Golden Fighter Championship

The Golden Fighter Championship (GFC) is a Romanian kickboxing, Muay Thai and mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2015 and based in Timișoara, Romania, owned by Alin Fălcuşan.[1] It is the third largest kickboxing promotion in Romania, alongside fellow OSS Fighters.

Not to be confused with Global Fighting Championship.
Golden Fighter Championship
TypePrivate
IndustryKickboxing, Muay Thai
Founded2015 (2015)
FounderAlin Fălcuşan
HeadquartersTimișoara, Romania
Key people
Alin Fălcuşan (CEO)
Maikel Polanen (Supervisor)

The Golden Fighter Championship and Pro TV, and its subsidiary Pro X announced a multi-year broadcast deal on 24 September 2019, effectively ending the promotion's Digi Sport partnership.[2] With the new TV deal and expansion in the country, the GFC has increased in popularity, and has achieved greater mainstream media coverage. The promotion also has a long-term contract with FightBox giving GFC a deal in other 60 countries.[3]

GFS has a partnership with Wu Lin Feng of China since 2017.[4] The GFC are also in partnership with the World Kickboxing and Karate Union (WKU). In August 2022, GFC entered into an official partnership with The Golden Cage MMA.[5]

GFC Events

Each GFC event contains several fights. Traditionally, every event starts off with an opening fight followed by other fights, with the last fight being known as the main event.

# Event Date Venue Location
7 GFC 7: Romania vs. Netherlands II Jun 24, 2021 Silva Complex Bucharest, Romania
6 GFC 6: Romania vs. Netherlands November 29, 2019 Sala Constantin Jude Timișoara, Romania
5 GFC 5: Romania vs. China II August 24, 2018 Piațeta Cazino Mamaia, Romania
4 GFC 4: Bulgaria vs. Romania April 28, 2018 Varna Palace Varna, Bulgaria
3 GFC 3: Romania vs. Suriname October 20, 2017 Centrul Multifuncțional Craiova, Romania
2 GFC 2: Romania vs. China June 16, 2017 Sala Constantin Jude Timișoara, Romania
1 GFC 1: Muay Thai September 25, 2015 Centrul Regional de Afaceri Timișoara, Romania

Notable fighters

See also

References
  1. "Gală inedită de Muay Thai, la Timișoara. Evenimentul va avea loc pe 25 septembrie și e o premieră în România". Digi24 (in Romanian). 16 September 2015.
  2. "Un timişorean, în elita kick-boxing-ului". Renaşterea (in Romanian). 24 September 2019.
  3. "A VI-a ediție a galei Golden Fighter la kick-boxing, România – Olanda, în 5 acte, pe 29 noiembrie la sala "Constantin Jude", de la ora 20 direct pe Pro X". SportTim (in Romanian). 25 September 2019.
  4. "Results for Golden Fighter / Oss Fighters "Romania vs. China" from Mamaia, Romania 24.08.2018". FightBox HD. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. "Golden Fighter Kickboxing "Romania vs. Holland" REVENGE- live from Bucharest, Romania 24.06.2021". fightbox.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
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