Prospect Fighting Championships or PFC is a Canadian combat sports promotion based in London, Ontario, Canada. Established in 2013, it is the oldest active promotion in the province. It was formerly known as the Provincial Fighting Championship (Provincial FC) before re-branding in 2015. PFC is one of the largest MMA promotions in Canada, thus it has provided talent to the UFC as a feeder organization. In 2023, the promotion signed a deal with Fite TV to stream events on their broadcast service.

History Founded in 2013, by Jamie Champion, the Provincial Fighting Championship held three professional events in the province of Ontario, before re-branding to Prospect Fighting Championships (PFC) in 2015. It started off by running amateur (PAFC) events in Ontario's blossoming MMA scene, as Mixed Martial Arts were considered illegal until 2010. Prior to 2010, the province’s only mixed martial arts events were held exclusively on native reservations, which operated outside provincial athletic regulations and therefore provided the sole venues where promoters could legally stage MMA competitions. These communities possess their own athletic commissions, so they were able to bypass provincial law. The Prospect Fighting Championships uses a Hexagon as their cage and adheres to the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. The promotion has hosted both professional and amateur contests, and offers a wide variety of weight classes to its athletes - ranging from Atomweight to Super Heavyweight. This grants fighters of all weights the chance to compete and improve their skills.

Over time, the commentary team for the PFC has seen many changes. Currently it is led by 8-fight PFC veteran, Gino Ghalehpardaz and play-by-play analyst John Ethier. In the past, it was led by John Ramdeen, a veteran broadcaster in Canada's mixed martial arts community. Other names include former mixed martial arts fighter, Robin Black, who has acted as the promotions lead analyst, and Reed Duthie, the PFC's former play-by-play analyst. Following PFC 18, the ring announcer for the Prospect Fighting Championships was announced to be David Neiman. In the past, other PFC announcers included the likes of veterans like Keith Crawford and Pete "Mr. Throwdown" Treviño, who both formerly acted as official announcers for the promotion prior to 2023.

Past guest commentators include MMA veterans, Chris Horodecki, Sam Stout and Jesse Ronson. The organization has also hosted three WAKO sanctioned kickboxing events and one MTO sanctioned Muay Thai event. Over the last decade, the PFC has established itself as a premiere organization in Ontario, and has grown into one of the largest promotions in Canada. Since its inception, the promotion has held 27 events, involving 235 MMA matches, and 40 kickboxing or Muay Thai bouts.

Provincial Fighting Championship

On Saturday, October 26, 2013. Provincial Fighting Championship held their inaugural event in London, Ontario, Canada. The promotion ran four events under the Provincial FC banner, before re-branding to Prospect Fighting Championships in 2015.

Events # Event Title Date Location 4 Provincial Fighting Championship 4 (cancelled) Windsor, Ontario, CAN 3 Provincial Fighting Championship 3: Showdown In The Downtown London, Ontario, CAN 2 Provincial Fighting Championship 2 London, Ontario, CAN 1 Provincial Fighting Championship 1: Unrivaled London, Ontario, CAN

Prospect Fighting Championships

On Saturday, August 29, 2015. Prospect Fighting Championships held its first event in London, Ontario, Canada. The organization hosted six AMMA events and three WAKO sanctioned kickboxing events before switching back to the professional MMA circuit. Since the re-brand, it has held 24 events, all in Ontario. The promotion continues the use of a hexagonal cage and operates under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. The PFC commentary team is hosted by Gino Ghalehpardaz and former grappling competitor, John Ethier. David Neiman acts as the official announcer for the Prospect Fighting Championships.

The company also holds annual events in conjunction with London-based fundraiser, Showdown in the Downtown, to support fundraising to "fight" kidney disease. In 2020, the promotion signed a deal with Fight Network streaming services. With the COVID-19 lock-down in Ontario preventing live shows in late 2020–2021, the promotion and it's partners hosted a virtual talk show on September 25, 2021. It featured former UFC fighter Brendan Schaub, the event resulted in over $300,000 being raised for local charities. In total the events have raised an accumulative 3 million dollars for charity.

Events # Event Title Date Location26 Prospect Fighting Championships 26: Knockout Kidney Disease 5 London, Ontario, CAN25 Prospect Fighting Championships 25: White vs. Dusek Sarnia, Ontario, CAN24 Prospect Fighting Championships 24: Appel vs. Jere Caledonia, Ontario, CAN23 Prospect Fighting Championships 23: Appel vs. Anaya Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, CAN22 Prospect Fighting Championships 22: White vs. Melo Sarnia, Ontario, CAN21 Prospect Fighting Championships 21: North vs. Pocchi London, Ontario, CAN20 Prospect Fighting Championships 20: Fightmare At 100 Kellogg's Lane London, Ontario, CAN19 Prospect Fighting Championships 19: Novice Edition London, Ontario, CAN18 Prospect Fighting Championships 18: Knockout Kidney Disease 4 London, Ontario, CAN 17 Prospect Fighting Championships 17 (cancelled) Toronto, Ontario, CAN 16 Prospect Fighting Championships 16: Mein vs. Chavez Toronto, Ontario, CAN 15 Prospect Fighting Championships 15: Imperato vs. Toliver Toronto, Ontario, CAN 14 Prospect Fighting Championships 14: Knockout Kidney Disease 3 London, Ontario, CAN 13 Prospect Fighting Championships 13: Unfinished Business Toronto, Ontario, CAN 12 Prospect Fighting Championships 12: Laramie vs. Cruz Windsor, Ontario, CAN 11 Prospect Fighting Championships 11: Knockout Kidney Disease 2 London, Ontario, CAN 10 Prospect Fighting Championships 10 Windsor, Ontario, CAN 9 Prospect Fighting Championships 9 London, Ontario, CAN 8 Prospect Fighting Championships 8 London, Ontario, CAN 7 Prospect Fighting Championships 7: Knockout Kidney Disease London, Ontario, CAN 6 Prospect Fighting Championships 6: Paddy Whacked London, Ontario, CAN 5 Prospect Fighting Championships 5: Deck The Halls With Beers And Brawls London, Ontario, CAN 4 Prospect Fighting Championships 4 London, Ontario, CAN 3 Prospect Fighting Championships 3 London, Ontario, CAN 2 Prospect Fighting Championships 2 London, Ontario, CAN 1 Prospect Fighting Championships 1 London, Ontario, CAN

Events

Scheduled events # Event Date Venue Location3 Prospect Fighting Championships 27 TBA October 2026 TBA TBA Ontario, CAN2 Prospect Fighting Championships 26: Knockout Kidney Disease 5 RBC Place London, Ontario, CAN1 Prospect Fighting Championships 25: White vs. Dusek Lambton College Sarnia, Ontario, CAN

Past events # Event Date Number of bouts Location28 Prospect Fighting Championships 24: Appel vs. Jere 11 Caledonia, Ontario, CAN27 Prospect Fighting Championships 23: Appel vs. Anaya 12 Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, CAN26 Prospect Fighting Championships 22: White vs. Melo 13 Sarnia, Ontario, CAN25 Prospect Fighting Championships 21: North vs. Pocchi 13 London, Ontario, CAN24 Prospect Fighting Championships 20: Fightmare At 100 Kellogg's Lane 11 London, Ontario, CAN23 Prospect Fighting Championships 19: Novice Edition 12 London, Ontario, CAN22 Prospect Fighting Championships 18: Knockout Kidney Disease 4 Muay Thai event London, Ontario, CAN21 Prospect Fighting Championships 17 Event cancelled Toronto, Ontario, CAN20 Prospect Fighting Championships 16: Mein vs. Chavez 12 Toronto, Ontario, CAN19 Prospect Fighting Championships 15: Imperato vs. Toliver 6 Toronto, Ontario, CAN18 Prospect Fighting Championships 14: Knockout Kidney Disease 3 9 London, Ontario, CAN17 Prospect Fighting Championships 13: Unfinished Business 2 9 Toronto, Ontario, CAN16 Prospect Fighting Championships 12: Laramie vs. Cruz 9 Windsor, Ontario, CAN15 Prospect Fighting Championships 11: Knockout Kidney Disease 2 10 London, Ontario, CAN14 Prospect Fighting Championships 10 11 Windsor, Ontario, CAN13 Prospect Fighting Championships 9 Amateur kickboxing event London, Ontario, CAN12 Prospect Fighting Championships 8: Unfinished Business Amateur kickboxing event London, Ontario, CAN11 Prospect Fighting Championships 7: Knockout Kidney Disease Amateur kickboxing event London, Ontario, CAN 10 Prospect Fighting Championships 6: Paddy Whacked 15 London, Ontario, CAN9 Prospect Fighting Championships 5: Deck The Halls With Beers And Brawls 13 London, Ontario, CAN 8 Prospect Fighting Championships 4 14 London, Ontario, CAN7 Prospect Fighting Championships 3 10 London, Ontario, CAN6 Prospect Fighting Championships 2 9 London, Ontario, CAN5 Prospect Fighting Championships 1 7 London, Ontario, CAN 4 Provincial Fighting Championship 4 Event cancelled Windsor, Ontario, CAN3 Provincial Fighting Championship 3: Showdown In The Downtown 10 London, Ontario, CAN2 Provincial Fighting Championship 2 9 London, Ontario, CAN1 Provincial Fighting Championship 1: Unrivaled 10 London, Ontario, CAN

Champions Professional Champions Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title Defenses Super Heavyweight 266 lbs - Unlimited Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight Lightweight Featherweight T.J. Laramie Dec 6, 2019(PFC 12) Vacated to sign with the UFC Bantamweight Flyweight Tony Laramie March 8, 2020(PFC 13) Vacated to sign with Rizin Fighting Federation Women's Lightweight Women's Featherweight Women's Bantamweight Women's Flyweight Women's Strawweight Randa Markos August 13, 2016 (Provincial FC 2) Vacated to sign with the UFC Atomweight

Amateur Champions Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title Defenses Super Heavyweight 266 lb - Unlimited Lawrence Bonds August 13, 2016 (PFC 4) N/A Heavyweight Leeroy Johnson March 18, 2017 (PFC 6) N/A Cruiserweight Light Heavyweight Tyler Kerr August 13, 2016 (PFC 4) N/A Middleweight Sean Meade December 4, 2016 (PFC 5) N/A Welterweight Aiden Appel February 28, 2026 (PFC 21) Two defenses Lightweight Tsheltrim Rabgyel July 18, 2026(PFC 24)N/A Featherweight Samir Ahmad May 09, 2026 (PFC 23) One defense Bantamweight Lenny White April 25, 2026 (PFC 22) N/A Flyweight Women's Lightweight Women's Featherweight Jo Duarte May 09, 2026 (PFC 23) N/A Women's Bantamweight Women's Flyweight Women's Strawweight Anniestasia Nikolakakos August 13, 2016 (PFC 4) N/A Atomweight

Kickboxing Champions Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title Defenses Light Heavyweight Gordon Cunningham July 14, 2018(PFC 9) N/A Featherweight Amro Al Falastini February 17, 2018(PFC 8) N/A

Championship history Pro Featherweight Championship Weight limit:

No.NameEventDateDefenses1 T.J. Laramie Prospect Fighting Championships 12: Laramie vs. Cruz Dec 6, 2019Laramie vacated to compete for the UFC.

Pro Flyweight Championship Weight limit:

No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Tony Laramie Prospect Fighting Championships 13: Unfinished Business Mar 8, 2020Laramie vacated to compete for the LFA.

Pro Women's Strawweight Championship 52 kg (115 lb) No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Randa Markos Provincial Fighting Championship 2 March 08, 2014Markos vacated to compete on TUF 20 & later signed with the UFC.

Amateur Super Heavyweight Championship 121 kg+ (266 lb+) No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Lawrence Bonds Prospect Fighting Championships 4: Black Ties & Black Eyes August 13, 2016N/A

Amateur Heavyweight Championship 120 kg (265 lb) No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Garth Watkins Prospect Fighting Championships 2 December 08, 2015N/A2 Leeroy Johnson Prospect Fighting Championships 6: Paddy Whacked March 18, 2017N/A

Amateur Cruiserweight Championship 102 kg (225 lb) No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Vacant

Amateur Light Heavyweight Championship 92 kg (205 lb)