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Jason “The Kid” Knight to headline iKON 5

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iKON 5 STREAMING LIVE & EXCLUSIVELY ON UFC FIGHT PASS®

MARCH 5th FROM BILOXI, Mississippi

Las Vegas (February 18, 2021) – Mississippi featherweightJason “The Kid” Knight cinwaan doonistiiiKON 5, streaming live and exclusively March 5th on UFC FIGHT PASS®, laga bilaabo 8 p.m. IYO / 5 p.m. PT, from Biloxi Civic Center in Biloxi, Mississippi.

To sign up for UFC FIGHT PASS, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, fadlan booqowww.ufcfightpass.comor download the UFC app.

iKON 5 is presented by iKON Fighting Federation in association with Roy Jones Jr. Boxing.

“We’re thrilled to return to where iKON Fighting Federation started last September,” iKON presidentKeith Veltre said. “We’ve improved each show from then and are prepared for a breakout year in 2021. We were able to successfully launch a new MMA company during a pandemic, despite all of the challenging restrictions, and we’re moving forward full force this year as we continue growing.”

The 28-year-old Knight (20-6-0), fighting out of Lucedale (MS), is coming off an impressive bare knuckle fighting victory last November, when he stopped former UFC fighterArtem Lebov in the fifth round. A Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai specialist, Knight fought in the UFC between 2015 and 2018. He is matched againstTaurean Boggues (15-11-0) in the main event.

Undefeated Louisiana welterweight“The Ghost” AJ Fletcher (6-0-0) will face an opponent to be determined in the co-featured event.

Tallahassee (FL) welterweightSocrates “The Sounds of Kaos” Pierre (11-6-0), who is matched against local favoriteHarris “Sandman” Stephenson (6-2-0), another fighter with a bare-knuckle fighting background.

Also slated to be in action isCharlie Decca (2-0-0), ee Miami, who will throw-down with Alabama’sKyle McDonough (0-1-0) at a catchweight.

Three female strawweight matches are scheduled: California eeValerie “The Violator” Wong (0-1-0), who made her pro debut in Invicta, vs. Denver’sKathryn Paprocki (2-1-0)), Louisiana’s pro-debutingMacy Breaux vs. Orlando ee (FL) Shawna “Bam Bam” Ormsby (2-2-0), and West Palm Beach’s (FL) Kayla “K-Rock” Hracho (3-2-0, iKON: 2-0-0) vs. Knoxville’s (TN) Emilee King (4-4-0). There is another female fight on tap between pro-debuting Alabama flyweightGriffin Fisk vs. Connecticut’sAlexandra Ballou (1-0-0), who won her pro-debut in Bellator competition.

Card subject to change.

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ABOUT ROY JONES JR, BOXING PROMOTIONS: Co-founded in 2013 by 10-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. and Keith Veltre, Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions is on its way to reinventing boxing.  RJJ has already made a huge impact in the boxing community in a few short years.  Creating exhilarating content for UFC Fight Pass, CBS Sports, Showtime, ESPN and beIN Sports in some of the finest venues across the country, RJJ has proven it is conquering the sweet science of the sport.


Based in the fight capital of the world, Las Vegas, NV, Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions is climbing to the top at a fast pace, adding young talent to its growing stable: NABF super flyweight champion, IBF #8 iyo WBC # 15 Jade “Hurricane” Bornea (15-0, 10 KOs); two-time world title challenger, WBO #11 bantamweight “Mighty” Aston Palicte (26-4-1, 22 KOs); NABF welterweight champion, WBC #14 and Santiago “Somer” Dominguez (24-0, 18 KOs); former NABA welterweight champion Kendo “Tremendo” Castaneda (17-2, 8 KOs), former Interim World middleweight title challenger John “The Phenom” Vera (19-1, 11 KO), unbeaten super middleweight prospect Juan “Just Business” Barajas (11-0-1, 7 KOs), and former WBC World Youth heavyweight titlist Alexander “The Great” Flores (18-3-1, 16 KOs).  

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Women’s Title Fight Between Christine Ferea & Britain Hart, Plus Lightweight Tournament Semi-Final Showdowns Included on Exciting Night of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Action Saturday, April 6 from Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi

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“Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC 5: Lobov vs. Knight” Also Features Gulfport Police Officer Harris Stephenson Taking on Khalib Harris, Plus Former UFC Fighter Isaac Vallie-Flagg Battling Randy Hedderick Live on Pay-Per-View


Philadelphia (March 21, 2019) – “Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC 5: Lobov vs. Knight” will feature a stacked lineup of fights live on pay-per-view (9:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. CT) with the addition of a women’s American featherweight championship bout between Christine Ferea iyo Britain Hart, plus lightweight tournament semi-finals, added to the previously announced Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC) showdowns taking place Saturday, April 6 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.

The lightweight tournament semi-finals will see Virginia’s Reggie Barnett facing Atlanta’s Rusty Crowder, while Texas native Johnny Bedford steps in against Puerto Rico’s Abdiel Velazquez, all vying for a spot in the tournament final and a chance at BKFC’s first lightweight championship.

Rounding out the pay-per-view are Gulfport police officer Harris Stephenson in a 165-pound fight against Mississippi’s Khalib Harris and former UFC fighter Isaac Vallie-Flag taking on Mississippi’s Randy Hedderick in a 165-pound showdown.

“Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC 5: Lobov vs. Knight” will be broadcast across the United States and Canada, exclusively on pay-per-view through MultiVision Media, Inc., on all major television distribution outlets for $29.95. It will also be available worldwide via stream to all in-home and out-of-home connected devices at FITE-TV andwww.bareknuckle.tv.

Qiimaha tikidhada “Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC 5: Lobov vs. Knight” are available now exclusively atwww.bareknuckle.tv laga bilaabo $35.

In prelims action, a women’s 125-pound showdown will feature Louisiana’s Ivana Coleman battling Michigan’s Sheena Starr, plus Alabama’s Bobo O’Bannenwill face Mississippi’s Troy Beets in a 185-pound bout.

The two preliminary matches will be available for free and accessible on the BKFC Facebook page, www.bareknuckle.tv, FITE-TV and cable and satellite companies (Subject to availability. Please contact your provider.), laga bilaabo 8:00 p.m. IYO / 7:00 p.m. CT preceding the pay-per-view.

The event is headlined by former UFC standout and Conor McGregor stablemate Artem Lobov making his BKFC debut when he takes on Mississippi native and former UFC fighter Jason Knight. Also featured are fights with former UFC veteran Chris Leben battling former Bellator standout Justin Baseman in a light heavyweight fight and Mississippi native Chase Sherman taking on BKFC fan-favorite and former BKFC heavyweight title challenger Sam Shewmaker in a heavyweight attraction.

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About Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
On June 2, 2018, Philadelphia-based Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC) made combat sports history when it promoted the first legal, sanctioned and regulated bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889. “Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC 1: The Beginning” took place in Cheyenne, Wyoming and featured 10 roonaadaan xirfadeed, all under the auspices and control of the Wyoming Combative Sports Commission. BKFC uses only established fighters who have previously competed professionally in boxing, MMA, kickboxing and/or Muay Thai. All BKFC bouts are sanctioned and regulated by ABC member athletic commissions. Wixii macluumaad dheeraad ah booqo www.bareknuckle.tv or follow on Twitter at @BareKnuckleFC, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/bareknucklefc iyo Facebook ee www.facebook.com/bareknucklefc.
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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Matchups Set for Saturday, October 20 Live on Pay-Per-View from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi

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More! Women’s Showdown Between Christine Ferea & Jennifer Tate & the Return of Gulfport Police Officer Harris Stephenson Featured on “Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC 3: The Takeover”

Philadelphia (October 11, 2018) – Quarterfinal matchups are now set for the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC) lightweight tournament as Joe Pegg dagaalo Rusty Crowder halka Abdiel “Bal¡|e ay” Velazquez qaadanaysaa Shawn “The Exception” West Saturday, 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 iyo Reggie Barnett Jr. as Bedford battles Matt “The KO Kid” Murphy and Barnett takes on Josue “Warrior ayaa” 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. Waxaa intaa dheer, 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.”

 

Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC 3: The Takeover” will be broadcast across the United States and Canada, exclusively on pay-per-view through MultiVision Media, Inc., on all major television and streaming distribution outlets for $29.95. Qiimaha tikidhada “Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC 3: The Takeover” are available now exclusively at www.bareknuckle.tv laga bilaabo $35.

 

 

 

The stacked night of action will also feature a 125-pound women’s contest between San Jose’s Christine “Misfit” Ferea iyo Jennifer “Rosebud” Tate. “Queen of Bare Knuckle” Bec Rawlings will have her eye on this matchup and a potential future showdown with the winner.

 

 

 

More, 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 Ahay “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 and former University of Alabama linebacker Marcel Stamps, who is undefeated in both MMA and bare knuckle fighting, dheeraad ah oo ku 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 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 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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About Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

On June 2, 2018, Philadelphia-based Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC) made combat sports history when it promoted the first legal, sanctioned and regulated bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889. “Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC 1: The Beginning” took place in Cheyenne, Wyoming and featured 10 roonaadaan xirfadeed, all under the auspices and control of the Wyoming Combative Sports Commission.

 

 

 

BKFC uses only established fighters who have previously competed professionally in boxing, MMA, kickboxing and/or Muay Thai. All BKFC bouts are sanctioned and regulated by ABC member Athletic Commissions.

 

 

 

“Horudhacyada Bellator iyo UFC 3: The Takeover” will be sanctioned and regulated by the Mississippi Athletic Commission, which is headed by Chairman Jon Lewis.

 

 

 

Wixii macluumaad dheeraad ah booqo www.bareknuckle.tv or follow on Twitter at @BareKnuckleFC, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/bareknucklefc iyo Facebook ee www.facebook.com/bareknucklefc.