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PHILADELPHIA (Settembre 24, 2018) – Undefeated professional boxer Am “The Hillbilly Hammer” Shewmaker will face veteran MMA fighter Arnold “AJ” Adams in the finals of the Fighting Championship Bare Knuckle (BKFC) heavyweight tournament on Saturday, Ottobre 20 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi e vivere in pay-per-view.
The championship heavyweight bout will serve as the main event of “BKFC 3: The Takeover”, which will be broadcast across the United States and Canada, esclusivamente in pay-per-view attraverso MultiVision media, Inc., su tutte le principali punti di televisione e di distribuzione in streaming per $29.95.
“After their performances in the quarterfinals and semifinals, Shewmaker and Adams have shown that they are worthy of earning the first-ever BKFC heavyweight belt,” detto BKFC Fondatore e Presidente David Feldman. “I’m looking forward to an amazing fight, which I don’t expect to go the distance. Both fighters are coming for the knockout and to take this title in spectacular fashion.”
Biglietti “BKFC 3: The Takeover” sono ora disponibili esclusivamente presso www.bareknuckle.tv con inizio alle $35.
“Io vado a buttarlo fuori,” ha detto Shewmaker. “I’m the better fighter and he’s going to find that out the second the bell rings for round one to start.”
“That heavyweight belt is coming back to Chicago with me,” , ha detto Adams. “I’m ready for whatever Shewmaker tries on October 20.”
BKFC 3 will also showcase the beginning of the men’s 135-pound lightweight tournament, with a champion expected to be crowned in 2019. All four quarterfinal-round fights, plus the tournament alternate bout, will be contested on October 20. The lightweight tournament field will include UFC and Bellator veteran Johnny Bedford contro il pugile professionista Reggie Barnett Jr., both of whom are undefeated so far in BKFC competition.
Returning to BKFC action is undefeated bare knuckle fighting legend and Police Gazette Bare Knuckle Heavyweight Champion Bobby Gunn, as well as UFC and Bellator veteran Kendall Grove. Grove will face former University of Alabama linebacker Francobolli Marcel, who is undefeated in both MMA and bare knuckle fighting.
Making his promotional debut at BKFC 3 sarà Joe Riggs, who has a lengthy resume with the UFC and is the former WEC Middleweight Champion. Riggs will meet MMA veteran Brock Weaver. The card will also feature Christine Ferea contro Jennifer Tate in the first bare knuckle bout for both women.