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2002 in Maximum Fighting Championship
Information
First date	March 3, 2002
Last date	November 29, 2002
Events
Total events	4
Fights
Total fights	35
Chronology
2001 in MFC 2002 in Maximum Fighting Championship 2003 in MFC

The year 2002 is the 2nd year in the history of the Maximum Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Canada. In 2002 Maximum Fighting Championship held 4 events beginning with, MFC 3: Canadian Pride.

Events list

Main article: List of Maximum Fighting Championship events

#	Event title	Date	Arena	Location	Attendance
6	MFC: Unplugged	November 29, 2002	The Joint Night Club	Edmonton, Alberta
5	MFC 5: Sweet Redemption	September 21, 2002	The AgriCom	Edmonton, Alberta
4	MFC 4: New Groundz	June 1, 2002	Max Bell Arena	Calgary, Alberta
3	MFC 3: Canadian Pride	March 3, 2002	N/A	Grande Prairie, Alberta

MFC 3: Canadian Pride

MFC 3: Canadian Pride was an event held on March 3, 2002 in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Brian Stromberg	def.	Shane Biever	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:36
	Dennis Hallman	def.	Mathias Hughes	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:05
	Benji Radach	def.	Shannon Ritch	TKO (Punches)	1	1:18
	Jake Hattan	def.	Max Marin	KO (Slam)	1	1:23
	Jason MacDonald	def.	Chris Peak	Submission (Keylock)	1	1:54
	Frank Colcher	def.	Andy Social	KO (Punches)	1	0:53
	Kevin Dolan	vs.	Bill Mahood	NC (Dolan Kneed in the Groin)	1	N/A
	Mike Jorgensen	def.	Jamie Leonard	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	N/A
	Victor Valimaki	def.	Johnny Gooch	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	N/A
	Brad Blackburn	def.	Quenton Pongracz	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	2	N/A

MFC 4: New Groundz

MFC 4: New Groundz was an event held on June 1, 2002 at the Max Bell Arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Brad Gumm	def.	Brad Blackburn	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Jason MacDonald	def.	Shannon Ritch	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:45
	Max Marin	def.	Sonny Leong	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	N/A
	Jake Hattan	def.	Frank Colcher	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Victor Valimaki	def.	Chris Peak	TKO (Punches)	2	N/A
	Jason House	def.	Kevin Dolan	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	N/A
	Rob MacDonald	def.	Zane Hagel	Submission (Punches)	1	N/A
	Brandon Olsen	def.	Mike Jorgensen	TKO (Punches)	1	N/A
	Gavin Hesson	def.	Andrew Redden	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	N/A

MFC 5: Sweet Redemption

MFC 5: Sweet Redemption was an event held on September 21, 2002 at The AgriCom in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Jason Macdonald	def.	Cameron Brown	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	4:09
	Rob MacDonald	def.	Victor Valimaki	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	5:00
	Max Marin	def.	Ryan Diaz	TKO (Punches)	1	1:02
	Shane Biever	def.	Chris Fontaine	KO (Punches)	2	2:51
	Jason St. Louis	def.	Brad Arbic	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	5:00
	Brandon Olsen	def.	Scott Schilling	TKO (Punches)	1	3:08
	Gavin Hesson	def.	Marco Costa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Chris Peak	def.	Kevin Dolan	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	1:47
	Antonio Carvalho	def.	Luke Boutin	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:29

MFC: Unplugged

MFC: Unplugged was an event held on November 29, 2002 at The Joint Night Club in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Jason Macdonald	def.	Yan Pellerin	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	0:00
	Jason St. Louis	def.	Quenton Pongracz	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:49
	Ivan Menjivar	def.	Max Marin	TKO	1	4:12
	Kultar Gill	def.	Kevin Dolan	TKO	1	2:03
	Jason Tatlow	def.	Brian Reaman	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	0:00
	Chad Hamzeh	def.	Chris Tolentino	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	0:00
	Ray Dam	def.	Luke Boutin	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	0:00

See also

• Maximum Fighting Championship
• List of Maximum Fighting Championship events