TKO Major League MMA was a Canadian mixed martial arts promotion established in 2000, it was originally broadcast on RDS and later on Fight Network. Formerly known as the Universal Combat Challenge (UCC), it was the first mixed martial arts promotion in Canada, before eventually rebranding to TKO Major League MMA in 2003. For years it was the largest MMA promotion in Canada, before eventually going on hiatus for 8 years. Returning in 2016, since then it has signed a deal with the UFC to be broadcast on the promotion's streaming service UFC Fight Pass. The promotion was dissolved, as per Quebec Enterprise Register concluding fiscal year 2019.
History Founded in early 2000 by Stephane Patry and Universal Combat Challenge (UCC) would allow wrestling, boxing, kickboxing, grappling, their bouts consisted of two 10 minute rounds. The rules at the beginning also allowed for knee's and kick's(soccer kick) to the head of a downed opponent. Following the success of the first event they would announce that the promotion would be instituting Canadian Championship titles as well as the World Championship titles beginning at UCC 2 due to international interest, this would last until 2005 when the promotion unified the titles. TKO/UCC started off with 6 weight classes, 265 lb, formerly unlimited), Light Heavyweight (205 lb), Middleweight(185 lb), Welterweight(170 lb), Lightweight(155 lb) and Super Lightweight(now known as Featherweight 145 lb). Bantamweight would be added in 2007 and following the promotions return from hiatus, Flyweight(125 lb) and 2 female weight classes were introduced, Woman's Flyweight and Woman's Straw-weight (125 lb and 115 lb).
TKO/UCC was the first promotion of its kind in Canada and was host to an abundance of Canada's top MMA talent for close to two decades, in 2003 the organization would be rebranded as TKO Major League MMA. In the promotions early days they used a boxing-style ring for their contests, before eventually being one of the first to adopt the UFC-spec octagon. The promotion has organized 62 events involving over 620 matches.
Universal Combat Challenge On June 2, 2000, UCC would hold their first event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The promotion ran 21 events under the UCC banner before rebranding to TKO Major League MMA in 2003.
Events Title Date Location Main event UCC PG 9: Proving Ground 9 March 22, 2003 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN Stephane-Laliberte def. Emmanuel-Gauthier UCC 12: Adrenaline January 25, 2003 Montreal, Quebec, CAN Duane Ludwig def. Jens Pulver UCC PG 8: Proving Ground 8 November 3, 2002 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN Shawn Peters def. Dany Laflamme UCC 11: The Next Level October 11, 2002 Montreal, Quebec, CAN Jeremy Horn def. Kristof-MidouxUCC PG 7: Proving Ground 7 September 28, 2002 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN Yan Pellerin def. Ricardeau Francois UCC Hawaii: Euroption in Hawaii September 17, 2002 Honolulu, Hawaii, US Jeff Curran def. Baret Yoshida UCC PG 6: Proving Ground 6 July 21, 2002 Montreal, Quebec, CAN Yan Pellerin def. Jonathan GouletUCC 10: Battle For The Belts 2002 June 15, 2002 Montreal, Quebec, CAN Sean Alvarez def. Mike Radnov UCC PG 5: Proving Ground 5 May 19, 2002 Sherbrooke, Quebec, CAN Raffie Keuleyan def. Pascal Beauregard UCC 8: Fast And Furious March 30, 2002 Rimouski, Quebec, CAN Jesse Jones def. Donald Ouimet UCC PG 4: Proving Ground 4 March 9, 2002 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN Jonathan Goulet def. Robin Dionne UCC PG 3: Proving Ground 3 February 24, 2002 Jean, Quebec, CAN Shawn Davidson def. Sebastien Routhier UCC 7: Bad Boyz January 25, 2002 Montreal, Quebec, CAN Jeremy Horn def. Stephan Potvin UCC PG 2: Proving Ground 2 December 16, 2001 Jean, Quebec, CAN Ricardeau Francois def. Pascal GosselinUCC PG 1: Proving Ground 1 October 28, 2001 Jean, Quebec, CAN Ricardeau Francois def. Stephane Bourchard UCC 6: Redemption October 19, 2001 Montreal, Quebec, CAN Sean Sherk def. Claudionor Da Silva Fontinelle UCC 5: Heatwave 2001 June 30, 2001 Quebec City, Quebec, CAN Stephane Vigneault def. Scott ClayUCC 4: Return Of The Super Strikers May 12, 2001 Sherbrooke, Quebec, CAN Donald Ouimet def. Claudionor Da Silva Fontinelle UCC 3: Battle For The Belts January 27, 2001 Sherbrooke, Quebec, CAN Jason St. Louis def. David Loiseau UCC 2: The Moment Of Truth August 12, 2000 Montreal, Quebec, CAN Claudionor Da Silva Fontinelle def. Tadarius Thomas UCC 1: The New Beginning June 2, 2000 Montreal, Quebec, CAN Dave Beneteau draw. Elvis Sinosic
TKO Major League MMA
On September 6, 2003, TKO had its first show under the new brand name. 41 events have been held under the TKO banner with the previous UCC events being added onto TKO.
Events # Event title Date Location 41 TKO 49: Matsuba vs. Gordan Montreal, Quebec, Canada 38 TKO 48: Souza vs. Gane Gatineau, Quebec, Canada 37 TKO 47: Jourdain vs. Ronson Montreal, Quebec, Canada 36 TKO 46: Pessoa vs. Gane Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 35 TKO 45: Jourdain vs. Morgan Montreal, Quebec, Canada 34 TKO 44: Hunter vs. Barriault Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 40 TKO MMA: TKO Fight Night 1 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 33 TKO 43: Barriault vs. Kornberger Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 32 TKO 42: Nogueria vs. Laramie Laval, Quebec, Canada 31 TKO 41: Champions Montreal, Quebec, Canada 30 TKO 40: Denouncment Montreal, Quebec, Canada 29 TKO 39: Ultimatum Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Quebec, Canada 28 TKO 38: Ascension Montreal, Quebec, Canada 27 TKO 37: Rivals Montreal, Quebec, Canada 26 TKO 36: Resurrection Montreal, Quebec, Canada 25 TKO 35: Quenneville vs. Hioki Montreal, Quebec, Canada 24 TKO 34: Sims vs. Bosse Montreal, Quebec, Canada 23 TKO 33: Battle in Paradise Oranjestad, Aruba 22 TKO 32: Ultimatum Montreal, Quebec, Canada 21 TKO 31: Young Guns Montreal, Quebec, Canada 20 TKO 30: Apocalypse Montreal, Quebec, Canada 19 TKO 29: Repercussion Montreal, Quebec, Canada 18 TKO: MMA 2007 Tournament Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada 17 TKO 28: Inevitable Montreal, Quebec, Canada 16 TKO 27: Reincarnation Montreal, Quebec, Canada 15 TKO 26: Heatwave Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada 14 TKO 25: Confrontation Montreal, Quebec, Canada 13 TKO 24: Eurption Laval, Quebec, Canada 12 TKO 23: Extreme Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada 11 TKO 22: Lionheart Montreal, Quebec, Canada 10 TKO 21: Collision Montreal, Quebec, Canada 9 TKO 20: Champion vs. Champion Montreal, Quebec, Canada 8 TKO 19: Rage Montreal, Quebec, Canada 7 TKO 18: Impact Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6 TKO 17: Revenge Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada 5 TKO 16: Infernal Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 4 TKO: Future Stars Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada 3 TKO 15: Unstoppable Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2 TKO 14: Road Warriors Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada 1 TKO 13: Ultimate Rush Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Events Scheduled events # Event Date Venue Location
Past events # Event Date Number of bouts Location62 TKO Major League 49: Matsuba vs. Gordan (event cancelled) Montreal, Quebec, CAN61 TKO Major League 48: Souza vs. Gane 14 Gatineau, Quebec, CAN60 TKO Major League 47: Jourdain vs. Lapilus 10 Montreal, Quebec, CAN59 TKO Major League 46: Pessoa vs. Gane (event cancelled) Quebec City, Quebec, CAN58 TKO Major League 45: Jourdain vs. Morgan 12 Montreal, Quebec, CAN57 TKO Major League 44: Hunter vs. Barriault 12 Quebec City, Quebec, CAN56 TKO Major League :TKO Fight Night 1 12 Montreal, Quebec, CAN55 TKO Major League 43: Barriault vs. Kornberger 13 Quebec City, Quebec, CAN54 TKO Major League 42: Nogueria vs. Laramie 13 Laval, Quebec, CAN53 TKO Major League 41: Champions 10 Montreal, Quebec, CAN52 TKO Major League 40: Denouncement 13 Montreal, Quebec, CAN51 TKO Major League 39: Ultimatum 2 16 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Quebec, CAN50 TKO Major League 38: Ascension 12 Montreal, Quebec, CAN49 TKO Major League 37: Rivals 15 Montreal, Quebec, CAN48 TKO Major League 36: Resurrection 14 Montreal, Quebec, CAN47 TKO Major League 35: Quenneville vs. Hioki 13 Montreal, Quebec, CAN46 TKO Major League 34: Sims vs. Bosse 11 Montreal, Quebec, CAN45 TKO Major League 33: Battle in Paradise 9 Oranjestad, Aruba44 TKO Major League 32: Ultimatum 12 Montreal, Quebec, CAN43 TKO Major League 31: Young Guns 10 Montreal, Quebec, CAN42 TKO Major League 30: Apocalypse 11 Montreal, Quebec, CAN41 TKO Major League 29: Repercussion 11 Montreal, Quebec, CAN40 TKO Major League MMA 2007 Tournament 10 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN39 TKO Major League 28: Inevitable 12 Montreal, Quebec, CAN38 TKO Major League 27: Reincarnation 11 Montreal, Quebec, CAN37 TKO Major League 26: Heatwave 2006 8 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN36 TKO Major League 25: Confrontation 10 Montreal, Quebec, CAN35 TKO Major League 24: Eruption 8 Laval, Quebec, CAN34 TKO Major League 23: Extreme 8 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN33 TKO Major League 22: Lionheart 8 Montreal, Quebec, CAN32 TKO Major League 21: Collision 9 Montreal, Quebec, CAN31 TKO Major League 20: Champion vs. Champion 9 Montreal, Quebec, Canada30 TKO Major League 19: Rage 7 Montreal, Quebec, Canada29 TKO Major League 18: Impact 11 Montreal, Quebec, CAN28 TKO Major League 17: Revenge 13 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN27 TKO Major League 16: Infernal 10 Quebec City, Quebec, CAN26 TKO Major League: Future Stars 9 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN25 TKO Major League 15: Unstoppable 12 Montreal, Quebec, CAN24 TKO Major League 14: Road Warriors 9 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN23 TKO Major League 13: Ultimate Rush 13 Montreal, Quebec, CAN22 TKO Major League PG 9: Proving Ground 9 11 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN21 TKO Major League 12: Adrenaline 11 Montreal, Quebec, CAN20 TKO Major League PG 8: Proving Ground 8 10 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN19 TKO Major League 11: The Next Level 9 Montreal, Quebec, CAN18 TKO Major League PG 7: Proving Ground 7 8 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN17 TKO Major League Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii 9 Honolulu, Hawaii U.S.16 TKO Major League PG 6: Proving Ground 6 9 Montreal, Quebec, CAN15 TKO Major League 10: Battle For The Belts 2002 11 Montreal, Quebec, CAN14 TKO Major League 8 2002 (event cancelled) Quebec City, Quebec, CAN13 TKO Major League PG 5: Proving Ground 5 9 Sherbrooke, Quebec, CAN12 TKO Major League 8: Fast And Furious 12 Rimouski, Quebec, CAN11 TKO Major League PG 4: Proving Ground 4 8 Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN10 TKO Major League PG 3: Proving Ground 3 9 Saint-Jean, Quebec, CAN9 TKO Major League 7: Bad Boyz 12 Montreal, Quebec, CAN8 TKO Major League PG 2: Proving Ground 2 11 Saint-Jean, Quebec, CAN7 TKO Major League PG 1: Proving Ground 1 5(confirm) Saint-Jean, Quebec, CAN 6 TKO Major League 6: Redemption 10 Montreal, Quebec, CAN5 TKO Major League 5: Heatwave 2001 1(event cancelled due to bad weather) Quebec City, Quebec, CAN 4 TKO Major League 4: Return Of The Super Strikers 11 Sherbrooke, Quebec, CAN3 TKO Major League 3: Battle For The Belts 13 Sherbrooke, Quebec, CAN2 TKO Major League 2: Moment of Truth 9 Montreal, Quebec, CAN1 TKO Major League 1: The New Beginning 10 Montreal, Quebec, CAN
Return The company's return to action would be announced with TKO 36: Resurrection on November 4, 2016. This coming after 8 years of inactivity. With founder Stephane Patry returning it quickly regained its status as one of the top Mixed Martial Arts promotions in Canada. Since then it has held 14 event's all in Quebec, the return would see the introduction of new weight classes including female weight classes which had previously been absent from the promotion.
Broadcast deal In August 2016 it was announced that TKO Major League and the Ultimate Fighting Championship had signed a deal for TKO events to be broadcast on the UFC's digital streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. TKO MMA had its first event on Fightpass on November 4, 2016. The promotion also acts as a feeder organization for the UFC with the company often offering contracts to TKO Major League Champions. The prelims still air on Fight Network.
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