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`!Global Fighting Championship`! was a `F33f`_`[Dubai`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Dubai]`_`f-based `F33f`_`[kickboxing`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Kickboxing]`_`f and `F33f`_`[mixed martial arts`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Mixed_martial_arts]`_`f (MMA) promotion. Fighters from around world on the roster included `F33f`_`[Badr Hari`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Badr_Hari]`_`f, `F33f`_`[Peter Aerts`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Peter_Aerts]`_`f, `F33f`_`[Gökhan Saki`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Gökhan_Saki]`_`f and `F33f`_`[Zabit Samedov`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Zabit_Samedov]`_`f. It was considered as the biggest kickboxing and MMA promotion in `F33f`_`[Middle East`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Middle_East]`_`f.`:cite-ref-gulf-news-1-0[`F5bf`_`[1`#cite-note-gulf-news-1]`_`f]`:cite-ref-emirates-24-7-2-0[`F5bf`_`[2`#cite-note-emirates-24-7-2]`_`f]`:cite-ref-badr-hari-win-aed-1-million-3-0[`F5bf`_`[3`#cite-note-badr-hari-win-aed-1-million-3]`_`f]

>>Contents

• `F0af`_`[Overview`#overview]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[GFC Series`#gfc-series]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[Controversy`#controversy]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[References`#references]`_`f

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>>Overview

Each event had a `!4 Man Tournament`! in the heavy weight division with a winning amount of AED 1 Million. Along with the 4 Man Tournament, 7 superfights were conducted with kickboxers and MMA fighters from around the world. A total of 8 fight series had to be conducted, with each winner progressing towards the grand prix of $1 Million. The first series, took place at `F33f`_`[Dubai World Trade Centre`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Dubai_World_Trade_Centre]`_`f on 29 May 2014 and featured `F33f`_`[Peter Aerts`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Peter_Aerts]`_`f, `F33f`_`[Badr Hari`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Badr_Hari]`_`f and `F33f`_`[Stefan Leko`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Stefan_Leko]`_`f.

>>GFC Series

`!GFC Fight Series 1`! `:cite-ref-emirates-247-4-0[`F5bf`_`[4`#cite-note-emirates-247-4]`_`f] took place on 29 May 2014 at `F33f`_`[Dubai World Trade Centre`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Dubai_World_Trade_Centre]`_`f, with `F33f`_`[Dutch`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Dutch_People]`_`f `F33f`_`[Moroccan`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Moroccan_people]`_`f `F33f`_`[Badr Hari`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Badr_Hari]`_`f emerging as winner of the `!AED 1 Million`! defeating `F33f`_`[Australian`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Australians]`_`f `F33f`_`[Peter Graham`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Peter_Graham_(kickboxer)]`_`f in the final and advancing to the `!GFC Grand Prix`!. `F33f`_`[Michael Buffer`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Michael_Buffer]`_`f was the presenter with `!Mike Markham`! taking over as `F33f`_`[Ring announcer`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Ring_announcer]`_`f and `F33f`_`[Michael Schiavello`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Michael_Schiavello]`_`f as the `F33f`_`[Commentator`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Sports_Commentator]`_`f.

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`!GFC Fight Series 2`! `:cite-ref-7-days-5-0[`F5bf`_`[5`#cite-note-7-days-5]`_`f] took place on 16 October 2014 at `F33f`_`[Dubai Duty Free`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Dubai_Duty_Free]`_`f Tennis Stadium, with `F33f`_`[Moroccan`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Moroccan_people]`_`f `!Ismael Lazar`! emerging as winner of the `!AED 1 Million`! defeating `F33f`_`[Senegal`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Senegal]`_`f's Sem Tevette by TKO in Round 2 in the final and advancing to the `!GFC Grand Prix`!. `!Mike Markham`! was the `F33f`_`[Ring announcer`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Ring_announcer]`_`f along with `!Steve Patrick Moore`!. `F33f`_`[Moroccan`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Moroccan_people]`_`f `F33f`_`[Badr Hari`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Badr_Hari]`_`f was supposed to fight `F33f`_`[French`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=French_People]`_`f `F33f`_`[Patrice Quarteron`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Patrice_Quarteron]`_`f in the Exhibition Superfight,`:cite-ref-gulfnews-6-0[`F5bf`_`[6`#cite-note-gulfnews-6]`_`f] but the fight fell through. `F33f`_`[Patrice Quarteron`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Patrice_Quarteron]`_`f was eventually replaced with `F33f`_`[Lithuanian`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Lithuanians]`_`f `F33f`_`[Arnold Oborotov`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Arnold_Oborotov]`_`f. `F33f`_`[Melvin Manhoef`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Melvin_Manhoef]`_`f was replaced with `!Sem Tevette`! days before the fight due to an injury. He still came to support his replacement who lost the finals to `!Ismael Lazzar`!.

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`!GFC Fight Series 3 `! took place on 17 April 2015 at `F33f`_`[Dubai Duty Free`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Dubai_Duty_Free]`_`f Tennis Stadium once again. The fight card included `F33f`_`[Zabit Samedov`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Zabit_Samedov]`_`f, `F33f`_`[Danyo Ilunga`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Danyo_Ilunga]`_`f and Ismael Lazaar. `F33f`_`[Gökhan Saki`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Gökhan_Saki]`_`f made an appearance in the main event against `F33f`_`[Sebastian Ciobanu`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Sebastian_Ciobanu]`_`f.

>>Controversy

`F33f`_`[Badr Hari`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Badr_Hari]`_`f vs `F33f`_`[Patrice Quarteron`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Patrice_Quarteron]`_`f was the much-awaited fight among fans for GFC Fighter Series 2. Due to Quarteron's unsportsmanlike conduct, he was axed from the fight.`:cite-ref-bloody-elbow-7-0[`F5bf`_`[7`#cite-note-bloody-elbow-7]`_`f] Hari went on to say "About Patrice... he has been saying a lot about me. I don't care, I have been through those kind of clowns many times so he's nothing special,". Quarteron had made quite a hype about the fight across all social media platforms bashing Hari with memes. He was eventually replaced with `F33f`_`[Arnold Oborotov`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Arnold_Oborotov]`_`f who lost to `F33f`_`[Badr Hari`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Badr_Hari]`_`f by KO in round 1.

>>References

`:cite-note-gulf-news-1`!1.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-gulf-news-1-0]`_`f "Strong under-card heightens Global Fighting Championship excitement". Gulf News. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-28.

`:cite-note-emirates-24-7-2`!2.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-emirates-24-7-2-0]`_`f "$1 million Global Fighting Championship returns to Dubai". Emirates 24/7. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-02.

`:cite-note-badr-hari-win-aed-1-million-3`!3.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-badr-hari-win-aed-1-million-3-0]`_`f "Badr Hari is Morocco's million-dirham man at Global Fighting Championships". The National. Retrieved 2014-05-30.

`:cite-note-emirates-247-4`!4.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-emirates-247-4-0]`_`f "Dh1 million for the winner of first Global Fighting Championship". Emirates 24/7. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-22.

`:cite-note-7-days-5`!5.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-7-days-5-0]`_`f "Hari and Quarteron ready to rumble in the Global Fighting Championship". 7 Days in Dubai. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2018-03-27.

`:cite-note-gulfnews-6`!6.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-gulfnews-6-0]`_`f "Patrice Quarteron dismisses Badr Hari's GFC challenge". Gulf News. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-09.

`:cite-note-bloody-elbow-7`!7.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-bloody-elbow-7-0]`_`f "Badr Hari gets new opponent for GFC 4 on Thursday night as Quarteron axed". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2014-10-15.

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