CHEYENNE, WY (May 25, 2018) – The full lineup of matchups are set for the inaugural Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) fight card that will feature 12 bouts Saturday, Оны зургадугаар сар 2 live on pay-per-view from Cheyenne Ice & Events Center in Cheyenne, Вайоминг.

The first legal, regulated and sanctioned bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889, “BKFC: The Beginning,” will air throughout the United States and Canada on pay-per-view through MultiVision Media, Inc., on FITE-TV app and fite.tv on all major television and streaming distribution outlets for $29.99 in 4K. The event can be ordered at www.bareknuckle.tv/bkfc1.

The pay-per-view telecast will feature former boxing world champion Антонио Tarver providing color commentary.

Headlining the card is former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez taking on Pennsylvania’s Льюис “Араатан” Rumsey in five rounds of heavyweight action, while Lineal Bare Knuckle Boxing Heavyweight World Champion Бобби Gunn battles Brazil’s Marcelo Tavares in a seven-round attraction.

A five-round women’s showdown between “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings болон Alma Garcia will also be featured on the groundbreaking pay-per-view event. A former UFC fighter, Rawlings recorded two wins in UFC among her seven professional MMA victories. The 29-year-old from Brisbane, Australia enters the ring looking to bring her signature aggressive style into bare knuckle boxing. She will take on Гарсиа, a professional boxer with seven fights under her belt and fighting out of Denver, Колорадо.

Held under the auspices and control of the Wyoming Combative Sports Commission, headed by Chairman Bryan Pedersen, the card features only established professional fighters who have competed in boxing, ММА, kickboxing or Muay Thai.

BKFC heavyweight tournament action will feature Arizona’s Эрик “The American Soldier” Prindle battling Missouri’s Sam Shewmaker, Las Vegas-native Морис “Gorilla” Жексон against Hawaii’s Dale Sopi and Chicago’s Arnold “Bomaye” Адамс competing against California’s DJ “Da Protégé” Linderman in a series of five-round quarter final matchups.

Additional fights on the stacked night of bare knuckle boxing include Virginia’s Reggie Barnett versus Pennsylvania’s Travis Thompson in a five-round 135-pound fight, Texas-native Жонни “Харгис” Bedford in a 137-pound, five-round matchup against Wyoming’s Ник “Garfield” Mamalis and a 155-pound showdown between Phoenix’s Estevan “Аймшигт” Payan and Washington’s Омар “Gallo Fino” Avelar scheduled for five rounds.

Rounding out the night of fights are a pair of 145-pound fights as San Diego’s Joey Beltran meets California’s Тони “Kryptonite” Lopez in a five-round bout and Winnipeg’s Desmond Johnson taking on New Mexico-native Austin Ward in a five-round affair,plus Canada’s Brandon Cheverfield against Indiana’s Jorge Gonzales in a five-round 165-pound attraction.

Tickets for the live event are available now exclusively at www.bareknuckle.tv and are priced from $50 нь $200.

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ТУХАЙ BKFC: THE BEGINNING

“BKFC: The Beginning” will be distributed live on pay-per-view on Saturday, Оны зургадугаар сар 2 үед 9 PM ET/6 PM PT and will be available to over 100 million households in the United States and Canada via cable and satellite, and carried throughout the world on traditional television, apps, Smart TVs, home computers, laptops, iPhones, iPads and android devices via Chromecast, Apple-ийн TV, Sony Playstations, гэх мэт.

Please consult your local guide for channel and replays throughout the month. The suggested retail for “BKFC: The Beginning” байна $29.99.

“BKFC: The Beginning”, will be produced in state-of-the art 4K and distributed by New York-based MultiVision Media, Инк. The executive producer is Brian Ricco.

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