2019 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

The year 2019 is the 2nd 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 4: USA vs Mexico. BKFC is available on PPV all over the world and on FITE TV.

2019 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Information
First dateFebruary 2, 2019
Events
Fights
Chronology
2018 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2019 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2020 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Background

BKFC 2019 Awards

The following fighters won the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship year-end awards for 2019:

Lightweight Championship Tournament Bracket
Quarter-Finals
BKFC 3 		Semi-Finals
BKFC 5 		Final
BKFC 6
         
Reggie Barnett Jr FF
Josue Rivera -
Reggie Barnett Jr UD
Rusty Crowder 5R.
Rusty Crowder TKO
Joe Pegg 2R.
Reggie Barnett Jr 5R.
Johnny Bedford UD
Shawn West 1R.
Abdiel Velazquez TKO
Abdiel Velazquez 4R.
Johnny Bedford TKO
Matt Murphy 5R.
Johnny Bedford UD

Josue Rivera never arrived at the event, allowing Reggie Barnett Jr to advance to the semifinals by Forfeit.

List of events
# Event Date Venue Location
1 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 4: USA vs Mexico February 2, 2019 Beto Ávila Stadium Cancun, Mexico
2 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5: Lobov vs Knight April 6, 2019 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
3 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6: Malignaggi vs. Lobov June 22, 2019 Florida State Fairgrounds Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 7: Alers vs. Garcia August 10, 2019 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
5 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 8: Silva vs. Gonzaga October 19, 2019 Florida State Fairgrounds Tampa, Florida, USA
6 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9: Lobov vs. Knight 2 November 16, 2019 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 4: USA vs Mexico
BKFC 4: USA vs Mexico
Information
PromotionBare Knuckle Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 2, 2019
VenueBeto Ávila Stadium
City Cancun, Mexico

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 4: USA vs Mexico' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 2, 2019 at the Beto Ávila Stadium in Cancun, Mexico.


Background

This was the first international bare-knuckle boxing event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).[1]

Results
BKFC 4
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight 75 kg Leonard Garcia def. Julian Lane TKO (Punches) 2 1:31
Women's Featherweight 57 kg Bec Rawlings (c) def. Cecilia Ulloa Flores Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 For the Police Gazette Women's Featherweight World Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Joey Beltran vs. Tony Lopez Draw (Split) 5 2:00
Super Middleweight 80 kg Chris Lytle def. JC Llamas Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Sam Shewmaker def. Jaime Arevalo Decision (Split) 5 2:00
Light Heavyweight 84 kg Joe Riggs def. Heriberto Tovar Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Middleweight 75 kg Tom Shoaff def. Diego Garijo TKO (Referee Stopage) 4 1:26
Heavyweight 120 kg Alejandro Solorzano def. Erik Leander TKO (Referee Stopage) 4 0:29
Lightweight 62.5 kg Travis Thompson def. Ivan Rodrigues Gutierrez KO (Punches) 2 1:59
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 62.5 kg Jesus Quevedo def. Sergio Herrera TKO (Punches) 4 1:19
Welterweight 68 kg Jose Ruelas def. Gilberto Aguilar Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Shannon Ritch def. Omar Molina KO (Punches) 1 0:26 For the vacant Bare Knuckle Superfight Heavyweight Championship

[2]

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5: Lobov vs Knight
BKFC 5: Lobov vs Knight
Information
PromotionBare Knuckle Fighting Championship
DateApril 6, 2019
VenueMississippi Coast Coliseum
City Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5: Lobov vs Knight' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 6, 2019 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, USA.

Background

This event featured a fight between two UFC Veterans, Artem Lobov and Jason Knight in the main event.[3] Also featured on this card was the semi-finals of a 8-Man Lightweight Tournament.[4]

Results
BKFC 5
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight 68 kg Artem Lobov def. Jason Knight Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Cruiserweight 93 kg Chris Leben def. Justin Baesman KO (Punches) 1 0:25
Women's Featherweight 57 kg Christine Ferea def. Britain Hart TKO (Doctor Stopage) 2 1:09 For the vacant Police Gazette Women's Featherweight American Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Chase Sherman vs. Sam Shewmaker Draw (Split) 5 2:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Reggie Barnett Jr. def. Rusty Crowder Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 Lightweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Middleweight 75 kg Isaac Vallie-Flagg def. Randy Hedderick TKO (Broken Hand) 3 1:22
Lightweight 62.5 kg Johnny Bedford def. Abdiel Velazquez TKO (Punches) 4 0:15 Lightweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Middleweight 75 kg Harris Stephenson def. Khalib Harris Decision (Split) 5 2:00
Women's Featherweight 57 kg Sheena Starr def. Ivana Coleman KO (Punches) 2 0:37
Heavyweight 120 kg Bobo O'Bannon def. Troy Beets TKO (Punches) 4

[5]

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6: Malignaggi vs. Lobov
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6: Malignaggi vs. Lobov
Information
PromotionBare Knuckle Fighting Championship
DateJune 22, 2019
VenueFlorida State Fairgrounds
City Tampa, Florida, USA

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6: Malignaggi vs. Lobov' was a bare-knuckle boxing event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on June 22, 2019 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, USA.

Background

The BKFC 6 main event was the highly anticipated bout between UFC veteran and The Ultimate Fighter 22 finalist, Artem Lobov against the former IBF junior welterweight and WBA welterweight champion, Paulie Malignaggi.[6]

On the main card, the fight between Johnny Bedford and Reggie Barnett Jr. was the final in the BKFC Lightweight Tournament. The winner of this tournament was awarded the inaugural BKFC Lightweight Championship and Police Gazette Lightweight American Championship.

Results
BKFC 6
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Welterweight 70 kg Artem Lobov def. Paulie Malignaggi Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Cruiserweight 93 kg Dakota Cochrane def. Chris Leben Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Johnny Bedford def. Reggie Barnett Jr. Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 Tournament Final, for the vacant BKFC Lightweight Championship & Police Gazette American Championship
Middleweight 75 kg Julian Lane def. Tom Shoaff Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Joey Beltran def. Jamie Campbell TKO (Punches) 2 1:50
Light Heavyweight 84 kg Joe Riggs - Walber Barros Draw (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Super Welterweight 70 kg Jim Alers def. Elvin Brito KO (Punches) 1 0:45
Light Heavyweight 84 kg David Mundell def. Andrew Lipton TKO (Punches) 1 1:35
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 62.5 kg Abdiel Velazquez def. Travis Thompson Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Chris Boffil def. Jared Hayes KO (Punches) 3 1:55

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 7: Alers vs. Garcia
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 7: Alers vs. Garcia
Information
PromotionBare Knuckle Fighting Championship
DateAugust 10, 2019
VenueMississippi Coast Coliseum
City Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 7: Alers vs. Garcia' was a bare-knuckle boxing event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on August 10, 2019 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.

Background

This fight card featured UFC veterans Jim Alers and Leonard Garcia in the main event. The co-main event featured BKFC Heavyweight Champion and Police Gazette Heavyweight American Champion Arnold Adams defending both titles against UFC veteran Chase Sherman.[7]

On the main card, Christine Ferea defended her Police Gazette Women's Featherweight American Championship against Helen Peralta in the first round of a 4-women featherweight tournament. Also announced for this tournament was the eventual cancelled bout of Corrine Laframboise vs. Sadie Ault.[8]

Results
BKFC 7
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Welterweight 70 kg Jim Alers def. Leonard Garcia TKO (Punches) 1 1:38
Heavyweight 120 kg Chase Sherman def. Arnold Adams (c) Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 For the BKFC Heavyweight Championship & Police Gazette Heavyweight American Championship
Women's Featherweight 57 kg Helen Peralta def. Christine Ferea (c) Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 For the Police Gazette Women's Featherweight American Championship
Super Middleweight 80 kg Isaac Vallie-Flagg def. Melvin Guillard TKO (Retirement) 3 2:00
Super Welterweight 70 kg Adam Pellerano def. Joshua Boudreaux TKO (Retirement) 2 1:30
Middleweight 75 kg Kaleb Harris def. Johnavan Vistante KO (Punch) 2 0:51
Heavyweight 120 kg Dale Sopi def. Juan Torres Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Quentin Henry def. Brandon Malbrough KO (Punch) 1 1:55

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 8: Silva vs. Gonzaga
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 8: Silva vs. Gonzaga
Information
PromotionBare Knuckle Fighting Championship
DateOctober 19, 2019
VenueFlorida State Fairgrounds
City Tampa, Florida, USA

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 8: Silva vs. Gonzaga' was a bare-knuckle boxing event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on October 19, 2019 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida, USA.

Background

The main event of BKFC 8 is set to feature both UFC veterans and former UFC heavyweight title challengers, Antônio "Bigfoot" Silva vs Gabriel Gonzaga.[9]

Results
BKFC 8
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg Gabriel Gonzaga def. Antônio Silva KO (Punches) 2 1:50
Super Welterweight 70 kg Jim Alers def. Julian Lane TKO (Referee Stopage) 2 0:53
Lightweight 62.5 kg Dat Nguyen def. Matt Murphy Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Abdiel Velazquez def. Rick Caruso TKO (Retirement) 2 0:11
Cruiserweight 93 kg Lorenzo Hunt def. Reggie Pena TKO (Doctor Stopage) 3 2:00
Women's Featherweight 57 kg Delaney Owen def. Sheena Starr TKO (Retirement) 2 1:01
Light Heavyweight 84 kg Joey Angelo def. Walber Barros Decision (Split) 5 2:00
Light Heavyweight 84 kg David Mundell def. Ronnie Forney TKO (Punches) 2 1:09
Preliminary Card
Cruiserweight 93 kg Gustavo Trujillo def. Rob Morrow KO (Punch) 1 0:35
Light Heavyweight 84 kg Jared Warren def. Brian Maxwell TKO (Punches) 1 1:59
Middleweight 75 kg Zach Juusola def. Fred Pierce KO (Punches) 2 0:33

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9: Lobov vs. Knight 2
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9: Lobov vs. Knight 2
Information
PromotionBare Knuckle Fighting Championship
DateNovember 16, 2019
VenueMississippi Coast Coliseum
City Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9: Lobov vs. Knight 2' was a bare-knuckle boxing event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on November 16, 2019 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.

Background

The card was headline by a rematch between Artem Lobov and Jason Knight. The pair previously fought at Bare Knuckle FC 5 on April 6, 2019 with Lobov winning by unanimous decision.


Results
BKFC 9
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight 68 kg Jason Knight def. Artem Lobov TKO (Eye Injury) 5 0:29
Heavyweight 120 kg Joey Beltran def. Chase Sherman (c) Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 For the BKFC Heavyweight Championship & Police Gazette Heavyweight American Championship
Welterweight 68 kg Johnny Bedford def. Charles Bennett TKO (Hand Injury) 2 2:00
W.Featherweight 57 kg Helen Peralta def. Maia Kahunaele KO (Punches) 1 1:57
Super Middleweight 80 kg Kenny Licea def. Harris Stephenson TKO (Punches) 1 1:04
Cruiserweight 93 kg Chris Sarro def. John McAllister KO (Punches) 1 1:32
Middleweight 75 kg Kaleb Harris def. Jeff Chiffens TKO (Punches) 2 2:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Wes Combs def. Adrian Miles DQ (Grounded Punch) 1
Welterweight 68 kg Adam Pellerano vs. Dillard Pegg TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 0:46

References
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  2. "Bare Knuckle FC 4: USA vs. Mexico results". bloodyelbow.com.
  3. "Bare Knuckle FC 5: Lobov vs Knight fight card preview". bloodyelbow.com.
  4. "BBKFC 5 fight card and start time". bjpenn.com.
  5. "Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5 results: Artem Lobov defeats Jason Knight in bloody bout to set up Paulie Malignaggi fight". uk.sports.yahoo.com.
  6. "Bare Knuckle FC 6 results: Artem Lobov scores unanimous decision win over Paulie Malignaggi". cbssports.com.
  7. "BKFC 7 Results: Alers vs. Garcia". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  8. "Bare Knuckle FC announces new main event for BKFC 7, Melvin Guillard's debut, more". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  9. "UFC veterans 'Bigfoot' Silva, Gabriel Gonzaga set to headline BKFC 8". mmafighting.com.


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