The Matrix Fight Night (MFN) is an Indian professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion Company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is owned and operated by Hindi film actor Tiger Shroff, his mother Ayesha Shroff and his sister Krishna Shroff. The promotion was founded in 2019.
The Shroff family also owns a chain of MMA gyms called MMA Matrix. Matrix Fight Night has hosted 17 premium fight nights as of March 2026, featuring fighters from both India and other countries. MFN has been instrumental in producing several MMA stars including Anshul Jubli and Puja Tomar, both of them have gone on to sign with the UFC.
History Matrix Fight Night was founded in 2019 by the Shroff family. The shroffs joined forces to establish a premium MMA promotion aimed to improve and shape Mixed Martial Arts in South Asia & Southeast Asia. Matrix Fight Night kickstarted with their debut event (MFN 1) in Mumbai on 12 March 2019. The event was held at the NSCI Dome and featured 7 professional fights.
Anshul Jubli made his professional MMA debut at MFN 2, which was held on 29 June 2019 in New Delhi. Anshul's undefeated streak (5–0) at MFN earned him the opportunity to fight in the lightweight division of Road to UFC Season 1. Anshul won the tournament after beating Jeka Saragih of Indonesia in the finals, thus securing the UFC contract.
MFN expanded globally with MFN 4, choosing Dubai as their international fight capital. Three consecutive editions of Matrix Fight Night, from MFN 4 to MFN 6, were hosted in Dubai. Despite the pandemic, MFN managed to organize events with the assistance of the Dubai Sports Council.
MFN 6 (Anshul Vs Mahmoudiyan) had its first foreign fighter at Matrix Fight Night. In late-2022, Matrix Fight Night announced its partnership with the OTT giant Disney+Hotstar. MFN events are streamed live in India on Disney+Hotstar.
Format Matrix Fight Night has two formats: International Fight Night and MFN Contenders. International Fight Night showcases the best talent from India and abroad, while MFN Contenders serves as a feeder event for International Fight Night.
The first MFN Contenders event took place in September 2022 in Hyderabad. The three-day event witnessed over 400 fighters competing in various weight categories to earn the MFN Contract.
Events list MFN has hosted 17 events as of March 2026. MFN 17, the latest event, took place in August 2025 in Greater Noida. Each event features 12 bouts. # Event Date Venue Location18Matrix Fight Night 182 May 2026Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports ComplexGreater Noida, India17Matrix Fight Night 1716Matrix Fight Night 16Siri Fort AuditoriumNew Delhi, India15Matrix Fight Night 1531 August 2024Noida Indoor StadiumNoida, India14Matrix Fight Night 149 March 202413Matrix Fight Night 1312Matrix Fight Night 1211Matrix Fight Night 11Talkatora StadiumNew Delhi, India 10Matrix Fight Night 10Palazzo Versace DubaiDubai, United Arab Emirates9Matrix Fight Night 9Siri Fort AuditoriumNew Delhi, India8Matrix Fight Night 87Matrix Fight Night 7Falaknuma PalaceHyderabad, India6Matrix Fight Night 6: Anshul vs. MahmoudiyanPalazzo Versace DubaiDubai, United Arab Emirates5Matrix Fight Night 54Matrix Fight Night 4Al-Nasr Sports Club3Matrix Fight Night 3NSCI DomeMumbai, India2Matrix Fight Night 2Siri Fort AuditoriumNew Delhi, India1Matrix Fight Night 1NSCI DomeMumbai, India
Other Events MFN Contenders # Event Date Venue Location2 2025 MFN Contenders22-24 August 20251 2023 MFN Contenders7-9 December 2023Noida Indoor StadiumNoida
MFN Fight Pass # Event Date Venue Location1 Dojo Fight League 118 January 2026The Dojo MMA & FitnessVadodra, Gujarat
Current champions
Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title Defenses Sources Heavyweight TBD Light Heavyweight TBD Middleweight TBD Welterweight Darkhanbek Ergeshev 31 March 2023 (MFN 11) 1 Lightweight Digamber Singh Rawat 2 May 2026 (MFN 18) Featherweight TBD Bantamweight Rabindra Dhant 2 August 2025 (MFN 17) Flyweight TBD Strawweight TBD Women's Featherweight TBD Women's Bantamweight TBD Women's Flyweight TBD Women's Strawweight Sonam Zomba 2 August 2025 (MFN 17) 1
Championship history MFN Welterweight Championship 77 kg (170 lb) No.NameEventDateDefensesCurrent Darkhanbek Ergeshev MFN 11 March 31, 2023
MFN Lightweight Championship
MFN Featherweight Championship 66 kg (145 lb) No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Sanjeet Budhwar MFN 10 November 18, 2022Budhwar was stripped of the title on March 8, 2024 after failing to make weight for his title defense against Abdul Azim Badakhshi at MFN 14.
MFN Bantamweight Championship 61 kg (135 lb) No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Uloomi KarimMFN 10 November 18, 2022 Uloomi had to vacate the title due to inactivity2 Chungreng KorenMFN 14 March 9, 2024Current Rabindra DhantMFN 17 August 2, 2025
MFN Flyweight Championship 57 kg (125 lb) No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Angad Bisht MFN 10 November 18, 2022 Angad vacated the title when he signed with the Road to UFC.
MFN Women's Strawweight Championship 52 kg (115 lb) No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Puja Tomar MFN 10 November 18, 2022Tomar vacated the title in October 2023 when she signed with the UFC.Current Sonam Zomba MFN 17 August 2, 2025
Rankings MFN Men's pound for pound Rankings No.NameRecordWeight classRepresenting 1Sanjeet Budhwar11-2FeatherweightHaryana2Angad Bisht9-3FlyweightUttarakhand3Clinton Kenin D'Cruz6-0FlyweightKarnataka4Shyamanand5-2FeatherweightBihar5Digamber Rawat5-0LightweightUttrakhand6Pawan Maan Singh8-3Light HeavyweightNew Delhi7Chungreng Koren6-1BantamweightManipur8Rahul Thapa4-1FeatherweightHaryana9Puniyajit Likharu4-0BantamweightAssam10Sahil Rana9-1BantamweightHimachal Pradesh11Dinesh Naorem3-0FlyweightManipur12Darshanbek Ergeshov11-2WelterweightKyrgyzstan
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