PHILADELPHIA (Ottobre 11, 2018) – Quarterfinal matchups are now set for the Fighting Championship Bare Knuckle (BKFC) lightweight tournament as Joe Pegg battaglie Rusty Crowder mentre Abdiel “Il Nightmare” Velazquez assume Shawn “The Exception” West Sabato, October 20at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi e vivere in pay-per-view.
These showdowns round out the lightweight tournament that includes previously announced matchups featuring the BKFC returns of Johnny Bedford e Reggie Barnett Jr. as Bedford battles Opaco “The KO Kid” Murphy and Barnett takes on Josue “Il Guerriero” 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. In aggiunta, 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.”
BKFC 3: The Takeover” andrà in onda negli Stati Uniti e in 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. Biglietti “BKFC 3: The Takeover” sono ora disponibili esclusivamente presso www.bareknuckle.tv con inizio alle $35.
The stacked night of action will also feature a 125-pound women’s contest between San Jose’s Christine “Misfit” Ferea e Jennifer “Rosebud” Tate. “Regina delle Bare Knuckle” Bec Rawlings will have her eye on this matchup and a potential future showdown with the winner.
Di Più, 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 Am “The Hillbilly Hammer” 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 ed ex linebacker dell'Università dell'Alabama Francobolli Marcel, who is undefeated in both MMA and bare knuckle fighting, di più 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, che ha 16 combattimenti MMA professionisti sotto la cintura, 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 fights dating back to 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 record professionale MMA, 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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A proposito di Fighting Championship Bare Knuckle
Nel giugno 2, 2018, Fighting Championship Bare Knuckle di Philadelphia (BKFC) ha fatto la storia degli sport da combattimento, quando ha promosso il primo legale, sanzionato e regolata evento mani nude negli Stati Uniti dal 1889. “BKFC 1: L'inizio” ha avuto luogo a Cheyenne, Wyoming e funzionalità 10 attacchi professionali, il tutto sotto l'egida e il controllo del Wyoming combattimento Sports Commissione.
BKFC usa stabilito solo i combattenti che hanno già gareggiato professionalmente nel pugilato, MMA, kickboxing e / o Muay Thai. Tutti i periodi BKFC sono sanzionati e regolati da ABC membri Commissioni Athletic.
“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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