Respect Fighting Championship
Encyclopedia
Respect Fighting Championship (RESPECT.FC) is a mixed martial arts
organization in Germany. It has won the GNP Award for the best German promotion in 2009 and 2010. Especially noteworthy in this context is that RESPECT.FC has beaten the Ultimate Fighting Championship
(the biggest mixed martial arts
organization in the world), who was nominated with their first German based event UFC 99
. The events are broadcast by Fightcast.tv, the only HD Fightsport portal in Europe.
. 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 the Unified Rules
, fights have 3 rounds each lasting 5 minutes. Titel Fights are 5 rounds.
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
s
!in pounds
|-
|Flyweight
|57 kg
|125 lb
|-
|Bantamweight
|61 kg
|135 lb
|-
|Featherweight
|66 kg
|145 lb
|-
|Lightweight
|70 kg
|155 lb
|-
|Light Welterweight
|73 kg
|160 lb
|-
|Welterweight
|77 kg
|170 lb
|-
|Light Middleweight
|80 kg
|175 lb
|-
|Middleweight
|84 kg
|185 lb
|-
|Light Heavyweight
|93 kg
|205 lb
|-
|Heavyweight
|120 kg
|265 lb
|-
|Super Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
|- bgcolor="lightgrey"
! Division
! Upper weight limit
! Champion
! Since
! Titel Defenses
|-
| Heavyweight || -120 kg
|
Björn Schmiedeberg || 11. September 2010 (RESPECT.4) || 1 (RESPECT.6)
|-
| Light-Heavyweight || -93 kg
|
Marcin Naruszczka || 17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6) || 0
|-
| Middleweight || -84 kg
| Sebastian Risch || 17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6) || 0
|-
| Lightweight || -70 kg
| Cengiz Dana || 17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6) || 0
|-
| Featherweight || -66 kg
|
Ben Boekee || 17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6) || 0
|}
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=30%|Name
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=25%|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=45%|Defenses
|-
|align=left | Björn Schmiedeberg
(def. Andreas Kraniotakes
)
|align=center |
(RESPECT.4)
|
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=30%|Name
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=25%|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=45%|Defenses
|-
|align=left | Marcin Naruszczka
(def. Manuel Masuch)
|align=center |
(RESPECT.6)
|
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=30%|Name
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=25%|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=45%|Defenses
|-
|align=left | Sebastian Risch
(def. Nick Hein)
|align=center |
(RESPECT.6)
|
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=30%|Name
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=25%|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=45%|Defenses
|-
|align=left | Cengiz Dana
(def. Niko Lohmann)
|align=center |
(RESPECT.6)
|
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=30%|Name
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=25%|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=45%|Defenses
|-
|align=left | Ben Boekee
(def. Marcel Jedidi)
|align=center |
(RESPECT.6)
|
|-
|}
, KSW
and Cage Warriors
veteran, RESPECT.FC Lightweight Champion Sascha Weinpolter - #1 ranked Austrian HW fighter, Austria MMA Heavyweight Champion Andreas Kraniotakes
- #3 ranked German HW fighter, Cage Warriors
veteran, appears as a character in EA Sports MMA
video game Danny Hoyer - IKF
Sanshou Super-Welterweight World Champion Janosch Stefan - 2nd Place Combat Sambo World Championships 2008 Nordin Asrih - TUF Season 13
contestant and M-1 Global
veteran Alexandra Sanchez - Jewels Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 Champion Raymond Jarman - M-1 Global
& Shooto
veteran Nick Hein - European Judo
Champion 2006 Jesse-Björn Buckler - Cage Warriors
and SLAMM!! Events
veteran
|-
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|Event
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|City
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|Venue
|-
|RESPECT.1
| align="center"|
| Herne
| Fighters World Herne
|-
|RESPECT.2
| align="center"|
| Herne
| Sportpark Herne
|-
|RESPECT.3
| align="center"|
| Essen
| Sporthalle Bergeborbeck
|-
|RESPECT.4
| align="center"|
| Herne
| Sportpark Herne
|-
|RESPECT.5
| align="center"|
| Essen
| Zeche Amalie
|-
|RESPECT.6 "Stronger than ever"
| align="center"|
| Wuppertal
| Bayerhalle Wuppertal
|-
|RESPECT.7
| align="center"|
| Essen
| Not known yet
|}
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
organization in Germany. It has won the GNP Award for the best German promotion in 2009 and 2010. Especially noteworthy in this context is that RESPECT.FC has beaten the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
(the biggest mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
organization in the world), who was nominated with their first German based event UFC 99
UFC 99
UFC 99: The Comeback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. It was the first UFC event held in Germany, as well as the first in mainland Europe .-Background:On Monday, June 1, the...
. The events are broadcast by Fightcast.tv, the only HD Fightsport portal in Europe.
Partnership with Battle of the South (Netherlands)
On April 2, 2011, a 'RESPECT.FC Title Contender Fight' between Ben Boekee and Denis Oliwka took place at "Battle of the South", one of the biggest MMA Events in the Netherlands. That was the first and only co-promotion for RESPECT.FC so far.Rules
RESPECT.FC's rules differ somewhat from the North American Unified RulesMixed martial arts rules
Most rule sets for mixed martial arts competitions have evolved since the early days of vale tudo. As the knowledge about fighting techniques spread among fighters and spectators, it became clear that the original minimalist rule systems needed to be amended...
. 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 the Unified Rules
Mixed martial arts rules
Most rule sets for mixed martial arts competitions have evolved since the early days of vale tudo. As the knowledge about fighting techniques spread among fighters and spectators, it became clear that the original minimalist rule systems needed to be amended...
, fights have 3 rounds each lasting 5 minutes. Titel Fights are 5 rounds.
Weight divisions
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
|-
|Flyweight
Flyweight (MMA)
The flyweight division in mixed martial arts – as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission combat sports doctrine – groups together all competitors 125 lb and below...
|57 kg
|125 lb
|-
|Bantamweight
Bantamweight (MMA)
The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The King of the Cage bantamweight class with upper limit at 145 lb...
|61 kg
|135 lb
|-
|Featherweight
Featherweight (MMA)
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Pancrase's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb...
|66 kg
|145 lb
|-
|Lightweight
Lightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...
|70 kg
|155 lb
|-
|Light Welterweight
|73 kg
|160 lb
|-
|Welterweight
Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...
|77 kg
|170 lb
|-
|Light Middleweight
|80 kg
|175 lb
|-
|Middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...
|84 kg
|185 lb
|-
|Light Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....
|93 kg
|205 lb
|-
|Heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
|120 kg
|265 lb
|-
|Super Heavyweight
Super Heavyweight (MMA)
The super heavyweight division in mixed martial arts has no weight limit but generally refers to competitors weighing above 265 lb .Across Europe and Asia, there are numerous promotions that feature open-weight competitions that can qualify as super heavyweight bouts.One such example is in Japan,...
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
Current champions
{| style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="3"|- bgcolor="lightgrey"
! Division
! Upper weight limit
! Champion
! Since
! Titel Defenses
|-
| Heavyweight || -120 kg
|
Björn Schmiedeberg || 11. September 2010 (RESPECT.4) || 1 (RESPECT.6)|-
| Light-Heavyweight || -93 kg
|
Marcin Naruszczka || 17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6) || 0|-
| Middleweight || -84 kg
|
Sebastian Risch || 17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6) || 0|-
| Lightweight || -70 kg
|
Cengiz Dana || 17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6) || 0|-
| Featherweight || -66 kg
|
Ben Boekee || 17. September 2011 (RESPECT.6) || 0|}
Heavyweight Championship
-
- 205 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg)
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=30%|Name
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=25%|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=45%|Defenses
|-
|align=left |
Björn Schmiedeberg(def. Andreas Kraniotakes
Andreas Kraniotakes
Andreas Kraniotakes is a German mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight division in various European Mixed Martial Arts promotions...
)
|align=center |
(RESPECT.4)
|
|-
|}
Light-Heavyweight Championship
-
- 185 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg)
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=30%|Name
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=25%|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=45%|Defenses
|-
|align=left |
Marcin Naruszczka(def. Manuel Masuch)
|align=center |
(RESPECT.6)
|
|-
|}
Middleweight Championship
-
- 170 to 180 lb (77 to 84 kg)
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=30%|Name
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=25%|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=45%|Defenses
|-
|align=left |
Sebastian Risch(def. Nick Hein)
|align=center |
(RESPECT.6)
|
|-
|}
Lightweight Championship
-
- 205 to 265 lb (66 to 70 kg)
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=30%|Name
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=25%|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=45%|Defenses
|-
|align=left |
Cengiz Dana(def. Niko Lohmann)
|align=center |
(RESPECT.6)
|
|-
|}
Featherweight Championship
-
- 205 to 265 lb (61 to 66 kg)
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=30%|Name
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=25%|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=45%|Defenses
|-
|align=left |
Ben Boekee(def. Marcel Jedidi)
|align=center |
(RESPECT.6)
|
|-
|}
Notable fighters
Björn Schmiedeberg - #1 ranked German HW fighter, RESPECT.FC Heavyweight Champion Ben Boekee - WFCA Dutch Featherweight Champion, RESPECT.FC Featherweight Champion Cengiz Dana - M-1 GlobalM-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
, KSW
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw, Poland...
and Cage Warriors
Cage Warriors
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship or CWFC is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. Cage Warriors was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Warrior Promotions, the organisation behind CWFC, is a UK management agency for MMA fighters...
veteran, RESPECT.FC Lightweight Champion Sascha Weinpolter - #1 ranked Austrian HW fighter, Austria MMA Heavyweight Champion Andreas Kraniotakes
Andreas Kraniotakes
Andreas Kraniotakes is a German mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight division in various European Mixed Martial Arts promotions...
- #3 ranked German HW fighter, Cage Warriors
Cage Warriors
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship or CWFC is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. Cage Warriors was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Warrior Promotions, the organisation behind CWFC, is a UK management agency for MMA fighters...
veteran, appears as a character in EA Sports MMA
EA Sports MMA
EA Sports MMA is a fighting video game which was published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon from 2008 to 2010. It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 19, 2010 in North America and October 22, 2010 everywhere else....
video game Danny Hoyer - IKF
International Kickboxing Federation
The International Kickboxing Federation is a kickboxing sanctioning body. The IKF World Headquarters in the USA oversees IKF World Operations with the rest of the IKF World Team.-Styles:...
Sanshou Super-Welterweight World Champion Janosch Stefan - 2nd Place Combat Sambo World Championships 2008 Nordin Asrih - TUF Season 13
The Ultimate Fighter 13
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos is the thirteenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter....
contestant and M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
veteran Alexandra Sanchez - Jewels Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 Champion Raymond Jarman - M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
& Shooto
Shooto
Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...
veteran Nick Hein - European Judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
Champion 2006 Jesse-Björn Buckler - Cage Warriors
Cage Warriors
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship or CWFC is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. Cage Warriors was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Warrior Promotions, the organisation behind CWFC, is a UK management agency for MMA fighters...
and SLAMM!! Events
SLAMM!! Events
SLAMM!! Events was a Netherlands based mixed martial arts and thaiboxing promotion based in Almere, Netherlands. They organize their flagship "Nederland vs Thailand" series, a ten-hour marathon of mixed martial arts and kickboxing fights as well as an international events in Spain, Belgium, Italy...
veteran
Events
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto; font-size:90%;"|-
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|Event
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|City
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|Venue
|-
|RESPECT.1
| align="center"|
|
HerneHerne
Herne may refer to:Places in England* Herne, Kent, near the town of Herne Bay* Herne Bay, Kent, seaside town located in southeastern Kent* Herne Common, Kent* Herne Hill in LondonPlaces in Australia* Herne Hill, Victoria...
| Fighters World Herne
|-
|RESPECT.2
| align="center"|
|
HerneHerne
Herne may refer to:Places in England* Herne, Kent, near the town of Herne Bay* Herne Bay, Kent, seaside town located in southeastern Kent* Herne Common, Kent* Herne Hill in LondonPlaces in Australia* Herne Hill, Victoria...
| Sportpark Herne
|-
|RESPECT.3
| align="center"|
|
EssenEssen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
| Sporthalle Bergeborbeck
|-
|RESPECT.4
| align="center"|
|
HerneHerne
Herne may refer to:Places in England* Herne, Kent, near the town of Herne Bay* Herne Bay, Kent, seaside town located in southeastern Kent* Herne Common, Kent* Herne Hill in LondonPlaces in Australia* Herne Hill, Victoria...
| Sportpark Herne
|-
|RESPECT.5
| align="center"|
|
EssenEssen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
| Zeche Amalie
|-
|RESPECT.6 "Stronger than ever"
| align="center"|
|
WuppertalWuppertal
Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in and around the Wupper river valley, and is situated east of the city of Düsseldorf and south of the Ruhr area. With a population of approximately 350,000, it is the largest city in the Bergisches Land...
| Bayerhalle Wuppertal
|-
|RESPECT.7
| align="center"|
|
EssenEssen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
| Not known yet
|}