“BKFC 5: Lobov versus. Ridder” Takes Place Saturday, April 6 in Biloxi, Mississippi Featuring Chris Leben vs. Justin Baseman, Chase Sherman vs. Sam Shewmaker & Marcel Stamps vs. Martin Verdin As Part of Action-Packed Evening Live on Pay-Per-View
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PHILADELPHIA (Maart 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 versus. Ridder” vindt plaats op zaterdag, April 6 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi and live on pay-per-view.
“BKFC 5: Lobov versus. Ridder” is the second BKFC event of 2019 and will be the third to take place at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Het evenement wordt uitgezonden in de Verenigde Staten en Canada, uitsluitend op pay-per-view via MultiVision Media, Inc., op alle grote tv-distributiekanalen voor $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,” zei oprichter en president van 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 Postzegels, Chase Sherman and many more.”
Tickets voor “BKFC 5: Lobov versus. Ridder” zijn nu exclusief verkrijgbaar bijwww.bareknuckle.tv vanaf $35.
“It’s going to be ‘night night’ for Jason Knight on April 6,” zei 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,” zei Ridder. “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.
Een 32-jarige jager uit Rusland, Lobov maakte naam op Season 22 van The Ultimate Fighter als onderdeel van Team McGregor, waar hij zich een weg baant naar de finale van het toernooi voordat hij verloor van Ryan Hall. Hij daagde Cub Swanson uit in een UFC-hoofdevenement in 2016, na het behalen van overwinningen op Chris Avila en Alex White. Terwijl hij bij besluit zijn laatste drie UFC-aanvallen verloor, hij bezit 13 professional MMA wins and will take that experience into BKFC action.
Vertegenwoordigt zijn geboorteplaats D’lberville, Mississippi, Knight heeft een 20-6 professional MMA record since turning pro in MMA at just seventeen-years-old. Hij maakte zijn UFC-debuut in 2015 when he stepped in on two weeks’ notice to face Tatsuya Kawajiri in the Ultimate Fighter 22 finale, het laten vallen van een unaniem besluit. Knight won zijn volgende vier UFC-wedstrijden tussen juli 2016 en moge 2017. He then lost four consecutive contests, the final three coming by decision.
Notitie: Artem Lobov had previously been announced to make his debut against Jason Knight at “BKFC 6” in Biloxi, MEVROUW, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 20.
