2022 in Eagle Fighting Championship
The year 2022 is the 3rd year in the history of the Eagle Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia. 2022 began with Eagle FC 44.
| 2022 in Eagle Fight Club | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 28, 2022 | |||
| Events | ||||
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| Chronology | ||||
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Background
Khabib Nurmagomedov announced that Eagle Fighting Championship has plans for United States expansion in 2022. The organisation plans to hold as many as 10 events in the USA.[1][2]
List of events
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Country | Note | Ref. |
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| 44 | Eagle FC 44: Spong vs. Kharitonov | January 28, 2022 | FLXcast Arena | Miami, Florida | U.S | [3] | |
| 45 | Eagle FC 45: Gitinovasov vs. Magomedov | February 18, 2022 | Crocus Expo | Moscow | Russia | ||
| 46 | Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez | March 11, 2022 | FLXcast Arena | Miami, Florida | U.S |
Eagle FC 44: Spong vs. Kharitonov
| Eagle FC 44: Spong vs. Kharitonov | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Eagle Fighting Championship |
| Date | January 28, 2022 |
| Venue | FLXcast Arena |
| City | Miami, Florida, USA |
Eagle Fighting Championship 44: Spong vs. Kharitonov was a mixed martial arts event held by Eagle Fighting Championship on January 28, 2022, in Miami, Florida, USA.
Background
The main event was initially set to feature the former It's Showtime champion Tyrone Spong and UFC veteran Antônio Silva,[4] but Silva was forced off the card on December 13 due to undisclosed reasons. Instead, the event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Spong and Sergei Kharitonov, who stepped in for Silva.[5]
Former UFC Bantamweight champion Renan Barão was scheduled to face Horacio Gutiérrez at this event, but the bout was cancelled.[6]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Sergei Kharitonov | def. | Tyrone Spong | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:55 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | def. | Gabriel Checco | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Ray Borg | def. | Cody Gibson | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight (175 lb) | Ramazan Kuramagomedov | def. | John Howard | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight (175 lb) | Raimond Magomedaliev | def. | Anthony Njokuani | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:49 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Catchweight (149.4 lb) | Dylan Salvador | def. | Arman Ospanov | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Yorgan De Castro | def. | Shaun Asher | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:04 | |
| Welterweight (175 lb) | Demarques Jackson | def. | Miles Hunsinger | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:54 | |
| Bantamweight | Shawn Bunch | def. | Firdavs Khasanov | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Super Lightweight (165 lb) | Loik Radzhabov | def. | Zach Zane | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:23 | |
| Lightweight | Ayadi Majdeddine | def. | Sitik Muduev | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- Originally a featherweight bout; Salvador missed weight.
Eagle FC 45: Gitinovasov vs. Magomedov
| Eagle FC 45: Gitinovasov vs. Magomedov | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Eagle Fighting Championship |
| Date | February 18, 2022 |
| Venue | Crocus Expo |
| City | Moscow, Russia |
Eagle FC 45: Gitinovasov vs. Magomedov was a mixed martial arts event held by Eagle Fighting Championship on February 18, 2022, in Moscow, Russia.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Rasul Magomedov | def. | Abdurakhman Gitinovasov | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | Denis Izmodenov | def. | Mikhail Doroshenko | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Uzair Abdurakov | def. | Khayal Iskenderov | Submission (keylock) | 1 | 4:25 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Georgy Shakhruramazanov | def. | Roman Avdalyan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ramin Sultanov | def. | Dinislam Kamavov | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 2:28 | |
| Featherweight | Yusup-Khadzhi Zubariev | def. | Alexander Derkach | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:45 | |
| Flyweight | Rashid Vagabov | def. | Aleksey Kim | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Renat Ondar | def. | Hussain Bakhsh Safari | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:23 | |
| Bantamweight | Sharapudin Magomedov | def. | Rashid Kurbanov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Shakhban Alkhasov | def. | Arsen Nersesyan | Submission (brabo choke) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Middleweight | Shamil Magomedov | def. | Ramazan Gamzatov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Akhmed Gazichaev | def. | Sergey Alekseevich | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:10 | |
| Lightweight | Magomed Kurbanov | def. | Akram Dzhakhiev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Shakh Mammaev | def. | Magomed Aliev | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:53 | |
- For the interim Eagle FC Featherweight Championship
Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez
| Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Eagle Fighting Championship |
| Date | March 11, 2022 |
| Venue | FLXcast Arena |
| City | Miami, Florida, USA |
Eagle Fighting Championship 46: Lee vs. Sanchez was a mixed martial arts event held by Eagle Fighting Championship on March 11, 2022, in Miami, Florida, USA.
Background
The main event featured Diego Sanchez and Kevin Lee in their Eagle FC debuts in a 165 pounds bout.[7][8]
At weigh ins, Impa Kasanganay and Ikram Aliskerov missed weight for their respective bouts. Kasanganay weighed in at 179.2 pounds, 3.2 pounds over the welterweight non-title limit. Aliskerov weighed in at 186.2 pounds, 0.2 pounds over the middleweight non-title limit. Both of their bouts proceeded at catchweight and they were each fined a percentage of their individual purses respectively, which went to their opponents.[9]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Super Lightweight (165 lb) | Kevin Lee | def. | Diego Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Rizvan Kuniev (c) | def. | Anthony Hamilton | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:17 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Bantamweight | Ray Borg | def. | Ricky Bandejas | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Super Lightweight (165 lb) | Handesson Ferreira | def. | Zach Juusola | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (179.2 lb) | Raimond Magomedaliev | def. | Impa Kasanganay | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Catchweight (186.2 lb) | Ikram Aliskerov | def. | Nah-Shon Burrell | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Irwin Rivera | def. | Firdavs Khasanov | TKO (body kick and punches) | 2 | 4:48 | |
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Archie Colgan | def. | Dylan Mantello | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight (175 lb) | Tyler Ray | def. | Thomas Webb | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Sitik Muduev | def. | Caio Uruguai | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Ryder Newman | def. | Emmanuel Walo | Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Eagle FC 47: Dos Santos vs. De Castro
| Eagle FC 47: Dos Santos vs. De Castro | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Eagle Fighting Championship |
| Date | May 20, 2022 |
| Venue | FLXcast Arena |
| City | Miami, Florida, USA |
Eagle Fighting Championship 47: Dos Santos vs. De Castro is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by Eagle Fighting Championship on May 20, 2022, in Miami, Florida, USA .
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos | vs. | Yorgan De Castro | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Héctor Lombard | vs. | Thiago Silva | ||||
| Lightweight | Roosevelt Roberts | vs. | Alexandre de Almeida | ||||
See also
- 2022 in UFC
- 2022 in Bellator MMA
- 2022 in ONE Championship
- 2022 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
- 2022 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- 2022 in Rizin Fighting Federation
- 2022 in AMC Fight Nights
- 2022 in Brave Combat Federation
- 2022 in Road FC
- 2022 Professional Fighters League season
- 2022 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
References
- CRITCHFIELD, TRISTEN. "KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV PLANNING U.S. EXPANSION FOR MMA PROMOTION IN 2022". sherdog.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- "Khabib Nurmagomedov bringing his Eagle FC promotion to Miami in January". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- Sherdog.com. "EFC 44 - Eagle Fighting Championship 44". Sherdog. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- Raimondi, Marc (6 December 2021). "Tyrone Spong, Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva bout to headline Eagle FC's debut in United States". espn.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- Okamoto, Brett (13 December 2021). "Sergei Kharitonov replaces Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva in Eagle FC 44 main event". espn.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- Martin, Damon (2021-12-13). "Ex-UFC champ Renan Barao faces Horacio Gutierrez at Eagle FC 44 in January". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "Kevin Lee vs. Diego Sanchez targeted to fight at Eagle FC event on March 11". MMA Junkie. 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- Holland, Jesse (2022-01-07). "Eagle FC odds: Kevin Lee opens as massive betting favorite over Diego Sanchez". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- Heck, Mike (2022-03-10). "Eagle FC 46 weigh-in results: Kevin Lee, Diego Sanchez hit the mark for 165-pound headliner". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-03-11.