2018 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

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 dateJune 2, 2018
Last dateAugust 25, 2018
Events
Total events3
Fights
Total fights31
Title fights2
Chronology
2018 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2019 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Background

Heavyweight Championship Tournament Bracket
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
# Event Date Venue Location
1 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning June 2, 2018 Cheyenne Ice and Events Center Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
2 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era August 25, 2018 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
3 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover October 20, 2018 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning
Information
PromotionBare Knuckle Fighting Championship
DateJune 2, 2018
VenueCheyenne 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

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
BKFC 1
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg Ricco Rodriguez def. Lewis Rumsey Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg Joey Beltran def. Tony Lopez Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 Heavyweight Tournament Alternate
Women's Featherweight 57 kg Bec Rawlings def. Alma Garcia TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 2:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Sam Shewmaker def. Eric Prindle KO (Punch) 1 0:18 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg Bobby Gunn def. Irineu Beato Costa Jr. KO (Body Punch) 1 0:41
Lightweight 62.5 kg Johnny Bedford def. Nick Mamalis TKO (Punches) 2 1:41
Lightweight 62.5 kg Reggie Barnett Jr. def. Travis Thompson Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Maurice Jackson def. Dale Sopi TKO (Punches) 1 1:10 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals
Middleweight 75 kg Estevan Payan def. Omar Avelar KO (Punches) 1 1:57
Heavyweight 120 kg Arnold Adams def. D.J. Linderman TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 2:00 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era
Information
PromotionBare Knuckle Fighting Championship
DateAugust 25, 2018
VenueMississippi 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

This event featured the semi-final of a 8-Man Heavyweight Tournament.[4]

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.[5]

Results
BKFC 2
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Featherweight 57 kg Bec Rawlings (c) def. Britain Hart Decision (Split) 5 2:00 For the Police Gazette Women's Featherweight World Championship
Super Middleweight 80 kg Chris Lytle def. Drew Lipton TKO (Retirement) 1 1:18
Heavyweight 120 kg Sam Shewmaker def. Maurice Jackson Decision (Split) 5 2:00 Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg Arnold Adams def. Joey Beltran TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 5 0:09 Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Light Heavyweight 84 kg Kendall Grove def. Bruce Abramski Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Welterweight 66 kg Michael McDonald def. Charles Bennett TKO (Hand Injury) 4 1:49
Heavyweight 120 kg Jamie Campbell def. Dale Sopi Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Reggie Barnett Jr. def. James Clayton Burns Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Preliminary Card
Middleweight 75 kg Diego Garijo def. Tom Shoaff KO (Punches) 1 1:19
Heavyweight 120 kg Jimmy Jennett def. Tony Lopez Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Middleweight 75 kg Harris Stephenson def. Jorge Gonzalez KO (Punches) 1
Light Heavyweight 84 kg Marcel Stamps def. Brandon Martin KO (Punches) 1

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover
Information
PromotionBare Knuckle Fighting Championship
DateOctober 20, 2018
VenueMississippi 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

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.[6]

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.[7]

Results
BKFC 3
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg Arnold Adams def. Sam Shewmaker Decision (Split) 5 2:00 Heavyweight Tournament Final, for the vacant BKFC Heavyweight Championship & vacant Police Gazette Heavyweight American Championship
Light Heavyweight 84 kg Marcel Stamps def. Kendall Grove KO (Punches) 3 0:47
Light Heavyweight 84 kg Joe Riggs def. Brock Weaver Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Middleweight 75 kg Elvin Brito def. Harris Stephenson KO (Punch) 5 0:06
Women's Featherweight 57 kg Christine Ferea def. Jennifer Tate TKO (Punches) 1 1:55
Lightweight 62.5 kg Johnny Bedford def. Matt Murphy Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Finals
Lightweight 62.5 kg Abdiel Velazquez def. Shawn West KO (Punches) 1 1:16 Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Finals
Preliminary Card
Cruiserweight 93 kg Mike Bissett def. Aaron Brink KO (Punches) 1 1:21
Lightweight 62.5 kg Rusty Crowder def. Joe Pegg TKO (Punches) 2 0:33 Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Finals

References
  1. "Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship – The Beginning". mymmanews.com.
  2. "Legal bare-knuckle fighting makes bloody debut in Wyoming". usatoday.com.
  3. "Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship to Feature Several Former UFC Fighters". mmaweekly.com.
  4. "Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2". lakeexpo.com.
  5. "BKB Hall of Fame". BKB Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  6. "Bare Knuckle FC 3: The Takeover". mmasucka.com.
  7. "From 18th century to this day: Understanding the brutal world of bareknuckle boxing". rt.com.


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