight Club and Maximum Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts:...
- Healy defeated Ford via split decision.
- Welterweight bout: Paul DaleyPaul DaleyPaul Daley is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
vs. Nick ThompsonNick ThompsonNicholas Delton Thompson is a retired American mixed martial artist. He retired with a professional mixed martial arts record of 38-14-1. He has fought professionally on both the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bodog Fight shows...
- Welterweight bout: Paul Daley
- Thompson defeated Daley via unanimous decision.
- MFC Lightweight Championship: Derrick NobleDerrick NobleDerrick "The Eraser" Noble is an American professional mixed martial artist from Cuba, Illinois.-Biography and career:Derrick began martial arts training at the age of 13 in Taekwondo, and he eventually earned a Black Belt in Hapkido from Master Bob Long. He attended Eastern Illinois University...
vs. Antonio McKeeAntonio McKeeAntonio McKee is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division and is known for his high number of decision victories.-Early life:McKee grew up with a mother who battled drug addiction....
- MFC Lightweight Championship: Derrick Noble
- McKee defeated Noble via unanimous decision to win the MFCMFCMFC may refer to:Computing:* Mel-frequency cepstrum, a representation of sounds used in applications such as automatic speech recognition* Memory flow controller, a part of a computer architecture, e.g. in the Cell Broadband Engine...
Lightweight Championship- Middleweight bout: Bryan BakerBryan Baker (fighter)Bryan Baker is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Baker fought in various promotions, most notably World Extreme Cagefighting and Bellator Fighting Championships...
vs. Rory SingerRory SingerRory Michael Singer is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a middleweight.Although Rory had begun making a name for himself as a 185 pound prospect; his big break came after meeting the producers of TUF. They were filming Forrest Griffin at The HardCore Gym for his fight...
- Middleweight bout: Bryan Baker
- Baker defeated Singer via TKO (punches) at 4:56 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Roger HollettRoger HollettRoger "The Hulk" Hollett, is a Canadian mixed martial artist fighting out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has competed in various events such as ECC, Extreme Cage Combat and Maximum Fighting Championship...
vs. David HeathDavid Heath (fighter)David Alan Heath is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he made his debut at UFC 62, defeating Cory Walmsley by first-round submission...
- Light Heavyweight bout: Roger Hollett
- Heath defeated Hollett via submission (guillotine chokeGuillotine chokeThe guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
) at 2:30 of round 1.- Middleweight bout: Solomon HutchersonSolomon HutchersonSolomon Hutcherson is an american mixed martial arts fighter. He competes in the Middleweight division.-The Ultimate Fighter:During The Ultimate Fighter 3 Hutcherson trained under Ken Shamrock's team...
vs. Dave Mewborn
- Middleweight bout: Solomon Hutcherson
- Hutcherson defeated Mewborn via unanimous decision.
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout: Simon Marini vs. Ryan Machan
- Machan defeated Marini via submission (rear naked chokeRear naked chokeThe Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
) at 1:48 of round 1.- Lightweight bout: Alain Hernandez vs. Evan Sanguin
- Sanguin defeated Hernandez via TKO (slam) at 2:50 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Donovan Foley vs. Josh Russell
- Russell defeated Foley via submission (triangle chokeTriangle chokeA triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...
) at 1:00 of round 1.- Middleweight bout: Richard Symons vs. Brad Zazulak
- Zazulak defeated Symons via TKO (punches) at 3:54 of round 1.