Hello everyone,

I am very excited to tell everyone about what is happening at CFC Gym with our new Grappling instructors and programs. This is our incentive program to kick things off!

Incentive Program for Grappling

BJJ (Gi and NoGi), Wrestling, and Judo

If you currently train Grappling at CFC Gym:

Purple Belts and Brown Belts – you will receive a 6 month complimentary grappling membership.

White Belts and Blue Belts- you will receive a 3 month complimentary grappling membership.

If you currently train Kickboxing at CFC Gym:

We want you to become a complete Martial Artist – you will receive a 3 month complimentary grappling membership.

During this transition:

Any current BJJ student that just needs a temporary place to roll, will be allowed to continue using the mat space,with no obligations or contracts needed until your new facility is up and running.

Fees and Prices:

The price for Grappling memberships will be $85.00 per month, which includes: BJJ – (Gi and NoGi), Wrestling, and Judo.

The price for Kickboxing memberships will remain at $95.00 per month.

The price for MMA memberships (Grappling & Kickboxing) will be $125.00 per month.

You can combine or mix and match any and all classes offered at CFC Gym.

The Grappling Program:

The Grappling program Coaching Staff will be:

BJJ Black Belts Joe Doerksen and Tino Guzzardi.

BJJ Brown Belts Jerin Valel (with Curt McKinnon substituting as required).

 Judo Black Belt Airton Nakamura will be in charge of his Judo program.

The Grappling program will run independently and will be built upon a TEAM Environment.

Thank you,

Giuseppe DeNatale

Hello everyone,

I have some very exciting news! My long time coach and friend Duke Roufus, a four time World kickboxing champion, will be teaching at the CFC Gym on January 10th to the 12th.

Duke is one of the most sought after trainers in the UFC and is considered by many in the martial arts industry as one of the top trainers in the world.

Duke has been instrumental in building the curriculum at the CKMTC/CFC Gym since 2002 and he has taught at our gym countless times over the years.

Duke has spent years creating a belt system to help students set goals and see progress in their training. We are proud to incorporate Duke’s belt system into our kickboxing program at CFC Gym. All students will now have dry-fit belt shirts as part of their uniforms.

Duke and I will be assessing all CFC Gym kickboxing students and placing them into their respective belts while he is in Winnipeg. There will be no charge for the belt assessment and training with Duke.
Since the CFC Gym is the Canadian affiliate school of Roufusport, CFC Gym students will have the oppurtunity to train with Duke Roufus multiple times throughout the year at no cost. This is yet another great privilege of training at the CFC Gym!

Giuseppe DeNatale

Hello everyone,

I have finally recovered from CFC 7. WOW…what a night!

CFC 7 was our biggest card to date and there was some fantastic fights. Over 20 fights in total including the professional show and the amateur undercard. That is just unheard of in Canada!

The Canadian Fighting Championship is proud to be pioneers in the Canadian fight scene. We strive to build and promote the best Canadian fighters possible, starting with the children who competed on our undercard at CFC 7 to the numerous UFC veterans that have fought for our organization throughout the years.

At CFC 7, we proved to everyone in the Canadian fight scene who has the biggest live audience, the best live production, the best crowd, the best matched fights, and who the #1 Canadian fight promotion really is – and you can take that to the bank!

My promoter’s hat is being hung up for the time being, and now it is time to get back to work at the gym. Back to what I love and what I do best – teaching martial arts and training fighters.

Giuseppe DeNatale

The biggest audience in CFC history showed the fight world that Winnipeg fans are great supporters of combat sports. The crowd which approached 3,100 people enjoyed Canadian Fighting Championship 7 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre on September 10th.

In the main event, Gregory Choplin took the IKF North American Middleweight title home to France as he stopped Winnipeg’s Dave Zuniga in the main event of the night.

Peguis First Nation’s Chris Stranger controlled the action in the semi-main event and took home a unanimous decision victory in the semi-main event over Winnipeg’s Lindsey Hawkes.

Top Canadian Bantamweight Eric Perez stayed perfect in his Canadian Fighting Championship fights. He increased his CFC record to a perfect 6-0 by submitting Alberta’s Tony Bibby by Rear Naked Choke in the second round.

There were plenty of highlight reel stoppages at the fights. Randy Rowe and Kyle Oliveira dispatched their opponents with quick first round knockouts. Not to be outdone, Dwight Sutherland tapped out his opponent in only 15 seconds.

The night also featured many exciting exhibition and amateur bouts. The athletes, including the many Canadian Fighting Center students, showing great skill, technique, and sportsmanship in their fights.

Here are the results of all the professional and amateur bouts from CFC 7:

Professional Muay Thai and MMA Results
Gregory Choplin defeats Dave Zuniga by TKO in Round 2
Chris Stranger defeats Lindsey Hawkes by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Eric Perez defeats Tony Bibby by Rear Naked Choke in Round 2, 2:46
Dwight Sutherland defeats Serge Rochon by Guillotine Choke in Round 1, 0:15
Luis Cepeda defeats Markhaile “Showtime” Wedderburn by TKO in Round 3, 2:07
Will Romero defeats Mark Durant by TKO in Round 3, 1:50 (Muay Thai)
Travis Gervais defeats Ken McLeod by TKO (GNP) in Round 1, 0:35
Sergio Pettis defeats Kyle Vivian by TKO (Kick) in Round 1, 1:46
Randy Rowe defeats David Quangvan by KO in Round 1, 1:00
Jon Henderson defeats Kirk Bovell by TKO in Round 5 (Muay Thai)
Kyle Oliveira defeats George Carlos by KO in Round 1, 4:25

Amateur Muay Thai Results
Ryan Pang defeats Jared Feuring by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28×2)
Lane Lay defeats Mac Cuevos by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28×2)
Harold Brun defeats Kurt Sorenson by Majority Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29)
Mitch Edmonds defeats Matthew Lipsius by Unanimous Decision (30-27 x 3)
Dave Swanson defeats Cleon Rovel by Unanimous Decision (30-26,30-26,29-27)
Nick McKinnon defeats Devon Taylor by Majority Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-29)