Australian Fighting Championship


Australian Fighting Championship was an Australian mixed martial arts organisation based in Melbourne. In 2013, AFC was described as Australia's leading MMA organisation by MMA Kanvas and was part of Sherdog's list of top 50 global MMA organisations. Since AFC 4, all events were successfully streamed live via pay-per-view.
AFC was the second-ranked Australasian promotion in 2013 according to MMA media outlet Fight Sport Asia. AFC CEO Adam Milankovic has had multiple media appearances promoting the sport of MMA to the public. AFC has showcased the talents of elite Australian and New Zealand mixed martial artists alongside international talent. 2017 saw the expansion of the promotion into Mainland China and a major rebranding to the Australasian Fighting Championship.

Cage ban

The 2008 "cage ban" in Victoria meant MMA competitions, while legal, had to be conducted inside a boxing ring and not a purpose built cage. In the Victorian State election in November 2014, The Victorian branch of the Labor Party campaigned to revoke the cage ban. With success in the election the ban is set to be repealed allowing AFC to promote MMA in a caged enclosure to ensure optimum safety of fighters.

Final champions

DivisionUpper weight limitChampionSinceTitle defenses
Heavyweight265 lb

Australian Fighting Championship Title history

Australian Fighting Championship Heavyweight Championship

Australian Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Championship

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Australian Fighting Championship Middleweight Championship

Australian Fighting Championship Welterweight Championship

Australian Fighting Championship Lightweight Championship

Australian Fighting Championship Featherweight Championship

Australian Fighting Championship Bantamweight Championship

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Scheduled events

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation

Past events

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation
23AFC 231 December 2019Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
22AFC 227 April 2018Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
22AFC 2128 October 2017Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
21AFC 2028 July 2017Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
20AFC 1915 April 2017AFC ArenaXi'an, Shaanxi, China
19AFC 1814 April 2017AFC ArenaXi'an, Shaanxi, China
18AFC 1715 October 2016Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
17AFC 1618 June 2016Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
16AFC 1519 March 2016Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
15AFC 1412 September 2015Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
14AFC 1314 June 2015Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
13AFC 1222 March 2015Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
12AFC 1122 November 2014Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
11AFC 1016 August 2014Bunton ParkAlbury, Australia
10AFC 917 May 2014Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
9AFC 822 February 2014Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
8AFC 710 May 2013Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
7AFC 624 August 2013Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
6AFC 514 December 2013Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
5AFC 47 December 2012Melbourne PavilionMelbourne, Australia
4AFC 314 April 2012Geelong ArenaGeelong, Australia
3AFC 23 September 2011Melbourne Sports & Aquatic CentreMelbourne, Australia
2AFC Fight Night25 June 2011State Netball & Hockey CentreMelbourne, Australia
1AFC 112 November 2010State Netball & Hockey CentreMelbourne, Australia

Notable alumni

  • Israel Adesanya
  • Hector Lombard
  • Soa Palelei
  • Dylan Andrews
  • Richie Vaculik
  • Peter Graham
  • Bec Rawlings
  • Dan Kelly
  • Jake Matthews
  • Dan Hooker
  • Damien Brown
  • Alexander Volkanovski
  • Tai Tuivasa
  • Luke Jumeau
  • Tyson Pedro