Больше! Wichita Native & Former Bellator Veteran Dave Rickels
in the Co-Feature & Hard-Hitting Sam Shewmaker in a
Heavyweight Attraction
BKFC 11 Live on Pay-Per-View from
INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Канзас
Tickets on Sale Thursday, Январь 30 на 10 a.m. Коннектикут!
ВИЧИТА, Канзас. (Январь 27, 2020) – Чемпионат Борьба Bare Knuckle(BKFC) will deliver an exciting night of bare knuckle action on Saturday, Март 14 headlined by hometown fan favorites entering the ring at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas and live on pay-per-view.
The main event will see the BKFC debut of Wichita native and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist for the U.S. Нико Hernandez in a flyweight fight, while Wichita native and former Bellator veteran Дейв “Пещерный человек” Rickels competes in a 165-pound bout in the co-main event. Больше, the hard-hitting bare knuckle heavyweight contender Я Shewmaker returns to action in a special attraction.
“We’ve been working with Commissioner Adam Roorbach to bring BKFC to Kansas, and on March 14 we will make our long-awaited debut,” сказал основатель и президент BKFC Дэвид Фельдман.. “It’s not only exciting to be in this state with a great commission and great fight fans, but we have the two most popular and most decorated fighters in Kansas competing on this card. Марта 14, we have the 2016 Olympic boxing bronze medalist Nico Hernandez and former Bellator veteran Dave “Пещерный человек” Rickles. Март 14 in Wichita will be an electric night!”
“БКФК 11” будет транслироваться на всей территории Соединенных Штатов и Канады, исключительно на оплату за просмотр через MultiVision СМИ, Inc., на все основные распределительные телевизионных точки для $29.99. Он также будет доступен для международных партнеров вещания BKFC по всему миру, и через поток для всех на доме и вне дома подключенных устройств через FITE.
Tickets for the live event are on sale this Thursday, Январь 30 на 10 a.m. CT and can be purchased online at www.selectaseat.com, по телефону 855-733-SEAT (7328) и лично в кассе Select-A-Seat в INTRUST Bank Arena.
The unbeaten 24-year-old from Wichita, Kansas capped off an impressive amateur career at the 2016 Olympic Games when he defeated fighters from Italy, Russia and Ecuador to clinch his light flyweight bronze medal. Hernandez is the first U.S. men’s boxing medalist since 2008. С тех пор, как в марте стал профессионалом 2017, Hernandez has compiled a 7-0 запись, including four wins by knockout. He is the second Olympian to sign with BKFC, and the first Olympic medalist.
“It’s been a goal of mine to fight at INTRUST Bank Arena ever since it was first built,” говорит Эрнандес. “I have yet to fight in Wichita. I’ve fought close by, but not actually in my city, so I’m really excited about this fight. I can’t wait to put on a show and bring out the city on March 14. I’m ready to take the gloves off and fight bare knuckle for BKFC!”
A 31-year-old veteran of 23 Bellator bouts, Rickels will make his BKFC debut in front of his hometown fans. Rickels fought twice in 2019, defeating AJ Matthews and losing to Yaroslav Amosov. He won eight of his first nine Bellator fights, is fourth all-time in Bellator wins and challenged for the Bellator lightweight championship in 2013. Общий, he has racked up an impressive 21-6 record in his pro MMA career.
“I built my name in Wichita and I was signed to Bellator off of a performance right here in this city,” said Rickels. “The support of the people who live here has helped make me who I am in combat sports. So any chance I get to perform in front of them, I will jump on it.”
Fighting out of Gravois Mills, Миссури, Shewmaker has already competed in five BKFC bouts since debuting on BKFC 1 with a highlight-reel knockout of Eric Prindle. After defeating Maurice Jackson, Shewmaker lost a split-decision to Arnold Adams in the first-ever BKFC heavyweight title fight. He bounced back to defeat Joel Parades in February 2019 в БКФК 4, before fighting to a split-draw in another BKFC heavyweight title fight, this time against Chase Sherman at BKFC 5 в апреле.
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