“BKFC 5: Lobov vs. Caballero” Takes Place Saturday, Abril 6 en Biloxi, Mississippi Featuring Chris Leben vs. Justin Baseman, Chase Sherman vs. me Shewmaker & Marcel Stamps vs. Martin Verdin As Part of Action-Packed Evening Live on Pay-Per-View
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FILADELFIA (Marzo 4, 2019) – Former UFC standout and Conor McGregor stablemate Artem Lobov will make his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) debut when he takes on Mississippi native and former UFC fighter Jason Knight in the main event of “BKFC 5: Lobov vs. Caballero” que tendrá lugar Sábado, Abril 6 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi y vivo por pay-per-view.
“BKFC 5: Lobov vs. Caballero” is the second BKFC event of 2019 and will be the third to take place at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. El evento será transmitido a través de Estados Unidos y Canadá, exclusivamente en pago por visión a través de los medios de comunicación MultiVision, Inc., en todos los principales medios de distribución de televisión para $29.95. It will also be available worldwide via stream to all in-home and out-of-home connected devices at FITE TV and www.bareknuckle.tv.
“I am really excited for this fight card and the main event,” dijo el fundador y el presidente BKFC David Feldman. “Artem Lobov and Jason Knight are two fighters that don’t know how to back up. Having this fight take place in Biloxi, Jason’s hometown, will be electric and I can’t wait to see that packed house. The card is stacked with Chris Leben, Marcel sellos, Chase Sherman and many more.”
Las entradas para “BKFC 5: Lobov vs. Caballero” ya están disponibles exclusivamente enwww.bareknuckle.tv a partir de las $35.
“It’s going to be ‘night night’ for Jason Knight on April 6,” Said Lobov. “If we had fought in MMA, I think it would have been a competitive fight, but this is real fighting and he stands no chance against me. I’m happy to fight him in his hometown because I’ve always gone and taken the toughest challenges. They’re going to be cheering me when I’m leaving the arena.”
“I’m excited to fight someone like Artem Lobov in my hometown,” dijo Knight. “I’m ready to go out there and get this done. It’s going to be electric in the arena when they announce my name and I step into this fight. I don’t think he’s man enough to put me out like he says. He’s going to wish he never took this bare knuckle fight.”
The night of action will include former UFC veteran Chris Leben battling former Bellator standout Justin Baseman in a light heavyweight fight, Mississippi native Chase Sherman taking on BKFC fan-favorite Sam Shewmaker in a heavyweight attraction and Marcel Stamps, fresh off his BKFC victory over Kendall Grove, as he faces professional boxer Martin Verdin in a light heavyweight showdown.
A 32 años de combate de Rusia, Lobov made his name on Season 22 de The Ultimate Fighter como parte del equipo McGregor, donde trabajó su camino a la final del torneo antes de perder con Ryan Hall. Él desafió a Cub Swanson en un evento principal de UFC en 2016, después de recoger victorias sobre Chris Ávila y Alex White. Mientras perdió sus últimos tres combates UFC por decisión, de él 13 MMA profesional gana y llevará esa experiencia a la acción de BKFC.
En representación de su ciudad natal de D'lberville, Misisipí, Knight tiene una 20-6 professional MMA record since turning pro in MMA at just seventeen-years-old. Hizo su debut en UFC en 2015 when he stepped in on two weeks’ notice to face Tatsuya Kawajiri in the Ultimate Fighter 22 final, caer por decisión unánime. Knight pasó a ganar sus siguientes cuatro peleas de UFC entre julio 2016 y puede 2017. He then lost four consecutive contests, the final three coming by decision.
Nota: Artem Lobov had previously been announced to make his debut against Jason Knight at “BKFC 6” en Biloxi, SRA, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, Abril 20.
