MFC owner Mark Pavelich (@MarkPavelich) accepts that the UFC is the world’s premier MMA organization, but his hustle will not allow his promotion to be second to Bellator.
The MFC (Twitter: @MaximumFighting) is a Canadian mixed martial arts company that has been entertaining MMA fans with events for over a decade. They have yet to cross the border and put on a show in the U.S., but with the success of their American broadcasting deal with HDNet, they intend to do so in the near future. The MFC offers quality bouts and have a number of combatants that went on to the UFC, making them a respected organization in the MMA community.
Though, the MFC is not the pay-per-view powerhouse the UFC is, Pavelich doesn’t think everybody is clear on where his show ranks amongst other promotions.
“I’m one of the biggest promotions in the world,” Pavelich told Michael Steczkowski on D’arce Side Radio on the MMA DieHards Radio Network.. “I’m the undisputed champ right now in Canada; I have been for 14 years. That’s a foregone conclusion. I’m on the same field as UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator; that’s the game. Those are the four horsemen right there. UFC being No. 1, Strikeforce on their way out, and then it will be a fight between me and Bellator eventually, which I am looking forward to.”
In July 2011 Bellator put on their inaugural event in Canada with Bellator 47 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. They returned to the same venue in November with Bellator 57, which was headlined by Ben Saunders and former MFC welterweight champion Douglas Lima.
Pavelich is not concerned with Bellator entering Canada, as most of MFC’s events take place three provinces away in Alberta. Nor is he upset with Lima, who’s brother Dhiego is an MFC welterweight competitor, for vacating his belt and signing with Bellator. When it comes down to it, Pavelich doesn’t care about Bellator at all.
“Bellator is not coming in my backyard,” Pavelich stated. “Canada is the second largest land mass country in the world. They’re so far away from me I can’t even give you an analogy in the United States because (Canada) is so much bigger.
“They are so far away, but the thing is, I don’t care about them. I really don’t. I see so many holes in their game, I see a ton. I think it’s confusing, what they do. I’m an expert in martial arts, I could tell them what they could fix, but they’re too arrogant and they don’t know (enough) about my sport that they could understand and fix it. I don’t need to talk about them, but I just know what they do is confusing for fans.”
Pavelich supposes his opinion should be valued due to his vast knowledge and experiences in MMA.
The Canadian trained Jason MacDonald and Victor Valimaki during their UFC stints, while also building the MFC brand in the promotion’s infancy. He’s dealt with mixed martial artists from all over the globe, made brilliant broadcasting deals with HDNet and TSN2, and persevered through obstacles to grow the MFC into the successful company it is today.
When it comes to knowing MMA, Pavelich considers himself a regular Ken Jennings.
“I’m a connoisseur of mixed martial arts,” Pavelich said. “I can tell you good fights, bad fights, why it’s going to be a good fight, and that’s what people need to understand. I’m not just a guy that owns a mixed martial arts organization, I’m a guy who’s been in this sport since its inception and I’ve done everything from the bottom to the top. I’m an expert, so if anyone wants to play mixed martial arts Jeopardy with me, I dare you.”
Pavelich sits atop of the company with his wife Manon, but that doesn’t mean he is afraid to do the hard labor that goes into promoting an MFC event.
Pavelich said he was out with the street team five days before a sold out MFC 29 in Windsor, Ontario. He has admitted in the past that he is involved with every aspect of the show, from placing MFC labels on the spit buckets to hanging posters in the street.
On Pavelich’s Twitter account there is often a term that reads #PavelichGrind. It symbolizes his everyday hustle to improve the MFC, and that is something he believes cannot be matched.
“No one can outhustle me in this industry, that’s one thing people need to be very clear on,” Pavelich said. “UFC is the best show in the world, I agree, but nobody can outhustle me in this business.”
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