HCF is history

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According to a report from Sherdog, HCF is no longer:

Hardcore Championship Fighting is officially out of business, CEO Keith Crawford has informed Sherdog.com.

The news comes after a period of great optimism for the Canadian organization. HCF was expected to announce this week that it had been purchased — a move that Crawford hoped would put the promotion among the few legitimately vying for the No. 2 spot behind the UFC.

HCF had made waves since it started promoting last July, signing such high-profile fighters as Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Renato Sobral, Gegard Mousasi and David Loiseau.

Crawford would not speak on the record about the causes of HCF’s demise. However, he said that both he and former partner Dave Houshiar will continue as MMA promoters, each with his own event.

We will try to find more details about what caused this demise.