International Combat Federation

International Combat Federation

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded	1989 (1989)
Founders	Rick Axelrod Johan Andersen Karl Thyge Klausen John Hickson Richard Bernhard Sorensen Olav H. Lind Oleksandr Melnyk
Headquarters	Regnhavn, Lyngaard , Lyngaard
Key people	Stefan Karlsen (president)
Owner	Global Athletics Holdings (via Davidson & CO.)

the International Combat Federation (ICF) is a Lynsk based mixed martial arts promotion company based in Regnhavn, Lyngaard. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Athletics Holdings which itself owns multiple other sports promotions and sports teams. the ICF has been one of the biggest and oldest MMA promotions still in operation. It produces events worldwide that showcase 12 weight divisions under a unified rule set.

ICF was founded by Lynsk-Arcadian buisnessman Rick Axelrod, and Boxing Promotor and former Heavyweight World Champion Oleksandr Melnyk in 1989. The initial format of the ICF was a 12-man tournament with limited rules and no weight classes. Intended to determine which style of martial art is best. Their first event was held at Holodome Stadium in Regnhavn. Subsaquent events would implament more rules and weight classes, with the Unified Rules being adopted in 1994. Fighters also begain to develope techniques outside of their initial martial arts background, leading the the creation of modern day mixed martial arts as a seperate style entirely. In 2003 the ICF was bought by Davidson & Co. at $7.9 Million. Davidson & Co. would bring in Stefan Karlsen to head the company. Under his stewardship the company has become a multi-billion dollar enterprise. The company made roughly $718 Million in earnings in 2022, and in late 2022 renewed its exclusive broadcasting right with GSBN for $1.9 Billion.

Current Champtions

Fighter	Image	Record	Weight Class	Interim Champion	Notes
ICF Champtions
			Atomweight (Female)
			Strawweight (Female)
			Strawweight (Male)
			Flyweight (Female)
			Flyweight (Male)
Minèvre Béhibleh		23-9 (2)	Bantamweight (Female)		Deafeted xxxx via Knockout (Head Kick) at ICF 318 for the title, no title defenses.
			Bantamweight (Male)
			Featherweight
			Lightweight
Abdur al-Ghazi		21-2	Lightweight
Ghaith Abdulatif		20-0 (1)	Welterweight		Defeated xxxx via TKO (punches) at ICF 311 for the title, has 4 title defenses.
Ghaith Abdulatif		20-0 (1)	Light Middleweight		Defeated xxxx via Submission (kneebar) at ICF 320 for the title. Current Double Champion, no title defenses.
			Middleweight
Mikkel Lütken		19-6	Cruiserweight	Mo Jorgen	Defeated Derick DuPont via split decision at ICF 312 for the title, has 3 title defenses.
Derick DuPont		12-2	Light Heavyweight	Tobias Carey	Defeated Yoel Zoccarato via unanimous decision at ICF 319 for the title, no title defenses.
			Heavyweight