2018 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship in 2018

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
|  | 2018 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship  | 2019 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

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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.

## Background

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### Heavyweight Championship Tournament Bracket

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| Quarter-Finals
BKFC 1 | | | Semi-Finals
BKFC 2 | | | Final
BKFC 3 |

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|  Arnold Adams | TKO | | |
|  DJ Linderman | 2R. |
| |  Arnold Adams | TKO |
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| | |  Joey Beltran | 4R. |
|  Lewis Rumsey | 5R. |

|  Ricco Rodriguez | UD |
| |  Arnold Adams | SD |
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| | |  Sam Shewmaker | 5R. |
|  Eric Prindle | 1R. | |

|  Sam Shewmaker | KO |
| |  Sam Shewmaker | SD |
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| | |  Maurice Jackson | 5R. |
|  Dale Sopi | 1R. |

|  Maurice Jackson | KO |

* Joey Beltran replaced injured Ricco Rodriguez in the semi-finals.

## List of events

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#  | Event  | Date  | Venue  | Location

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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

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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning

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

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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

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BKFC 1[4]

Weight Class  |  |  |  | Method  | Round  | Time  | Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg  |  Ricco Rodriguez | def.  |  Lewis Rumsey  | Decision (unanimous)  | 5  | 2:00  | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals. 50-45, 50-45, 48-47.
Heavyweight 120 kg  |  Joey Beltran | def.  |  Tony Lopez  | Decision (unanimous)  | 5  | 2:00  | Heavyweight Tournament Alternate. 49-45, 49-45, 49-46.
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  | 50-45, 50-45, 50-45
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

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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era

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

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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

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BKFC 2[7]

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. 50-45, 49-45, 47-48.
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. 46-48, 48-45, 49-45
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  | Judges' scorecards not read.
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  | Judges' scorecards not read.
Lightweight 62.5 kg  |  Reggie Barnett Jr. | def.  |  James Clayton Burns  | Decision (unanimous)  | 5  | 2:00  | Judges' scorecards not read.
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  | Judges' scorecards not read.
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

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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover

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

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This event featured the 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

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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. 47-48, 48-46, 48-46.
Light Heavyweight 84 kg  |  Marcel Stamps  | def.  |  Kendall Grove | KO (punches)  | 3  | 0:47  |
Light Heavyweight 84 kg  |  Joe Riggs | def.  |  Brok Weaver  | Decision (unanimous)  | 5  | 2:00  | 49-46, 49-46, 50-45
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. Judges' scorecards not read.
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

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1. ^ "Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship – The Beginning". mymmanews.com. June 2018.
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. ^ Zach Aittama (June 2, 2018). "BARE KNUCKLE FC RESULTS: RODRIGUEZ, RAWLINGS VICTORIOUS IN PROMOTION'S INAUGURAL EVENT". combatpress.com.
5. ^ "Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2". lakeexpo.com.
6. ^ "BKB Hall of Fame". BKB Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
7. ^ Zach Aittama (August 25, 2018). "BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2: A NEW ERA RESULTS: RAWLINGS DEFENDS, LYTLE DOMINATES". combatpress.com.
8. ^ "Bare Knuckle FC 3: The Takeover". mmasucka.com. 20 October 2018.

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