Palace Fighting Championship

Palace Fighting Championship
Company type	Mixed Martial Arts Organization
Industry	Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded	2007
Founder	Christian Printup
Headquarters	Lemoore, CA, United States
Website	http://www.palacefightingchampionship.com/

Palace Fighting Championship (PFC) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based in the United States that was created in 2007 by Christian Printup.^[1] It ceased operations in 2009.^[2]

In 2001, Printup helped promotional newcomers Reed Harris and Scott Adams develop the World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) organization through his position as Director of Entertainment at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The WEC almost exclusively presented their events at the casino venue. Printup co-produced and promoted the first 23 WEC events and is considered one of the driving forces in the growth of mixed martial arts in California. Printup also traveled with the WEC to other venues to help coordinate shows that did not take place in Lemoore.

Also a veteran concert & boxing promoter, Printup was the recipient of the Promoter of the Year award for his achievements in promoting women's boxing by the World Boxing Council (WBC) and North American Boxing Federation (NABF) in 2007 and 2008. He handled the careers of multiple World Champions including, Jenifer "All American" Alcorn, Carina "La Reina: Moreno, and Jessica "Ragin'" Rakoczy taking them from prospects to multiple world championships.

In April 2013, Printup and long-time business associate George Chung cut a deal with Bob Arum's Top Rank Boxing to serve as co-promoters and bring Floyd Mayweather to Fresno California to fight Victoriano Sosa live on HBO. Miguel Cotto was the Co-Main event attraction and a women's showdown between Jenifer Alcorn and Mia St. John rounded out the historic event.

When Harris and Adams sold the WEC to Zuffa the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in December 2006, Printup immediately filled the void by creating the Palace Fighting Championship in January, 2007. Viewed as a minor circuit, Palace Fighting Championship featured up and coming MMA stars of the Central Valley and state of California. PFC is known to host events almost exclusively at Tachi Palace. Some notable PFC competitors included eventual UFC competitors such as, Brian Cobb, Joseph Benavidez, Evan Dunham, Mark Muñoz, Chad Mendes, Michael McDonald, Cole Escovedo, among a host of others. PFC events were broadcast in the Western United States on Comcast Sports Net.

Printup also gained notoriety as the first promoter to create a dedicated Flyweight (125 lb) division in North America. The UFC then followed suit years later.

In July 2009, Palace Fighting Championship stopped operating events at Tachi Palace, severing a longstanding relationship. The promotion’s web site was shut down.

In October 2009. Printup announced that he has joined a new company ESMG World, INC with undisclosed partners and that their new venture Fight Night to the Playboy Mansion will begin operation in 2010. ESMG intends to license the Playboy Playmate dancers and stage mixed martial arts, boxing and muay thai events world wide with Playboy models, music and cross-promotions as part of the event.^[3]

Printup is also well known as being a co-producer of Fight Night at the Playboy Mansion events with his long-time partner George Chung as well as creating his own signature events such as "The Sacred Circus: The World's First Ever Tattoo, Music, MMA, and Bikini Oil Wrestling Carnival" "W.O.W.- Women's Oil Wrestling" and "So You Think You Can Fight? An amateur kickboxing promotion.

In 2012, Printup joined the Viacom owned Bellator MMA organization as the Director of Fight Operations. In 2013, Printup was promoted to Executive Director of Venue Relations & Fight Operations for Bellator MMA.

Events

The first event, PFC 1: King of the Ring, took place on January 18, 2007. As of PFC 13: Validation, which took place May 8, 2009, there have been 19 PFC events held in 3 cities and within two U.S. states.^[4]

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
19	PFC 13: Validation	May 8, 2009	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
18	PFC: Best of Both Worlds 2	April 23, 2009	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
17	PFC: Best of Both Worlds	February 6, 2009	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
16	PFC 12: High Stakes	January 22, 2009	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
15	PFC 11: All In	November 20, 2008	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
14	PFC: Martinez vs. Lorenz	October 23, 2008	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
13	PFC 10: Explosive	September 26, 2008	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
12	PFC: Bias vs. Blood	August 21, 2008	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
11	PFC 9: The Return	July 7, 2008	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
10	PFC 8: A Night of Champions	May 8, 2008	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
9	PFC 7.5: New Blood	April 26, 2008	Eagle Mountain Casino	Porterville, California
8	PFC 7: Palace Fighting Championship 7	March 20, 2008	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
7	PFC: Olson vs. Alfonso	February 29, 2008	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
6	PFC 6: No Retreat, No Surrender	January 17, 2008	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
5	PFC 5: Beatdown at 4 Bears	November 10, 2007	4 Bears Casino and Lodge	New Town, North Dakota
4	PFC 4: Project Complete	October 18, 2007	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
3	PFC 3: Step Up	July 19, 2007	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
2	PFC 2: Fast and Furious	March 22, 2007	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California
1	PFC 1: King of the Ring	January 18, 2007	Tachi Palace	Lemoore, California