Meer! Women’s Showdown Between Christine Ferea & Jennifer Tate & the Return of Gulfport Police Officer Harris Stephenson Featured on “BKFC 3: The Takeover”

PHILADELPHIA (Oktober 11, 2018) – Quarterfinal matchups are now set for the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) lightweight tournament as Joe Pegg veldslagen Rusty Crowder terwijl Abdiel “De nachtmerrie” Velazquez neemt Shawn “The Exception” West Zaterdag, October 20at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi and live on pay-per-view.

 

 

 

Deze confrontaties ronden het lichtgewicht toernooi af dat eerder aangekondigde wedstrijden bevat met de BKFC-winst van Johnny Bedford en Reggie Barnett Jr.. terwijl Bedford strijdt Mat “De KO Kid” Murphy en Barnett neemt het op zich Josue “De Krijger” Rivera.

 

 

 

“We zijn heel blij dat we dit lichtgewicht toernooi in oktober kunnen beginnen 20 met vier high-octane matchups met vechters die een statement willen maken in deze openingsronde,” zei oprichter en president van BKFC David Feldman. “We kijken er naar uit om te zien hoe deze gevechten uitschudden en wie uiteindelijk de laatste overgebleven man zal zijn. Bovendien, het is geweldig om een ​​match te hebben met vrouwelijke vechters met een harde neus, zoals Christine Ferea en Jennifer Tate, tijdens een avond vol actie met lokale attracties en prominente namen uit de vechtgame.”

 

BKFC 3: The Takeover” zal worden uitgezonden in de Verenigde Staten en Canada, uitsluitend op pay-per-view via MultiVision Media, Inc., on all major television and streaming distribution outlets for $29.95. Tickets voor “BKFC 3: The Takeover” zijn nu exclusief verkrijgbaar bij www.bareknuckle.tv vanaf $35.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Meer, 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 Ben “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 en voormalig linebacker van de Universiteit van Alabama Marcel Postzegels, who is undefeated in both MMA and bare knuckle fighting, meer 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, wie heeft 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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Over Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Op juni 2, 2018, Philadelphia-gebaseerde Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) maakte vechtsportgeschiedenis geschiedenis toen het de eerste legale promootte, sindsdien gesanctioneerd en gereguleerd naakte knokkelgebeurtenis in de Verenigde Staten 1889. “BKFC 1: Het begin” vond plaats in Cheyenne, Wyoming en uitgelicht 10 professionele periodes, allemaal onder auspiciën en controle van de Wyoming Combative Sports Commission.

 

 

 

BKFC gebruikt alleen gevestigde vechters die eerder professioneel hebben deelgenomen aan boksen, MMA, kickboksen en / of 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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