In 2014, Ernie Garcia along with his lifetime friend and business partner Joe "Daddy" Stevenson, founded the California Fight League. Their desire was to create a high caliber professional production that would showcase California's top ranked amateur and professional MMA fighters, as well as spotlight new talented young fighters rising quickly up through the MMA ranks. 

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CFL is a fully equipped Mixed Martial Arts production, featuring a 30' circular cage consisting with a 4' catwalk and a 22' diameter circle combat area that is surrounded by JBL premium concert speakers, over 500' of engineered trusses manufactured by Global Truss and a lighting system that is unparalleled by any other MMA show in Southern California.

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Everyone involved with CFL from the setup crew to the video production staff, to the commentators and talent are all dedicated to the same goal; making each CFL show better than the last. This relentless dedication to improvement has fueled the evolution of CFL where it is now being broadcast on NBC Sports reaching over 30 million homes.

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The goal of CFL has always been to produce an MMA show that exceeds the expectations of MMA fans and provides value to our sponsors. Come see for yourself why people are saying CFL is more than an event, it's an EXPERIENCE!