“BKFC 5: Lobov vs. אַבִּיר” Takes Place Saturday, אפריל 6 בילוקסי, Mississippi Featuring Chris Leben vs. Justin Baseman, Chase Sherman vs. סם שומייקר & Marcel Stamps vs. Martin Verdin As Part of Action-Packed Evening Live on Pay-Per-View
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פילדלפיה (מרץ 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. אַבִּיר” taking place Saturday, אפריל 6 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi and live on pay-per-view.
“BKFC 5: Lobov vs. אַבִּיר” is the second BKFC event of 2019 and will be the third to take place at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The event will be broadcast across the United States and Canada, אך ורק בתשלום לפי צפייה דרך MultiVision Media, בע"מ, בכל ערוצי הפצת הטלוויזיה הגדולים עבור $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,” אמר מייסד ונשיא BKFC דייוויד פלדמן. “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 Stamps, Chase Sherman and many more.”
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“It’s going to be ‘night night’ for Jason Knight on April 6,” אמר לובוב. “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,” said 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-year-old fighter from Russia, Lobov made his name on Season 22 של הלוחם האולטימטיבי במסגרת צוות מקגרגור, שם הוא פילס את דרכו לגמר הטורניר לפני שהפסיד לריאן הול. הוא אתגר את קוב סוונסון באירוע מרכזי של UFC ב 2016, אחרי שקטף ניצחונות על כריס אבילה ואלכס ווייט. הוא אמנם איבד את שלושת ההתמודדות האחרונות שלו ב- UFC בהחלטה, בבעלותו 13 MMA מקצועי זוכה וייקח את החוויה הזו לפעולה של BKFC.
Representing his hometown of D’lberville, מיסיסיפי, Knight has a 20-6 professional MMA record since turning pro in MMA at just seventeen-years-old. He made his UFC debut in 2015 when he stepped in on two weeks’ notice to face Tatsuya Kawajiri in the Ultimate Fighter 22 finale, dropping a unanimous decision. Knight went on to win his next four UFC bouts between July 2016 ומאי 2017. He then lost four consecutive contests, the final three coming by decision.
הערה: Artem Lobov had previously been announced to make his debut against Jason Knight at “BKFC 6” בילוקסי, גברת, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, אפריל 20.
