The year 2018 is the 1st year in the history of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, a bare-knuckle fighting promotion based in Philadelphia. The season started with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning. BKFC is available on PPV all over the world and on FITE TV.
| 2018 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| First date | June 2, 2018 | |||
| Last date | October 20, 2018 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 3 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 31 | |||
| Title fights | 2 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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Background edit
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Heavyweight Championship Tournament Bracket edit
| Quarter-Finals BKFC 1 | Semi-Finals BKFC 2 | Final BKFC 3 | ||||||||||||
 Arnold Adams
| TKO | |||||||||||||
| DJ Linderman
| 2R. | |||||||||||||
| Arnold Adams
| TKO | |||||||||||||
| Joey Beltran
| 4R. | |||||||||||||
| Lewis Rumsey
| 5R. | |||||||||||||
| Ricco Rodriguez
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Arnold Adams
| SD | |||||||||||||
| Sam Shewmaker
| 5R. | |||||||||||||
| Eric Prindle
| 1R. | |||||||||||||
| Sam Shewmaker
| KO | |||||||||||||
| Sam Shewmaker
| SD | |||||||||||||
| Maurice Jackson
| 5R. | |||||||||||||
| Dale Sopi
| 1R. | |||||||||||||
| Maurice Jackson
| KO | |||||||||||||
- Joey Beltran replaced injured Ricco Rodriguez in the semi-finals.
List of events edit
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning | June 2, 2018 | Cheyenne Ice and Events Center | Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
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| 2 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era | August 25, 2018 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
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| 3 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover | October 20, 2018 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning edit
| Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | June 2, 2018 |
| Venue | Cheyenne Ice and Events Center |
| City | Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA |
'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on June 2, 2018, at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA.
Background edit
This was the first bare-knuckle boxing event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) and the first sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing event in the United States since 1889.[1][2]
This event featured the quarter-final of a 8-Man Heavyweight Tournament.[3]
Results edit
| BKFC 1[4] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Ricco Rodriguez
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def. | Lewis Rumsey
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals. 50-45, 50-45, 48-47. |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Joey Beltran
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def. | Tony Lopez
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Alternate. 49-45, 49-45, 49-46. |
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg |  Bec Rawlings
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def. | Alma Garcia
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TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Sam Shewmaker
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def. | Eric Prindle
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KO (punch) | 1 | 0:18 | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Bobby Gunn
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def. |  Irineu Beato Costa Jr.
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KO (body punch) | 1 | 0:41 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Johnny Bedford
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def. | Nick Mamalis
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TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:41 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Reggie Barnett Jr.
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def. | Travis Thompson
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Maurice Jackson
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def. | Dale Sopi
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TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:10 | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Estevan Payan
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def. | Omar Avelar
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KO (punches) | 1 | 1:57 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Arnold Adams
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def. | D.J. Linderman
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TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 2:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals |
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era edit
| Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | August 25, 2018 |
| Venue | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| City | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on August 25, 2018, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
Background edit
This event featured the semi-final of a 8-Man Heavyweight Tournament.[5]
The inaugural Police Gazette Women's Featherweight champion, Bec Rawlings, was awarded this title by the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame 3 days after her win over Alma Garcia at BKFC 1, making her fight with Britain Hart her first title defense.[6]
Results edit
| BKFC 2[7] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg | Bec Rawlings (c)
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def. | Britain Hart
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Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | For the Police Gazette Women's Featherweight World Championship. 50-45, 49-45, 47-48. |
| Super Middleweight 80 kg | Chris Lytle
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def. | Drew Lipton
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TKO (retirement) | 1 | 1:18 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Sam Shewmaker
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def. | Maurice Jackson
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Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals. 46-48, 48-45, 49-45 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Arnold Adams
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def. | Joey Beltran
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TKO (doctor stoppage) | 5 | 0:09 | Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Kendall Grove
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def. | Bruce Abramski
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Judges' scorecards not read. |
| Welterweight 66 kg | Michael McDonald
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def. | Charles Bennett
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TKO (hand injury) | 4 | 1:49 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jamie Campbell
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def. | Dale Sopi
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Judges' scorecards not read. |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Reggie Barnett Jr.
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def. | James Clayton Burns
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Judges' scorecards not read. |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Middleweight 75 kg |  Diego Garijo
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def. | Tom Shoaff
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KO (punches) | 1 | 1:19 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jimmy Jennett
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def. | Tony Lopez
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Judges' scorecards not read. |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Harris Stephenson
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def. | Jorge Gonzalez
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KO (punches) | 1 | ||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Marcel Stamps
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def. | Brandon Martin
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KO (punches) | 1 | ||
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover edit
| Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | October 20, 2018 |
| Venue | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| City | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on October 20, 2018, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
Background edit
This event featured the semi-final of a 8-Man Heavyweight Tournament to crown the inaugural BKFC Heavyweight Champion. The event also featured the quarter-final of a 8-Man Lightweight Tournament.[8]
A planned Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Final matchup between Reggie Barnett Jr and Josue Rivera was cancelled when Rivera no-showed the event causing Barnett Jr to advance to the semi-finals due to forfeit.[citation needed]
Results edit
| BKFC 3 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Arnold Adams
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def. | Sam Shewmaker
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Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Final, for the vacant BKFC Heavyweight Championship & vacant Police Gazette Heavyweight American Championship. 47-48, 48-46, 48-46. |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Marcel Stamps
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def. | Kendall Grove
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KO (punches) | 3 | 0:47 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Joe Riggs
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def. | Brok Weaver
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-46, 49-46, 50-45 |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Elvin Brito
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def. | Harris Stephenson
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KO (punch) | 5 | 0:06 | |
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg | Christine Ferea
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def. | Jennifer Tate
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TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:55 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Johnny Bedford
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def. | Matt Murphy
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Finals. Judges' scorecards not read. |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg |  Abdiel Velazquez
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def. | Shawn West
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KO (punches) | 1 | 1:16 | Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Mike Bissett
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def. | Aaron Brink
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KO (punches) | 1 | 1:21 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Rusty Crowder
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def. | Joe Pegg
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TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:33 | Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Finals |
References edit
- ^ "Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship – The Beginning". mymmanews.com. June 2018.
- ^ "Legal bare-knuckle fighting makes bloody debut in Wyoming". usatoday.com.
- ^ "Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship to Feature Several Former UFC Fighters". mmaweekly.com.
- ^ Zach Aittama (June 2, 2018). "BARE KNUCKLE FC RESULTS: RODRIGUEZ, RAWLINGS VICTORIOUS IN PROMOTION'S INAUGURAL EVENT". combatpress.com.
- ^ "Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2". lakeexpo.com.
- ^ "BKB Hall of Fame". BKB Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ Zach Aittama (August 25, 2018). "BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2: A NEW ERA RESULTS: RAWLINGS DEFENDS, LYTLE DOMINATES". combatpress.com.
- ^ "Bare Knuckle FC 3: The Takeover". mmasucka.com. 20 October 2018.
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