International Combat Federation

International Combat Federation
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded	1989; 35 years ago
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.

History

Rules

Code of Conduct

Anti-Doping Policy

Weight Divisions

Current Champtions

Fighter	Record	Weight Class	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 to win the title, no title defenses.
		Bantamweight (Male)
		Featherweight
		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. Current Double Champion, no title defenses.
		Middleweight
Mikkel Lütken	19-6	Cruiserweight	Defeated xxxx via split decision at ICF 312 to win the Title, has 3 title defenses.
		Light Heavyweight
		Heavyweight