MFC 23

MFC 23: Unstoppable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) on December 4, 2009, at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, Alberta.^[1] The main event featured former UFC contender Thales Leites taking on fellow UFC veteran Dean Lister. The co-main event featured Jason MacDonald taking on Solomon Hutcherson.^[2] The event aired live on HDNet.^[3]

MFC 23: Unstoppable
Promotion	Maximum Fighting Championship
Date	December 4th, 2009
Venue	River Cree Resort and Casino
City	Enoch, Alberta
Event chronology
MFC 22: Payoff MFC 23: Unstoppable MFC 24: HeatXC

Fight Card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Thales Leites	def.	Dean Lister	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Jason MacDonald	def.	Emanuel Newton	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	[a]
Middleweight	Bryan Baker	def.	Art Santore	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Dwayne Lewis	def.	Marvin Eastman	KO (Punch)	1	4:58
Welterweight	Jesse Juarez	def.	Joe Christopher	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Nick Penner	def.	Ryan Fortin	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	3:31
Lightweight	Ryan Machan	def.	Kajan Johnson	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:30
Lightweight	Billy Hua	def.	Kenny Hamilton	TKO (Punches)	2	0:20

1. This fight was originally scored a split draw (28–28, 29–28, 28–29), but it turned out to be an error on the judges scorecard, the mistake was later fixed, and MacDonald was, in fact, awarded the victory.

See also

• Maximum Fighting Championship
• List of Maximum Fighting Championship events
• 2009 in Maximum Fighting Championship