MFC 26: Retribution 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) on September 10, 2010 at the River Cree Casino

River Cree

The River Cree is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland which runs through Newton Stewart and into the Solway Firth. It forms part of the boundary between the counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire....

 in Edmonton, Alberta. The event was aired live 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...

 with commentators Michael Schiavello

Michael Schiavello

Michael Schiavello is an Australian sports commentator for K-1, Dream, Maximum Fighting Championship, King of the Cage and The Contender Asia. He has also written for more than 50 publications worldwide and was the long-serving editor of Blitz Magazine, and was also the editor of International...

, Frank Trigg

Frank Trigg

Dewey Franklin Trigg III is an American mixed martial artist, color commentator, pro wrestler and co-host of MMAWeekly radio show and TAGG radio show...

 and Guy Mezger

Guy Mezger

Guy Mezger is a retired American martial artist who competed in professional combat sports ranging from full contact karate, kickboxing, and boxing, but is most recognized as a mixed martial arts fighter . He is associated with Lion's Den Dallas...

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Background

This event featured an MFC Lightweight title fight between 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....

 and Luciano Azevedo

Luciano Azevedo

Luciano Azevedo is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current Cage Gladiators Lightweight Champion. Azevedo has fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championship and Shooto, and is noted as being the first and only man to defeat Ultimate Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion...

. Prior to the fight, McKee declared that if Azevedo made it to a decision, then he would retire from mixed martial arts.

The event was originally scheduled to take place in Brandon, Manitoba, but was later moved to the regular venue of the River Cree Casino

River Cree

The River Cree is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland which runs through Newton Stewart and into the Solway Firth. It forms part of the boundary between the counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire....

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Main card

• Welterweight bout:   Ryan Ford
  Ryan 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:...
  
   vs.   Douglas Lima
  Douglas Lima
  Douglas Lima is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships. He is the former MFC Welterweight champion.-Early career:...
  
  

Lima defeated Ford via submission (armbar) at 0:48 of round 2.

• MFC Lightweight Championship 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....
  
  (c) vs.   Luciano Azevedo
  Luciano Azevedo
  Luciano Azevedo is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current Cage Gladiators Lightweight Champion. Azevedo has fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championship and Shooto, and is noted as being the first and only man to defeat Ultimate Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion...
  
  

McKee defeated Azevedo via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 3:11 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout:   Tom Watson
  Tom Watson (fighter)
  Tom "Kong" Watson is an English mixed martial artist, currently fighting at middleweight and training at Tristar Gym in Montreal, Canada and Jackson's Submission Fighting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is known for his unorthodox entrances, dancing to the ring in a gorilla mask...
  
   vs.   Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
  

Taylor defeated Watson via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26). Watson was deducted one point for repeatedly grabbing the ropes.

• Light Heavyweight bout:   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...
  
   vs.   Dwayne Lewis

Lewis defeated Nickels via TKO (punches) at 1:30 of round 1.

• Middleweight 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.   Solomon Hutcherson
  Solomon Hutcherson
  Solomon 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...
  
  

Heath defeated Hutcherson via KO (superman punch) at 3:46 of round 2.

• Lightweight bout:   Curtis Demarce vs.   Tyson Steele

Demarce defeated Steele via submission (triangle choke) at 4:09 of round 2.

Preliminary card

• Middleweight bout:   Andrew Buckland vs.   Ford Robertson

Robertson defeated Buckland via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Catchweight (179 lbs) bout:   Ryan Ballingall vs.   Aaron Berke

Berke defeated Ballingall via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:35 of round 2.

• Lightweight bout:   Theo Brisley vs.   Chad Freeman

Freeman defeated Brisley via submission (armbar) at 3:04 of round 1.