CHICAGO (Juli 26, 2018) – World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) announced today that its inaugural event, “Rise of the Titans”, afholdes lørdag aften, Oktober 20, to air on worldwide pay-per-view live from Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming.
Full PPV details will soon be announced.
WBKFF also announced it will host a star-studded meet-and greet for fans during fight week, “Fandamonium”, featuring an appearance by the Queen of MMA, Cris Cyborg, along with former UFC champions and other celebrities.
The co-featured event is a dream match-up between two of the most polarizing MMA fighters of all time, Chris “Krøblingen” Liv og “New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni for the WBKFF light heavyweight title.
The 37-year-old Leben, who lives in Portland, Oregon, is coming out of a five-year retirement
A veteran UFC title contender, Leben’s victims include Wanderlei Silva, Yoshihiro Akiyama,Alessio Sakara, Patrick Cote, Terry Martin og Mike Swick
Baroner, 42, came out of a four-year retirement earlier this year. Fighting out of Long Island, New York, he is a former pro kickboxer (7-0) and wrestler, who has successfully fought in the UFC, Bellator, PRIDE, Strikeforce, Dream and other MMA organizations.
Another sighed fight will match Ultimate Fighter contestant and UFC veteran Christina Marks and professional boxer Jasmine Clarkson for the WBKFF Women’s Flyweight Championship.
WBKFF vil også lancere sin $100,000 Grand Prize 8-Man Lightweight Tournament, showcasing eight fighters in four separate bouts to determine the semifinalists for WBKFF’s second event, culminating with the championship final in its third event.
Tournament contestants include UFC veterans Melvin “The Young Assassin” Guillard, Tom “Da Tank” Gallicchio, Josh Neer og Issac Vallie Flagg, as well as professional boxers Nick Casal (23-4, 18 KOS) og ubesejret Joey Bryant (16-0, 12 KOS).
Nyligt vedtagne regler, herunder fastholdelse og strejke, spinnende rygnæver og hammernæver vil blive brugt i alle WBKFF-kampe, som vil blive konkurreret i en traditionel boksering for optimal visning og sikkerhed. Alle mænd og kvinders kampe vil byde på fem (to minutter) runder.
Yderligere kampe vil snart blive annonceret. Alle kampe og krigere kan ændres.
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