British Fighting Championship

British Fighting Championship
 	
Trade name 	BFC
Industry 	Mixed Martial Arts
Founded 	August 21, 2018
Founders 	James HarrisonJack SeagraveJamie HayterDougie Truman
Headquarters	Derby, England
Key People 	Dougie Truman (President)
Products 	Home video · Live events · Merchandise · Publishing · TV · Streaming service
Services 	Licensing
Revenue 	£745 million (2023)
Owner 	James HarrisonJack SeagraveJamie HayterDougie Truman
British Fighting Championship (BFC) is a British mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Derby, England. It is considered the second largest MMA promotion in the world and the largest outside the United States. It is owned and operated by JJ Sports Holdings. It produces events worldwide that showcase 17 weight divisions (ten men's and seven women's) and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
BFC was founded by wrestling promoters James Harrison, Jamie Hayter, Jack Seagrave and Cage Warriors founder Dougie Truman, and the first event was held in 2018 at the Derby Arena in Derby, England. Since formation the day to day operations of the promotion was handled by Truman with Harrison promoting BFC events through British Championship Wrestling's television programmes. In early 2024 the promotion merged with wrestling promotion British Championship Wrestling to form JJ Sports Holdings.
==Weight divisions and current champions==
:See also: List of BFC Champions and BFC rankings
Weight classname 	MinimumWeight (lb)	Upper limit 	Upper limit 	Gender	Current champion 	Since	Daysheld	Defenses	Next Fight
Weight classname 	MinimumWeight (lb)	inpounds (lb)	inkilograms (kg)	Gender	Current champion 	Since	Daysheld	Defenses	Next Fight
Microweight 	None 	95 	43 	Women 	Aya Murakami 	 	 	1 	
Atomweight 	96 	105 	47.5 	Women 	Jillian DeCoursey 	 	 	0 	
Super Atomweight 	106 	110 	50 	Women 	Rayanne dos Santos	 	 	0 	
Strawweight 	111 	115 	52 	Women 	Alesha Zappitella 	 	 	2 	
Strawweight 	111 	115 	52 	Men 	Daichi Kitakata 	 	 	4 	
Flyweight 	116 	125 	57 	Women 	Taila Santos 	 	 	1 	
Flyweight 	116 	125 	57 	Men 	Joshua Pacio 	 	 	0 	
Bantamweight 	126 	135 	61 	Women 	Pannie Kianzad 	 	 	5 	
Bantamweight 	126 	135 	61 	Men 	Demetrious Johnson	 	 	2 	
Featherweight 	136 	145 	66 	Women 	Aspen Ladd 	 	 	1 	
Featherweight 	136 	145 	66 	Men 	Martin Nguyen 	 	 	1 	
Lightweight 	146 	155 	70 	Men 	Timofey Nastyukhin	 	 	2 	
Welterweight 	156 	170 	77 	Men 	Shinya Aoki 	 	 	0 	
Middleweight 	171 	185 	84 	Men 	Oskar Piechota 	 	 	1 	
Light Heavyweight	186 	205 	93 	Men 	Aung La Nsang 	 	 	2 	
Heavyweight 	206 	265 	120 	Men 	Renan Ferreira 	 	 	4 	
Openweight 	— 	— 	— 	Women 	Cris Cyborg 	 	 	2 	
Openweight 	— 	— 	— 	Men 	Yaroslav Amosov 	 	 	4