2017 in AFC

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2017 in AFC
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First date19 March 2017
Last dateTBA
Events
Total eventsTBA
Fights
Total fightsTBA
Title fightsTBA
Chronology
2016 in AFC 2017 in AFC2018 in AFC

The year 2017 was the 8th year in the history of Australian Fighting Championship (AFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in Australia. In 2017 AFC held 4 events.

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Events list

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation
22 AFC 21 28 October 2017Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
21 AFC 20 28 July 2017Melbourne Pavilion Melbourne, Australia
20 AFC 19 15 April 2017AFC Arena Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
19 AFC 18 14 April 2017AFC Arena Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

AFC 21

AFC 21 [1] [2] was an event meant to be held on 28 October 2017, at AFC Arena in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. The event was cancelled and instead was held on 28 October 2017, at Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light Heavyweight Rameau Sokoudjou def.Jamie AbdallahTKO (punches)22:16 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Issac Hardman def.Rob HillKO (punch)2 [lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight Zhang Lipeng def.Mikey VaotuuaSubmission (rear-raked choke)1
Catchweight (68 kg)Daniel Jonesdef.Francisco Jose VinuelesTKO (punches)2
BantamweightZhang Meixuandef.Mario MorenoSubmission (armbar)2
WelterweightWang Shaoweidef.Peter DavenportTKO (punches)3
Lightweight Cody Pfister def.Wu HaotianDecision (unanimous)35:00
WelterweightDane Beebydef.Brock McRobbSubmission (rear-naked choke)24:02
MiddleweightLuke Spearsdef.Oscar KongDecision (unanimous)35:00
Catchweight (68 kg)Kazumasa Majimadef.Luke JonesSubmission (rear-naked choke)1
  1. ↑ For the AFC Light Heavyweight Championship
  2. ↑ For the AFC Lightweight Championship

AFC 20

AFC 20 [3] [4] was an event held on 28 July 2017, at Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Israel Adesanya def. Melvin Guillard TKO (punches)14:49 [lower-alpha 1]
WelterweightAnton Zafirdef.Hoshi FriedrichTKO (punches)13:31
WelterweightTheo Christakosdef.Abdullah Abou HamdanTKO (punches)22:38
WelterweightBrock McRobbdef.Steve ThoulissTKO (punches)23:08
BantamweightJaime Renoufdef.Joshua RileyDecision (unanimous)35:00
FlyweightNicole Szepesvarydef.Anthea PatonDecision (majority)35:00
HeavyweightDamian Marudef.Phil IkafangaTKO (submission to punches)14:38
MiddleweightMatt Heathdef.Oscar KongTKO (doctor stoppage)13:41
WelterweightSaeed KarsazDrawJoe KendrickDraw (majority)35:00
FeatherweightJames Vandarakisdef.John ArmstrongTechnical Submission (rear-naked choke)11:35
  1. ↑ For the AFC Middleweight Championship

AFC 19

AFC 19 [5] [6] was an event held on 15 April 2017, at AFC Arena in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
LightweightIssac Hardmandef.James BishopTKO2N/A [lower-alpha 1]
BantamweightJun Zhudef.Sun Uk DoTKO2N/A
BantamweightArlene Blencowedef.Rhiannon ThompsonTKO1N/A
WelterweightPeter Davenportdef.Harris NorwoodTKO2N/A
FeathweightTetsuya Sekidef.Nikos TrepcaTKO3N/A
LightweightJohn Mitchelldef.Chenglin WuTKO1N/A
N/AMohammad Issa Poursalamatidef.Kefeng JianSubmission1N/A
  1. ↑ For the AFC Lightweight Championship

AFC 18

AFC 18 [7] [8] was an event held on 14 April 2017, at AFC Arena in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light HeavyweightRameau Thierry Sokoudjoudef.Marcelo TenorioTKO (punches and elbows)1N/A
FeatherweightKaan Oflidef.Munehiro FujitaSubmission (bulldog choke)2N/A
LightweightMikey Vaotuuadef.Yufei ZhaoSubmission (rear-naked choke)2N/A
BantamweightLong Xiaodef.Chris WaseDecision (unanimous)35:00
MiddleweightGlenn Sparvdef.Yuki SasakiTKO1N/A
LightweightRuslan Emibekdef.Amin YaubiTKO1N/A
N/AMasoumeh Togandef.Zhou LinDecision (majority)35:00

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    References

    1. ↑ Sherdog.com. "AFC 21 – Australian Fighting Championship 21". Sherdog. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
    2. ↑ "AFC 21". Tapology. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
    3. ↑ Sherdog.com. "AFC 20 – Australian Fighting Championship 20". Sherdog. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
    4. ↑ "AFC 20". Tapology. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
    5. ↑ Sherdog.com. "AFC 19 – Australian Fighting Championship 19". Sherdog. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
    6. ↑ "AFC 18-Night 2". Tapology. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
    7. ↑ Sherdog.com. "AFC 18 – Australian Fighting Championship 18". Sherdog. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
    8. ↑ "ACF 18 : Night 1". Tapology. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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