Ao vivo em Pay-Per-View from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum em Biloxi – 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Tickets on Sale Tuesday, Outubro 15!
BILOXI, PERDE. (Outubro 9, 2019) – Former UFC standout Artem Lobov and Mississippi native Jason Cavaleiro will meet in a rematch of their 2019 Fight of the Year candidate as the main event of Fighting Championship Knuckle nua(BKFC) action Saturday, Novembro 16 live on pay-per-view from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Senhorita.
“BKFC 9” será transmitido em todo os Estados Unidos e Canadá, exclusivamente em pay-per-view através MultiVision mídia, Inc., em todos os principais pontos de distribuição de televisão para $29.99. Ele também estará disponível para parceiros de transmissão internacionais da BKFC em todo o mundo e através de fluxo para todos os dispositivos e out-of-home conectados em casa através FITE.
Tickets for the live event will go on sale Tuesday, Outubro 15 exclusivamente em www.bareknuckle.tv.
“The first fight was one of the best fights that I’ve ever watched,” disse o fundador e presidente da BKFC, David Feldman. “Lobov and Knight are true gladiators. They exemplify what BKFC is all about and that’s giving the fans what they pay for. I can’t wait to see this rematch, and I think it will be even better than the first one!”
“I promised Jason a rematch, and now it’s time to deliver on my promise,” said Lobov. “Que ganhe o melhor!”
“I’m super excited to be the main event at BKFC 9,” said Knight. “It means the world to me to have this opportunity again in front of my hometown crowd. They’re my fans and it’s my house. As for the outcome of this fight, one of us is going to sleep! The judges will not be needed in this fight.”
Lobov and Knight first squared off at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in April in the headlining event of BKFC 5. In a fight that saw both men hit the mat, Lobov won a narrow unanimous decision, separated by just a single point on two judges’ scorecards. Watch the action via the BKFC YouTube Page.
“I thought he was conquered many times,” said Lobov, immediately after the fight. “I dropped him three or four times. Ele é um durão, tough kid. He kept coming and coming. That was a great fight.”
“We all know that I didn’t lose that fight,” said Knight, shortly following the loss. “We all know that I got robbed. It’s alright, I’m still going to party tonight.”
Lobov followed up the victory over Knight by defeating rival, and former world champion boxer, Paulie Malignaggi in the BKFC 6 evento principal. That blockbuster event saw unprecedented build-up to a fight that ended with Lobov defeating Malignaggi by decision. A 32-year-old fighter from Russia, Lobov made his name on season 22 de The Ultimate Fighter as part of Team McGregor, where he worked his way to the finals of the tournament before losing to Ryan Hall. He challenged Cub Swanson in a UFC main event in 2016, after picking up victories over Chris Avila and Alex White. He owns 13 professional MMA wins and has carried that experience into BKFC action. Watch Lobov discuss his favorite fighters via the BKFC YouTube Page.
Representing his hometown of D’lberville, Senhorita., Knight has a 20-6 professional MMA record since turning pro at just seventeen-years-old. He made his UFC debut in 2015 when he stepped in on just two weeks’ notice to face Tatsuya Kawajiri in The Ultimate Fighter estação 22 finale, deixando cair uma decisão unânime. Knight went on to win his next four UFC bouts between July 2016 e pode 2017. A fan favorite in the Mississippi combat sports community, the extremely versatile Knight also won a custom rules grappling match in Biloxi in June.
BKFC 9 will be the company’s sixth event of 2019, following the upcoming BKFC 8 fight night on Saturday, Outubro 19 live on pay-per-view and headlined by former UFC stars Anthony “Bigfoot” Silva e Gabriel Gonzaga going toe-to-toe in heavyweight action. Knight will be in attendance at the Florida State Fairgrounds Entertainment Hall in Tampa for BKFC 8 and be interviewed on the pay-per-view telecast.
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