 To date, EFC has held 85 events and presided over approximately 982 matches.EFC was founded in 2009 by brothers Cairo Howarth, Silas Howarth, and Calvin Howarth who are the present owners and along with Graeme Cartmell, who is the Vice President of Talent and Matchmaker, are the key people in the company.Prior to 2009, the Howarth brothers were great admirers of the UFC and would regularly watch UFC events through pay per view channels.