Tickets on Sale Wednesday, September 4!
TAMPA, FLA. (August 28, 2019) – Former UFC stars Anthony “Bigfoot” Silva og Gabriel Gonzaga will go toe-to-toe in a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) heavyweight attraction that headlines BKFC 8 på lørdag, Oktober 19 live on pay-per-view from Florida State Fairgrounds Entertainment Hall in Tampa, Fla.
The event begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and will be broadcast across the United States and Canada, udelukkende på pay-per-view gennem MultiVision Medier, Inc., on all major television distribution outlets for $29.99. It will also be available to BKFC’s international broadcast partners worldwide and via stream to all in-home and out-of-home connected devices through FIT.
“I am very excited to have these two legends competing in the BKFC squared circle,” said BKFC Founder and President David Feldman. “They have fought and beat some of the best fighters in the world and now they will fight each other. Tampa is a great fight market and we are thrilled to be able to host another event there. The fans in Tampa love BKFC and we plan on giving them another great show.”
“It’s a great honor for me to fight for a great new company like BKFC,” said Silva. “They are doing everything right and this is a great opportunity for me to showcase my boxing. Fighting with bare knuckles is where it all started for me. I will be ready for Gonzaga, so he better be ready for me. I’m fighting for my children and nothing will stop me.”
“I have fought everywhere in the world, in the biggest organizations, and bare knuckle is exciting, pure and it’s where it all started,” said Gonzaga. “I am excited to have the second half of my career fighting for BKFC. I have no doubt I made a great choice and BKFC will be one of the biggest promotions in the world. I can’t wait to fight ‘Bigfoot’ Silva. Han er en stor fighter, but I am coming ready to win.”
Tickets for the live event will go on sale Wednesday, September 4 exclusively atwww.bareknuckle.tv. Florida will be hosting its’ second BKFC event of 2019, after previously holding the blockbuster BKFC 6 event headlined by Paulie Malignaggi vs. Artem Lobov in June.
Fighting out of his native Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasilien, Silva was a veteran of the UFC heavyweight division, having picked up victories over Alistair Overeem and Travis Browne, while also beating Fedor Emelianenko and Ricco Rodriguez on other MMA promotions on his way to compiling a 19-12 professionel MMA rekord. Silva has won heavyweight titles for EliteXC, Cage Rage and Cage Warriors and has faced top fighters including Daniel Cormier, Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum.
Originally from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and now fighting out of Ludlow, Massachusetts, Gonzaga had a long and successful UFC run that began with wins in his first four UFC bouts. After losses to Randy Coutoure and Fabricio Werdum, Gonzaga stuck for years as a solid contender at heavyweight. He fell in bouts against Stipe Miocic, Matt Mitrione and Junior Dos Santos, but still compiled an overall MMA record of 17-12.
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Om Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Juni 2, 2018, Philadelphia-baserede Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) gjort kampsport historie, da det fremmet den første juridiske, sanktioneret og reguleret nøgne kno begivenhed i USA siden 1889. “BKFC 1: Begyndelsen” fandt sted i Cheyenne, Wyoming og featured 10 professionelle anfald, alle i regi og kontrol af Wyoming kampsport Kommissionen. BKFC bruger kun etableret krigere, der tidligere har konkurreret professionelt i boksning, MMA, kickboxing og / eller Muay Thai. All BKFC bouts are sanctioned and regulated by ABC member athletic commissions. For mere information besøg www.bareknuckle.tv or follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bareknucklefc på Instagram på https://www.instagram.com/bareknucklefc/ on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/
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