| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Founder | |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra ,India |
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| Website | www |
TheMatrix Fight Night (MFN) is an Indian professionalmixed martial arts (MMA)promotion Company based inMumbai,Maharashtra. It is owned and operated byHindi film actorTiger Shroff, his motherAyesha Shroff and his sisterKrishna Shroff. The promotion was founded in 2019.[2]
The Shroff family also owns a chain of MMA gyms calledMMA Matrix.[3] Matrix Fight Night has hosted 15 premium fight nights as of March 2024, featuring fighters from both India and other countries. MFN has been instrumental in producing several MMA stars includingAnshul Jubli andPuja Tomar, both of them have gone on to sign with theUFC.[4]
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 inSouth Asia &Southeast Asia. Matrix Fight Night kickstarted with their debut event (MFN 1) in Mumbai on 12 March 2019. The event was held at theNSCI Dome and featured 7 professional fights.[5]
Anshul Jubli made his professional MMA debut atMFN 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 thelightweight division ofRoad to UFC Season 1. Anshul won the tournament after beatingJeka Saragih ofIndonesia in the finals, thus securing theUFC contract.[6]
MFN expanded globally with MFN 4, choosingDubai as their international fight capital.[7][8] Three consecutive editions of Matrix Fight Night, fromMFN 4 toMFN 6,[9] were hosted in Dubai. Despite the pandemic, MFN managed to organize events with the assistance of theDubai Sports Council.
MFN 6 (Anshul Vs Mahmoudiyan) had its first foreign fighter at Matrix Fight Night.[10] In late-2022, Matrix Fight Night announced its partnership with the OTT giantDisney+Hotstar.[11] MFN events are streamed live in India on Disney+Hotstar.[12]
Matrix Fight Night has two formats:International Fight Night andMFN Contenders. International Fight Night showcases the best talent from India and abroad, while MFN Contenders serves as a feeder event for International Fight Night.[13]
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.[14]
MFN has hosted 16 events as of March.[15][16][17] MFN 14, the latest event, took place February 2025 at Siri For Auditorium, New Delhi. Each event features 12 bouts.[18]
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Matrix Fight Night 17 | 2 August 2025 | Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex | Greater Noida, India |
| 16 | Matrix Fight Night 16 | 28 February 2025 | Siri Fort Auditorium | New Delhi, India |
| 15 | Matrix Fight Night 15 | 31 August 2024 | Noida Indoor Stadium | Noida, India |
| 14 | Matrix Fight Night 14 | 9 March 2024 | ||
| 13 | Matrix Fight Night 13 | 28 October 2023 | ||
| 12 | Matrix Fight Night 12 | 1 July 2023 | ||
| 11 | Matrix Fight Night 11 | 31 March 2023 | Talkatora Stadium | New Delhi, India |
| 10 | Matrix Fight Night 10 | 18 November 2022 | Palazzo Versace Dubai | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 9 | Matrix Fight Night 9 | 24 June 2022 | Siri Fort Auditorium | New Delhi, India |
| 8 | Matrix Fight Night 8 | 1 April 2022 | ||
| 7 | Matrix Fight Night 7 | 10 December 2021 | Falaknuma Palace | Hyderabad, India |
| 6 | Matrix Fight Night 6: Anshul vs. Mahmoudiyan | 24 September 2021 | Palazzo Versace Dubai | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 5 | Matrix Fight Night 5 | 15 December 2020 | ||
| 4 | Matrix Fight Night 4 | 28 February 2020 | Al-Nasr Sports Club | |
| 3 | Matrix Fight Night 3 | 20 December 2019 | NSCI Dome | Mumbai, India |
| 2 | Matrix Fight Night 2 | 29 June 2019 | Siri Fort Auditorium | New Delhi, India |
| 1 | Matrix Fight Night 1 | 12 March 2019 | NSCI Dome | Mumbai, India |
| Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since | Title Defenses | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight | 205 lb (93 kg) | Vacant | TBD | ||
| Middleweight | 185 lb (84 kg) | Vacant | TBD | ||
| Welterweight | 170 lb (77 kg) |  Darkhanbek Ergeshev | 31 March 2023 (MFN 11) | 1 | [19] |
| Lightweight | 155 lb (70 kg) | Vacant | TBD | ||
| Featherweight | 145 lb (66 kg) | Vacant | TBD | ||
| Bantamweight | 135 lb (61 kg) |  Rabindra Dhant | 02 August 2025 (MFN 17) | [20] | |
| Flyweight | 125 lb (57 kg) | Vacant | TBD | ||
| Women's Strawweight | 115 lb (52 kg) |  Sonam Zomba | 02 August 2025 (MFN 17) | [21] |
77 kg (170 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Darkhanbek Ergeshev def. Seth Rosario | MFN 11 New Delhi, India | March 31, 2023 | 1. def. Jason Solomon at MFN 13 on October 28, 2023 |
66 kg (145 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjeet Budhwar def. Atabek Abdimitalipov | MFN 10 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | November 18, 2022 | 1. def. Shyam Anand at MFN 13 on October 28, 2023[22] | |
| Budhwar was stripped of the title on March 8, 2024 after failing to make weight for his title defense againstAbdul Azim Badakhshi at MFN 14.[23] | |||||
61 kg (135 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uloomi Karimdef. Dhruv Chaudhary | MFN 10 Dubai, UAE | November 18, 2022 | |
| Uloomi had to vacate the title due to inactivity | ||||
| - | Chungreng Koren def. Mohammad Farhad for interim title | MFN 14 Noida, India | March 09, 2024 | |
| 2 | Chungreng Koren def. Kantharaj Agasa | MFN 15 Noida, India | August 21, 2024 | |
| Current | Rabindra Dhant def. Chungreng Koren | MFN 17 Greater Noida, India | August 02, 2025 | |
57 kg (125 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angad Bisht def. Mohamed Gamal | MFN 10 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | November 18, 2022 | |
| Angad vacated the title when he signed with the Road to UFC. | ||||
52 kg (115 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puja Tomar def. Bi Nguyen | MFN 10 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | November 18, 2022 | 1. def. Anastasia Feofanova at MFN 12 on July 1, 2023[24] | |
| Tomar vacated the title in October 2023 when she signed with theUFC.[25] | |||||
| Current | Sonam Zomba def. Anna Safeeva | MFN 17 Greater Noida, India | August 02, 2025 | ||
| No. | Name | Record | Weight class | Representing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjeet Budhwar | 11-2 | Featherweight | Haryana |
| 2 | Angad Bisht | 9-3 | Flyweight | Uttarakhand |
| 3 | Clinton Kenin D'Cruz | 6-0 | Flyweight | Karnataka |
| 4 | Shyamanand | 5-2 | Featherweight | Bihar |
| 5 | Digamber Rawat | 5-0 | Lightweight | Uttrakhand |
| 6 | Pawan Maan Singh | 8-3 | Light Heavyweight | New Delhi |
| 7 | Chungreng Koren | 6-1 | Bantamweight | Manipur |
| 8 | Rahul Thapa | 4-1 | Featherweight | Haryana |
| 9 | Puniyajit Likharu | 4-0 | Bantamweight | Assam |
| 10 | Sahil Rana | 9-1 | Bantamweight | Himachal Pradesh |
| 11 | Dinesh Naorem | 3-0 | Flyweight | Manipur |
| 12 | Darshanbek Ergeshov | 11-2 | Welterweight | Kyrgyzstan |
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