A middleweight title encounter is set for Maximum Fighting Championships 36 as champion Elvis Mutapcic defends against Sam Alvey. Mutapcic enters the fight riding a four fight winning streak and he holds a victory over Strikeforce veteran Zak Cummings. Alvey will be making his promotional debut in this fight, but he was a contestant on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 16. Maximum Fighting Championships 36 takes place on February 15th at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with Mukai Maromo and Graham Spencer headlining.