AFC 7: Armageddon Fighters Break Out
On Saturday, November 5th, in Colwood, British Columbia, Armageddon Fighting Championship invaded Bear Mountain Arena, marking their 7th event since the Vancouver Island based promotion originated in 2009.
Co-Owners Darren Owen & Jason Heit, along with the entire AFC staff, have proved yet again what a fantastic show they are capable of producing, this time with an event entitled BREAK OUT.
Top MMA News was on location for an up-close and personal cageside view of the action, here’s a look at how it all went down on fight night.
Read MoreAFC 5: A chat with Jason Heit
Being in the shoes of promoter Jason Heit is unlike driving your Mamma to the grocery store!
With a penny pinching economy,the dynamic duo of Darren Owen and Jason Heit are in
continuous effort in building a name for themselves reaching for the big leagues of the MMA scene.
“We’re trying to grow the show progressively as fast a pace as we can without breaking the bank” explained Heit. “It’s a fine line to grow our show within our budget.”
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It was never easy for the men behind the Armageddon Fighting Championship. With this week’s news mixed martial arts leaders UFC is returning to Vancouver on June 11, it’s nice to know AFC has a high-powered teammate in the ring, even if it’s not in their corner .
UFC’s return is one week before AFC 6, June 18 at Bear Mountain Arena. “UFC does nothing but grow the sport by getting to their fans,” Jason Heit said.
As he is with every AFC event, Heit, the AFC originator with Darren Owen, will be front and centre at this Saturday (April 2) night’s event, AFC 5: Judgement Day, at Bear Mountain Arena in Colwood.
Read MoreBear Mountain Gears up for Judgment Day
April 1st, 2011
Victoria, B.C. – Ever since their first event debuted in August of 2009, an average of only five months has passed in B.C.‘s capital region before its rabid fight fans have been treated to another exhilarating card from Victoria’s Armageddon Fighting Championships.
If consistency is key to building a loyal fan base, then the AFC is clearly doing something right. That contention is strengthened further by the fact that tickets for their latest effort, AFC5: “Judgment Day” on Saturday, April 2nd are reportedly running low and selling at a record pace!
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Martial arts partners pry cash out of Dragons’ Den
Jason Heit chuckles when he’s complimented on how calm he seemed on Dragons’ Den last week when he and Darren Owen pitched Armageddon Fighting Championships, their mixed martial arts events company, as an investment opportunity.
Several entrepreneurs before them have broken into a cold sweat over having to face the cameras and try to persuade the business moguls of the CBC TV show to invest a specific amount in exchange for a percentage of company stock.
Dragons’ Den: A plan worth fighting for
The pitch Jason Heit and Darren Owen founded Armageddon Fighting Championship, or AFC, in Victoria in 2007, but it took two years of lobbying before they could host their first mixed martial arts event. “No one would rent us a venue,” Mr. Heit says. “It was a real struggle to get it going.”
But it was a fight they were committed to. Mr. Heit, a professional fighter, is a former Canadian boxing and kick boxing champion and undefeated MMA competitor. He owns a gym, coaches and manages fighters and competes. “I also competed in the first sanctioned MMA fight in 1997,” he says.
Read MoreVictoria MMA Promoters Venter into the ‘Dragons’ Den’
The Victoria-based Armageddon Fighting Championships gets a national showcase Wednesday. It may also get a new injection of cash.
Co-owners Jason Heit and Darren Owen pitch their mixed martial arts promotion on Wednesday’s edition of “Dragon Den’s”.
The TV show, which averages 1.6 million viewers, gives entrepreneurs a chance to pitch their businesses or products to hard-nosed business types. It’s like “American Idol” with suits and a chequebook.
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