Tickets on Sale Wednesday, September 4!
TAMPA, FLA. (Augusti 28, 2019) – Former UFC stars Anthony “Bigfoot” Silva och Gabriel Gonzaga will go toe-to-toe in a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) heavyweight attraction that headlines BKFC 8 på lördag, Oktober 19 live på pay-per-view från Florida State Fairgrounds Entertainment Hall i Tampa, Fla.
The event begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and will be broadcast across the United States and Canada, uteslutande på pay-per-view genom Multivision Media, Inc., på alla större TV-distributionskanaler för $29.99. Det kommer också att finnas tillgänglig för BKFC internationella sändnings partners över hela världen och via ström till alla i hemmet och out-of-home anslutna enheter genom FITE.
“I am very excited to have these two legends competing in the BKFC squared circle,” sade BKFC grundare och VD 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 är en stor kämpe, but I am coming ready to win.”
Tickets for the live event will go on sale Wednesday, September 4 exklusivt påwww.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 professionell 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
På Juni 2, 2018, Philadelphia-baserade Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) gjort bekämpa idrottshistoria när det främjade den första rättsliga, sanktionerade och reglerade bare knoge händelse i USA sedan 1889. “BKFC 1: Början” ägde rum i Cheyenne, Wyoming och innehöll 10 professionella bouts, allt under överinseende och kontroll av Wyoming Stridslysten Sports kommissionen. BKFC använder endast etablerade fighters som tidigare tävlade professionellt i boxning, MMA, kickboxning och / eller Muay Thai. Alla BKFC skjutningarna är sanktionerade och regleras av ABC medlemsatletisk provisioner. För mer information besök www.bareknuckle.tv eller följa på Twitter på https://twitter.com/bareknucklefc på Instagram vid https://www.instagram.com/bareknucklefc/ på YouTube på https://www.youtube.com/
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