The 9th installment of India-based Full Contact Championship went down this past Saturday, August 3rd, at the Famous Studios situated in Mumbai, India.
Founded by Prashant Kumar, FCC has quickly established itself as one of the top MMA promotions in India, even securing exclusive partnerships with the likes of ONE Fighting Championship as part of the ‘ONE FC Network’.
FCC 9 Results, Reactions and News
FCC 9 showcased a total of 7 bouts, headlined by a heavyweight tilt pitting Vishal Balkawde (3-1) against Mohammed Uvez Syed (0-1). The former made it three straight victories under the FCC banner after disposing his opponent via ground-and-pound in the first stanza.
Elsewhere, Sagar Barde (1-0) had a successful MMA and promotional debut as he dispatched the much experienced Nadeem Farooqi (2-2). Barde showcased some outstanding wrestling en route to finishing his opponent via TKO in the second frame. According to Prashant Kumar, Barde poses a serious threat to everyone in the 60kg/135-lbs division.
Interestingly, none of the bouts on the fight card went the full distance. Kumar added that the event was full of action from the get go.
“There are series of shows lined up in the near future, ” Prashant Kumar stated, following the conclusion of FCC 9. “FCC will be going to pan India soon, doing shows in Punjab and Gujarat. 18th of January is fixed for Goa, with title fights being lined up in the near future.”
Here are the rest of the results; the official timing(s) of the stoppages could not be attained:
- Vishal Balkawde def. Mohammed Uvez Syed via TKO (Punches) in Round 1
- Imran Liyakat Khan def. Saurabh Rao via TKO (Punches) in Round 1
- Harshad Sadgir def. Mukesh Degda via TKO (Punches) in Round 1
- Farhaan Syed def. Shrikant Sathe via TKO (Punches) in Round 1
- Mohammed Farhaad Sayed def. Rahul Jadhav via TKO (Punches) in Round 3
- Sagar Barde def. Nadeem Farooqi via TKO (Punches) in Round 2
- Mohit Singh def. Hamza via KO (Head Kick) in Round 1
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