Respect Fighting Championship (RESPECT.FC) is amixed martial arts organization in Germany. It has won the GNP Award for the best German promotion in 2009,[1] 2010[2] and 2011[3] Especially noteworthy in this context is that RESPECT.FC has beaten theUltimate Fighting Championship (the biggestmixed martial arts organization in the world), who was nominated with their first German based eventUFC 99.[1] The events are broadcast by Fightcast.tv.[4]
On April 2, 2011, a 'RESPECT.FC Title Contender Fight' between Ben Boekee and Denis Oliwka took place at "Battle of the South",[5] one of the biggest MMA Events in the Netherlands. That was the first and only co-promotion for RESPECT.FC so far.
RESPECT.FC's rules differ somewhat from the North AmericanUnified Rules. Among the differences are the allowance of knees to the head of downed opponent and stomp kicks to the body, while elbows to the head of downed opponent and soccer kicks are prohibited. Similar to theUnified Rules, fights have 3 rounds each lasting 5 minutes. Title Fights are 5 rounds.[6]
Björn Schmiedeberg
Marcin Naruszczka
Ben Boekee
Sascha Weinpolter - #1 ranked Austrian HW fighter, Austria MMA Heavyweight Champion[9]