HCF Caput
Posted by Chad Edward on May 9th, 2008Keith Crawford, former CEO of Canadian promotion Hardcore Championship Fighting, confirmed to Fighters.com Friday morning that the promotion has ceased operations.
HCF’s demise was foreshadowed by Fighters.com last month when Crawford released a statement postponing a scheduled 10 May card in Calgary.
“Due to the fact that the due diligence process has been extended on our impending re-structuring we are officially postponing our May 10 fight card,” Crawford said then.
In response to a Fighters.com request for details Friday morning, Crawford replied, “I cannot comment on these things.”
The promotion’s last event was held 29 March in Gatineau and featured Quebecois middleweight “The Crow” David Loiseau (16-8) in the main event.
HCF debuted in July 2007 and held four events in Canada featuring fighters such as Fighters.com’s tenth-ranked heavyweight Aleksander Emelianenko (13-3), Gegard Mousasi (21-2-1), “Minotoro” Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (13-3), and “Diesel” Joe Riggs (27-10).
Last November, HCF signed former UFC light heavyweight title contender “Babalu” Renato Sobral (29-7) to a contract, though the grappler never fought in an event.
HCF joins a list of MMA start-ups that couldn’t turn recognizable names into sustaining revenue.
spyglass8 said:
good riddance
spamburgl said:
So what happens to the fighters that were signed with them?
thugzlivi said:
I guess in a sense they become “free agents”?
venglin said:
Didn’t the HCF sign some pretty big names that were dropped by the UFC?
ygtz39 said:
Just goes to show you that not just anybody can run a fight league. And have it make money
giga said:
Nice call fighters.com
digidcc2 said:
I wonder how many of these type of leagues have started and shutdown. Somebody should keep a list somewhere
inglish said:
Its hard to draw attention away from UFC, but what can ya do
orange1 said:
Was this league only in Canada?
venglin said:
yea I think so
inglish said:
I’m sure they probably had a few fights in the US too
orange1 said:
No I think it was all Canada