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PHILADELPHIA (Juli 11, 2018) – After successfully holding the first legal, regulated and sanctioned bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889 letzten monat, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is set to return Saturday, August 25 mit “BKFC 2: A New Era” vom Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi und leben von Pay-per-View.
After the inaugural June 2 event was held in Cheyenne, Wyoming, this edition of BKFC will be held under the auspices and control of the Mississippi Athletic Commission, headed by Chairman Jon Lewis.
“With the overwhelming success of BKFC 1 im Juni, I know that the stakes are even higher for our second event,” said BKFC Founder and President David Feldman. “We feel confident that ‘BKFC 2: A New Era’ will build upon what we’ve already accomplished and raise the bar with our fights and fighters.”
Tickets are available now exclusively at www.bareknuckle.tv von $35 bis $250. “BKFC 2: A New Era” wird in den Vereinigten Staaten und Kanada ausgestrahlt, ausschließlich im Pay-per-View durch Multivision Medien, Inc., auf allen großen TV-und Streaming-Vertriebsstellen für $29.95.
The stacked night of fights will see the return of UFC veteran, and newly-crowned “Queen of Bare Knuckle” Bec Rawlings, who will face professional boxer Großbritannien Hart. The action will also include the semi-final round of the BKFC heavyweight tournament, mit ich Shewmaker Annahme Maurice Jackson und Arnold Adams zugewandt Joey Beltran.
A veteran of both the UFC and Bellator, Beltran won the heavyweight tournament alternate bout at BKFC 1 wenn er besiegt Tony Lopez in what was widely considered the “Kampf der Nacht” by both fans and media. Beltran replaces former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez, who has withdrawn from the heavyweight tournament due to injury, but will return on a future BKFC card.
Lopez has earned a place on BKFC 2 after his outstanding fight against Beltran and will now face 16-fight Muay Thai fighting veteran Jimmy Jennette.
Set to make their BKFC debuts on this loaded night of fights are Chris Lytle, who has a combined 44 victories as a professional MMA fighter and boxer, und Charles Bennett, who has had 70 professionelle MMA-Kämpfe. Lytle spent eight years fighting in the UFC, and Bennett spent five in Pride FC.
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