PHILADELPHIA (Bulan Oktober 11, 2018) – Quarterfinal matchups are now set for the Kejuaraan Pertarungan Bare Knuckle (BKFC) lightweight tournament as Joe Pegg pertempuran Rusty Crowder sementara Abdiel “The Nightmare” Velazquez mengambil Shawn “The Exception” West Hari Sabtu, October 20at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi and live on pay-per-view.
These showdowns round out the lightweight tournament that includes previously announced matchups featuring the BKFC returns of Johnny Bedford dan Reggie Barnett Jr. as Bedford battles Matt “The KO Kid” Murphy and Barnett takes on Josue “Sang Pejuang” Rivera.
“We’re thrilled to be able to kick off this lightweight tournament on October 20 with four high-octane matchups featuring fighters looking to make a statement in this opening round,” said BKFC founder and president David Feldman. “We look forward to seeing how these fights shake out and who will eventually be the last man left standing. Tambahan lagi, it’s great to have a matchup of hard-nosed women’s fighters such as Christine Ferea and Jennifer Tate on an already jam-packed night of action featuring local attractions and prominent names from the fight game.”
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The stacked night of action will also feature a 125-pound women’s contest between San Jose’s Christine “Misfit” Ferea dan Jennifer “Rosebud” Tate. “Queen of Bare Knuckle” Bec Rawlings will have her eye on this matchup and a potential future showdown with the winner.
Lebih Banyak, Gulfport Police officer Harris Stephenson steps into his second bare knuckle fight to battle Florida’s Elvin Britto in a 170-pound attraction while 56-fight professional MMA veteran Aaron Brink will square-off against 26-fight professional boxing veteran Michael Bissett in a 205-pound fight.
The event is headlined by undefeated professional boxer Adalah “Palu Hillbilly” Shewmaker facing veteran MMA fighter Arnold “AJ” Adams in the finals of the BKFC heavyweight tournament, a fight that serves as the first legally regulated and sanctioned championship bare knuckle fight in history.
This card will also showcase a 185-pound battle between UFC and Bellator veteran Kendall Grove dan mantan gelandang Universitas Alabama Marcel Stamps, who is undefeated in both MMA and bare knuckle fighting, lebih banyak Joe Riggs, who has a lengthy resume with the UFC, meeting MMA veteran Brok Weaver in a 185-pound showdown.
The lightweight tournament features two fighters returning to the BKFC as Ohio’s Bedford and Virginia’s Barnett look to build on the experience they gained from victories on BKFC 1. A veteran of UFC, Bellator and the Ultimate Fighter series, Bedford is set to take on Missouri’s Murphy, who has 16 professional MMA fights under his belt, including a Bellator victory in 2016. Barnett brings a 6-1 professional boxing record, in addition to six professional MMA fights, into the ring against Philadelphia’s Rivera, who has fought in 11 professional boxing matches in his career.
Fighting out of Amelia, Ohio, Pegg owns six professional MMA victories in 11 contests and will matchup against the 28-year-old Crowder, who fights out of Carrollton, Georgia throughout a professional MMA career that spans 14 perkelahian sejak 2013. Rounding out the exciting lightweight tournament matchups is the 25-year-old Velazquez, who fights out of New Port Richey, Florida and has a 9-6 professional MMA record, as he takes on Davenport, Iowa’s West. The 29-year-old West has compiled a 15-10 record in professional MMA contests since turning pro in 2010.
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Tentang Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Pada tanggal 2, 2018, Kejuaraan Pertarungan Bare Knuckle yang berbasis di Philadelphia (BKFC) membuat sejarah olahraga tempur ketika mempromosikan hukum pertama, sanksi dan diatur acara buku jari di Amerika Serikat sejak itu 1889. “BKFC 1: Awal mula” terjadi di Cheyenne, Wyoming dan tampil 10 pertarungan profesional, semua di bawah naungan dan kendali Komisi Olahraga Tempur Wyoming.
BKFC hanya menggunakan petarung mapan yang sebelumnya pernah berkompetisi secara profesional di tinju, MMA, kickboxing dan / atau Muay Thai. All BKFC bouts are sanctioned and regulated by ABC member Athletic Commissions.
“BKFC 3: The Takeover” will be sanctioned and regulated by the Mississippi Athletic Commission, which is headed by Chairman Jon Lewis.
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