Current season, competition or edition: 2022 in Eagle Fighting Championship | |
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| Formerly | Federation of MMA of Samara (FMMAS) Gorilla Fighting Championship (GFC) |
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| Sport | Mixed martial arts |
| Founded | May 2017 (FMMAS/GFC) Dec 2020 (EFC) |
| Owner(s) | Khabib Nurmagomedov Rizvan Magomedov Shamil Zavurov |
| Headquarters | Dagestan, Russia |
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Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC), commonly referred to as Eagle FC, is a Russian mixed martial arts promotion company established in 2020 by former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. It was renamed to Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC) after Nurmagomedov bought Gorilla Fighting Championship (GFC) for $1 million.[1][2]
- ^ "Nurmagomedov's Eagle FC to land in U.S. in 2022". ESPN.com. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ Mckeever, Lewis (December 4, 2020). "Khabib launches Eagle Fighting Championships, hopes to strike deal with UFC". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved March 6, 2021.