The year 2019 is the 2nd year in the history of the
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is an American bare-knuckle boxing promotion based in Philadelphia. The promotion was founded in April 2018, and is presided over by David Feldman.
BKFC is the first promotion to hold an official st ...
, a
bare-knuckle fighting
Bare-knuckle boxing (also known as bare-knuckle or bare-knuckle fighting) is a full-contact combat sport based on punching without any form of padding on the hands. The sport as it is known today originated in 17th-century England and, although s ...
promotion based in
Philadelphia
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. The season started with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 4: USA vs Mexico. BKFC is available on PPV all over the world and on
FITE TV
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Owned by Flipps Media, Inc. and operated by its parent co ...
.
Background
BKFC 2019 Awards
The following fighters won the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship year-end awards for 2019:
*BKFC Fighter of the Year 2019:
Johnny Bedford
Johnny Bedford (born January 6, 1983) is an American retired mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer. A professional from 2003 to 2017, he fought in the UFC, Bellator, the Legacy Fighting Alliance, and was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ult ...
*BKFC Fight of the Year 2019:
Artem Lobov
Artem Lobov (; born August 11, 1986) is an Irish-Russian former professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer . He previously competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and has most recently co ...
vs.
Jason Knight 1
*BKFC Knockout of the Year 2019: Kaleb Harris against Johnavan Vistante
Lightweight Championship Tournament Bracket
Josue Rivera never arrived at the event, allowing Reggie Barnett Jr to advance to the semifinals by Forfeit.
List of events
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 4: USA vs Mexico
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 4: USA vs Mexico was a
bare-knuckle fighting
Bare-knuckle boxing (also known as bare-knuckle or bare-knuckle fighting) is a full-contact combat sport based on punching without any form of padding on the hands. The sport as it is known today originated in 17th-century England and, although s ...
event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 2, 2019 at the
Beto Ávila Stadium in
Cancun,
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
.
Background
This was the first international bare-knuckle boxing event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).
Results
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5: Lobov vs Knight
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5: Lobov vs Knight was a
bare-knuckle fighting
Bare-knuckle boxing (also known as bare-knuckle or bare-knuckle fighting) is a full-contact combat sport based on punching without any form of padding on the hands. The sport as it is known today originated in 17th-century England and, although s ...
event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 6, 2019 at the
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Mississippi Coast Coliseum is an 11,500-seat reserved seating, 15,000 festival seating, multi-purpose arena in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was built in 1977. It hosted the World Championship Wrestling, WCW Beach Blast in 1993 and the Sun Belt Confere ...
in
Biloxi
Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It lies on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi, bordering the city of Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport to its west. The adjacent cities ar ...
,
USA
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.
Background
This event featured a fight between two
UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The larg ...
Veterans, Artem Lobov and Jason Knight in the main event. Also featured on this card was the semi-finals of a 8-Man Lightweight Tournament.
* Fight of the Year (2019): Artem Lobov vs. Jason Knight
Results
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6: Malignaggi vs. Lobov
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6: Malignaggi vs. Lobov was a
bare-knuckle boxing
Bare-knuckle boxing (also known as bare-knuckle or bare-knuckle fighting) is a full-contact combat sport based on punching without any form of padding on the hands. The sport as it is known today originated in 17th-century England and, although ...
event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on June 22, 2019 at the
Florida State Fairgrounds
The Florida State Fairgrounds in East Lake-Orient Park, Florida, hosts the annual Florida State Fair and various other events. Covering , it features a variety of buildings.
Cracker Country
Cracker Country, a rural living history museum, pres ...
in
Tampa
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,
USA
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.
Background
The BKFC 6 main event was the highly anticipated bout between
UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The larg ...
veteran and
The Ultimate Fighter 22 finalist,
Artem Lobov
Artem Lobov (; born August 11, 1986) is an Irish-Russian former professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer . He previously competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and has most recently co ...
against the former
IBF junior welterweight
Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional boxing
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and
WBA welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term ''welterweight'' was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...
champion,
Paulie Malignaggi
Paul Malignaggi (; ; born November 23, 1980) is an Italian-American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2017 and has since worked as a boxing commentator and analyst, currently with BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting Series and P ...
.
On the main card, the fight between
Johnny Bedford
Johnny Bedford (born January 6, 1983) is an American retired mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer. A professional from 2003 to 2017, he fought in the UFC, Bellator, the Legacy Fighting Alliance, and was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ult ...
and Reggie Barnett Jr. was the final in the
BKFC Lightweight Tournament. The winner of this tournament was awarded the inaugural
BKFC Lightweight Championship and
Police Gazette Lightweight American Championship.
Results
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 7: Alers vs. Garcia
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 7: Alers vs. Garcia was a
bare-knuckle boxing
Bare-knuckle boxing (also known as bare-knuckle or bare-knuckle fighting) is a full-contact combat sport based on punching without any form of padding on the hands. The sport as it is known today originated in 17th-century England and, although ...
event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on August 10, 2019 at the
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Mississippi Coast Coliseum is an 11,500-seat reserved seating, 15,000 festival seating, multi-purpose arena in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was built in 1977. It hosted the World Championship Wrestling, WCW Beach Blast in 1993 and the Sun Belt Confere ...
in
Biloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It lies on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi, bordering the city of Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport to its west. The adjacent cities ar ...
,
USA
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.
Background
This fight card featured UFC veterans Jim Alers and Leonard Garcia in the main event. The co-main event featured
BKFC Heavyweight Champion and
Police Gazette Heavyweight American Champion Arnold Adams defending both titles against UFC veteran
Chase Sherman.
On the main card, Christine Ferea defended her
Police Gazette Women's Featherweight American Championship against Helen Peralta in the first round of a 4-women featherweight tournament. Also announced for this tournament was the eventual cancelled bout of Corrine Laframboise vs. Sadie Ault.
Results
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 8: Silva vs. Gonzaga
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 8: Silva vs. Gonzaga was a
bare-knuckle boxing
Bare-knuckle boxing (also known as bare-knuckle or bare-knuckle fighting) is a full-contact combat sport based on punching without any form of padding on the hands. The sport as it is known today originated in 17th-century England and, although ...
event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on October 19, 2019 at the
Florida State Fairgrounds
The Florida State Fairgrounds in East Lake-Orient Park, Florida, hosts the annual Florida State Fair and various other events. Covering , it features a variety of buildings.
Cracker Country
Cracker Country, a rural living history museum, pres ...
in
Tampa, Florida
Tampa ( ) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and t ...
,
USA
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.
Background
The main event of BKFC 8 is set to feature both UFC veterans and former UFC heavyweight title challengers,
Antônio "Bigfoot" Silva vs
Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga Santos Nogueira (; born 18 May 1979) is a Brazilian former professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, Submission grappling, submission grappler and 5th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking syst ...
.
Results
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9: Lobov vs. Knight 2
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9: Lobov vs. Knight 2 was a
bare-knuckle boxing
Bare-knuckle boxing (also known as bare-knuckle or bare-knuckle fighting) is a full-contact combat sport based on punching without any form of padding on the hands. The sport as it is known today originated in 17th-century England and, although ...
event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on November 16, 2019 at the
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Mississippi Coast Coliseum is an 11,500-seat reserved seating, 15,000 festival seating, multi-purpose arena in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was built in 1977. It hosted the World Championship Wrestling, WCW Beach Blast in 1993 and the Sun Belt Confere ...
in
Biloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It lies on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi, bordering the city of Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport to its west. The adjacent cities ar ...
,
USA
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.
Background
The card was headline by a rematch between
Artem Lobov
Artem Lobov (; born August 11, 1986) is an Irish-Russian former professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer . He previously competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and has most recently co ...
and
Jason Knight. The pair previously fought at Bare Knuckle FC 5 on April 6, 2019 with Lobov winning by unanimous decision.
Results
References
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External links
Official Website
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
2019 in boxing
2019 sport-related lists