The year 2012 was the inaugural year for Super Fight League, an Indian based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. Its first event was held in March and featured a bout between the two MMA veterans Bob Sapp and James Thompson. The promotion has scheduled seven events to occur throughout India in 2012.
Super Fight League has scheduled seven fights throughout 2012:
| Event | Date | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFL 1 | March 11, 2012 | Andheri Sports Complex | Mumbai, India |
| SFL 2 | April 7, 2012 | T-Box Mobile Arena | Chandigarh, India |
| SFL 3 | May 6, 2012 | Indra Gandhi Indoor Complex | New Delhi, India |
| SFL 4 | September 4, 2012 | TBA | Bangalore, India |
| SFL 5 | October 6, 2012 | TBA | Chennai, India |
| SFL 6 | November 10, 2012 | TBA | Kolkata, India |
| SFL 7 | December 15, 2012 | TBA | Mumbai, India |
Event summaries
SFL 1
SFL 1 was held on March 11, 2012 at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai, India and was the first ever event promoted by Super Fight League. Prior to the event, Bollywood stars, including Bipasha Basu, provided 45 minutes of live entertainment.[2] Jennifer Lopez and electro pop group LMFAO were invited to perform at the event as well. The event was streamed live on YouTube.[3]The main event featured a heavyweight fight between Bob Sapp and James Thompson. Both fighters are veterans of Pride Fighting Championships, but had never faced each other before. Sapp went into the fight on a five fight losing streak while Thompson had mixed results in his recent outings. As soon as the fight was started, Thompson headed straight for Sapp and took him down within the first thirty seconds of the bout. After some ground and pound and grappling which had both fights on top of the other at some point, Thompson was able twist Sapp's leg. Sapp tapped out at 1:52 of the first round due the resulting leg injury.[
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleweight |  Xavier Foupa-Pokam |
vs |  Joey Guel |
1 | 5:00 | TKO (doctor stoppage) | ||
| Heavyweight | Jimmy Ambriz |
vs |  Satish Jamia |
1 | 0:14 | TKO (punches) | ||
| Lightweight |  Lakwinder Sekohn |
vs |  Madura Rathnayke |
1 | 1:29 | TKO (punches) | ||
| Welterweight |  Mohammed Shahid |
vs | Mayura Dissanayake |
3 | 5:00 | Decision (unanimous) | ||
| Featherweight | Chaitanya Gavali |
vs | Tiran Thakshala |
3 | 5:00 | Decision (unanimous) | ||
| Light heavyweight | Travis Bell |
vs | Neil Natasadu |
2 | 1:18 | Submission (forearm choke) | ||
| Women's |  Sanja Sucevic |
vs |  Lena Ovchynnikova |
2 | 2:28 | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ||
| Heavyweight |  James Thompson |
vs | Bob Sapp |
1 | 1:52 | Submission (leg injury) |
SFL 2
SFL 2 took place on April 7, 2012 at the T-Box Mobile Arena in Chandigarh, India. As with SFL 1 it was streamed live on YouTube.[7]A lightweight bout between Paul Kelly and Gabe Ruediger was initially scheduled. It would have fulfilled a pairing that had been planned for UFC 123. At the time, Ruediger was injured and was replaced with TJ O'Brien. Kelly defeated O'Brien but was still released from the UFC.[7] Following a knockout loss to Scott Catlin on March 16, 2012, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) medically suspended Ruediger. Although Super Fight League wasn't required to follow the CSAC's suspensions, they still decided to remove Ruediger from the fight card.[8] He has since been replaced with Ryan Healy.[9]
The main event saw Todd Duffee facing Neil Grove. Duffee's last fight was almost a year and a half prior when he lost a match to Alistair Overeem for the vacant Dream Heavyweight Championship. Grove's most recent bouts were with Bellator Fighting Championships where he won three fights and lost three fights.[10]This was the first time the two fighters faced each other. The fight ended 34 seconds into the first round when Duffee earned a technical knockout victory over Neil Grove.
Fight Card
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