MFC 22: Payoff was a mixed martial arts

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), it was held on October 2, 2009 at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta. It featured the return of Jason MacDonald

Jason MacDonald

Jason Anthony MacDonald is a Canadian mixed martial artist who is currently fighting with the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a middleweight. He is also a veteran of the Maximum Fighting Championship and TKO Major League MMA in his native country of Canada...

, who was competing in his first fight since being released by the UFC, against Travis Lutter

Travis Lutter

Travis S. Lutter is an American mixed martial artist who won the The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. His UFC record, not including his exhibition wins on The Ultimate Fighter 4, is 2–4...

, also competing in his first fight since being released by the UFC. The co-main event featured Antonio McKee

Antonio McKee

Antonio 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....

 defending the MFC lightweight title against Brazilian Carlo Prater

Carlo Prater

Carlo Prater is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division, having formerly competed at welterweight...

. The event also featured UFC veterans Luigi Fioravanti

Luigi Fioravanti

Luigi Fioravanti is an American mixed martial artist who fights out of Orlando, Florida with American Top Team. He was released by the UFC shortly after his first round TKO defeat to Anthony Johnson at UFC Fight Night 17...

, John Alessio

John Alessio

John Paul Alessio is a Canadian mixed martial artist who currently competes as a Welterweight. Alessio has fought for many of the major MMA promotions, including WEC, UFC, PRIDE, KOTC, MFC and DREAM.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

, Pete Spratt

Pete Spratt

Aaron Pete Spratt is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is a welterweight known for his appearances in the UFC and on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality television show.-MMA Career:...

, David Heath

David 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...

, Mike Nickels

Mike Nickels

Michael John Nickels is an American Mixed Martial Arts fighter and a Black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Along with many other victories in Brazilain Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, Nickels is a 3X Pan American Gold medalist, and a UFC vet...

 and Marvin Eastman

Marvin Eastman

Marvin Lee Eastman is an American mixed martial artist with a background in collegiate wrestling and Muay Thai. He is currently the light heavyweight champion of the Elite Fighting Championship and the IFO champion...

. This event was broadcasted on HDNet

HDNet

HDNet is a men's interest television channel in the United States, broadcasting exclusively in high-definition format and available via cable and satellite television...

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Fight Card

• Middleweight bout:   Jason MacDonald
  Jason MacDonald
  Jason Anthony MacDonald is a Canadian mixed martial artist who is currently fighting with the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a middleweight. He is also a veteran of the Maximum Fighting Championship and TKO Major League MMA in his native country of Canada...
  
   vs.   Travis Lutter
  Travis Lutter
  Travis S. Lutter is an American mixed martial artist who won the The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. His UFC record, not including his exhibition wins on The Ultimate Fighter 4, is 2–4...
  
  

Lutter defeated MacDonald via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

• Catchweight bout:   Antonio McKee
  Antonio McKee
  Antonio 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....
  
   vs.   Carlo Prater
  Carlo Prater
  Carlo Prater is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division, having formerly competed at welterweight...
  
  

McKee defeated Prater via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

• Welterweight bout:   Luigi Fioravanti
  Luigi Fioravanti
  Luigi Fioravanti is an American mixed martial artist who fights out of Orlando, Florida with American Top Team. He was released by the UFC shortly after his first round TKO defeat to Anthony Johnson at UFC Fight Night 17...
  
   vs.   John Alessio
  John Alessio
  John Paul Alessio is a Canadian mixed martial artist who currently competes as a Welterweight. Alessio has fought for many of the major MMA promotions, including WEC, UFC, PRIDE, KOTC, MFC and DREAM.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...
  
  

Alessio defeated Fioravanti via KO (Punches) at 1:34 of round 3

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Marvin Eastman
  Marvin Eastman
  Marvin Lee Eastman is an American mixed martial artist with a background in collegiate wrestling and Muay Thai. He is currently the light heavyweight champion of the Elite Fighting Championship and the IFO champion...
  
   vs.   Ryan Jimmo
  Ryan Jimmo
  Ryan Jimmo is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes as a light heavyweight for the Maximum Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Jimmo mostly fought in Canada, as well as competing in the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter.-Early career:Jimmo began...
  
  

Jimmo defeated Eastman via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

• Welterweight bout:   Nathan Gunn vs.   Pete Spratt
  Pete Spratt
  Aaron Pete Spratt is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is a welterweight known for his appearances in the UFC and on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality television show.-MMA Career:...
  
  

Spratt defeated Gunn via KO (Punch) in at 4:19 of round 2

• Light Heavyweight bout:   David Heath
  David 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...
  
   vs.   Mike Nickels
  Mike Nickels
  Michael John Nickels is an American Mixed Martial Arts fighter and a Black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Along with many other victories in Brazilain Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, Nickels is a 3X Pan American Gold medalist, and a UFC vet...
  
  

Nickels defeated Heath via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:02 of round 3

• Middleweight bout:   Andrew Buckland vs.   Joe Christopher

Christopher defeated Buckland via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:54 of round 1

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Jason Heit vs.   Paapa Inkumusah

Heit defeated Inkumusah via TKO (Punches) at 4:59 of round 2