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شيكاغو (أكتوبر 11, 2018) – World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) has officially announced the Pay-Per-View fight card for its inaugural event, “Rise of the Titans”, to be headlined by a WBKFF middleweight title fight between Johny “Big Rigg” Hendricks و
“الإيرلنديون” برينان وارد, طالما كريس “The Crippler” Leben و “The New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni, الجمعة, تشرين الثاني 9, at Casper Events Center in Casper, وايومنغ.
سيتم توزيع الوسائط الرياضية المتكاملة “Rise of The Titans”, ابتداء من الساعة 10 عصرا. و / 7 عصرا. PT, in North America on cable, الأقمار الصناعية والدفع لكل عرض رقمي عبر iN Demand, DIRECTV and DISH in the United States, وكذلك روجرز, شو, Bell TV and SaskTel in Canada, and live-streamed worldwide on the FITE.TV التطبيق وموقع الويب, لسعر البيع بالتجزئة المقترح $29.95.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow (الجمعة) and will be available to purchase by going online here:
Ticket prices are between $200.00 – $500.00 لالصف الأول في الحلبة, $50.00, $30.00, $20.00, $10.00 في 100 Level Grandstands.
BAS RUTTEN NAMED WBKFF PRESIDENT
(L-R) – WBKFF President Bas Rutten & WBKFF CEO Tom Stankiewicz
“I am super excited about our first show on November 9عشر,” newly named WBKFF President باس روتن قال. “Every single person I’ve talked to me who has heard about this event let me know what a crazy good card we have. I must admit, they are correct! I would love to talk about each fight on the card, but will do that in interviews coming up, so I will just mention a few right now. Brennan Ward versus Johny Hendricks as main event; two KO artists going at it, can’t get any better than that. Chris Leben versus Phil Baroni, both known for their KO’s in MMA, ولكن الآن, bareknuckle? Sign me up! Shawne Merriman versus Mike Bourke; Merriman is a former NFL Linebacker with a crazy vertical leap of 41.5” (he’s a heavyweight!) facing off against Mike Bourke, a guy who everybody knows can hit. And let’s talk about our lady’s fight. Pro boxer Jasmine Clarkson versus Christina Marks, من لديه 10 MMA wins with 8 التشطيبات. هكذا, expect great competitive fights, and I hope to see you in Casper Wyoming on November 9عشر. If you can’t make it, please watch on PPV! Godspeed and bare-knuckle on!”
Hendricks, fighting out of Fort Worth, تكساس, is a former UFC middleweight champion. A past NCAA wrestler out of Oklahoma State University, Hendricks is a powerful striker who was the original WEC middleweight champion. The Oklahoma native captured the coveted UFC title belt in 2014, taking a unanimous decision from روبي لولر في UFC 171 in Dallas.
جناح, who comes from Waterford, كونيتيكت, is a powerful striker, كذلك, who was a top contender in Bellator for several years. A collegiate wrestler, كذلك, he was the Bellator Season 9 بطل الوزن المتوسط
The previously announced Nov. 9 co-featured event is a much-anticipated, entertaining showdown between a pair of legendary MMA fighters, كريس “The Crippler” Leben, بورتلاند, و “The New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni, for the WBKFF light heavyweight title.
MMA veteran ميكروفون “The Rhino” Bourke will be the opponent for retired All-Pro linebacker Shawne “إطفاء الأنوار” Merriman, who recently signed with WBKFF to make his combat sports pro debut on “Rise of The Titans”, in a Special Heavyweight Attraction.
The 34-year-old Merriman played eight seasons in the NFL between 2005 و 2012 for the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills. He was drafted out of the University of Maryland in the first round, 12عشر overall pick, by the Chargers in the 2005 NFL draft. The six-foot, 275-pound Bourke, hailing from La Habra, كاليفورنيا, knocked out living legend كين شامروك in the opening round of his most notable career fight.
WBKFF will also launch its $100,000 بطولة خفيفة الوزن, showcasing eight fighters in four separate bouts to determine the semifinalists for WBKFF’s second event, culminating with the championship final in its third event. A draw to determine the quarterfinal matches will soon be conducted.
Tournament contestants include UFC veterans Issac Vallie Flagg, along with veteran MMA fighters شق “الشبح” غونزاليس, Ireland-native أبو زريق طائر “The Mellow Fellow” Cucciniello, استيفان “الرهيب” بايان, Robbie “Problems” بيرالتا, ميكروفون “The Greek Assassin” Bronzoulis, and South African ليون “The Iron Lion” Mynhardt.
Las Vegas middleweight جوي أنجيلو squares off with Albuquerque’s جوليان “Nitrane” Lane, while last year’s Ultimate Fighter runner-up Christina Marks, سان دييغو, takes on professional boxer ياسمين كلاركسون for the WBKFF Women’s Flyweight Championship.
The PPV opener will feature Internet MMA sensation كريس “مايتي ماوس” Yarboroughmeets fellow Virginian, Brandon Dunivan, in a middleweight clash for home state bragging rights,
كل المعارك والمقاتلين عرضة للتغيير.
Additional undercard fights will be live-streamed prior to the PPV broadcast with full details to be announced.
Newly adopted rules including holding and striking, spinning backfists and hammer fists will be used in all WBKFF fights, which will be contested in a traditional boxing ring for optimum viewing and safety. All men and women’s matches will feature five (two-minute) جولات.
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الموقع: www.WBKFF.com
الفيسبوك: /WBKFF
تغريد: @WBKFF
إينستاجرام: @WORLDBKFF
World Bare Knuckle FF: Rise of the Titans (WATCH ON FITE):