2021 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

The year 2021 is the 4th year in the history of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, a bare-knuckle fighting promotion based in Philadelphia.

2021 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Information
First dateFebruary 5, 2020
Events
Fights
Chronology
2020 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2021 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Background

2021 season is expected to start with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: KnuckleMania. BKFC is available on PPV all over the world and on FITE TV.[1]

List of events
# Event Date Venue Location
1 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: Knucklemania February 5, 2021 RP Funding Center Lakeland, Florida, USA
2 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 16[2] March 19, 2021 TBA Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
3 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 17[2] April 16, 2021 TBA Miami, Florida, USA

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: KnuckleMania
BKFC: KnuckleMania
Information
PromotionBare Knuckle Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 5, 2021
VenueRP Funding Center
City Lakeland, Florida, USA

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: KnuckleMania was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 5, 2021 in Miami, USA.

Background

Former UFC star Paige VanZant made her bare-knuckle fighting debut in the main event.[3][4]

Chris Leben made his combat sports retirement appearance against Quentin Henry.[5]

Uly Diaz was initially scheduled to compete on the card, but was eventually removed from the card due to an unknown reason.[5][6]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • Fight of the Night:

Results
BKFC: KnuckleMania
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Featherweight 57 kg Britain Hart def. Paige VanZant Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Lightweight 61.5 kg Dat Nguyen def. Johnny Bedford (c) Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 For the BKFC Lightweight Championship and Police Gazette World Lightweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Chris Leben def. Quentin Henry TKO (Punches) 1 1:07
Lightweight 62.5 kg Martin Brown def. Zach Zane KO (Punch) 2 1.28
Light Heavyweight 84 kg Lorenzo Hunt def. Rob Morrow KO (Punch) 4 2:00
Featherweight 57 kg John Chalbeck def. Greg Bono KO (Punch) 3 0:28
Light Heavyweight 84 kg Haim Gozali def. John McAllister TKO (Punch) 2 1:08
Heavyweight 120 kg Dillon Cleckler def. Chris Jensen TKO (Punch) 1 0:34
Women's Featherweight 57 kg Taylor Starling def. Charisa Sigala Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 61.5 kg Travis Thompson def. Dave Morgan TKO (Retirement) 2 0:22
Lightweight 61.5 kg Jarod Grant def. Brandon Lambert KO (Punch) 3 1:11

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 16
BKFC 16
Information
PromotionBare Knuckle Fighting Championship
DateMarch 15, 2021
VenueTBA
City Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 16 will be a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on March 15, 2021 in [[Biloxi, MS], USA.

Fight Card
BKFC 16
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Welterweight 70 kg Leonard Garcia vs. Joe Elmore

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 17
BKFC 17
Information
PromotionBare Knuckle Fighting Championship
DateApril 16, 2021
VenueTBA
City Miami, Florida, USA

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 17 will be a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 16, 2021 in Miami, Florida, USA.

Fight Card
BKFC 17
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg Joey Beltran (c) vs. Sam Shewmaker For the BKFC Heavyweight Championship

See also

References
  1. "Who is ready for the bareknucklefc debut of paige vanzant?". twitter.com/FiteTV/.
  2. KnuckleMania Live Weigh Ins!. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. February 4, 2021. Event occurs at 13:29 – via YouTube.
  3. "Paige VanZant will make her BKFC debut on SuperBowl weekend". bjpenn.com.
  4. "Paige VanZant Keen to Fight Britain Hart on Her BKFC Debut". essentiallysports.com.
  5. Steven Marrocco (January 7, 2021). "BKFC announces 'Knucklemania' PPV on Super Bowl weekend featuring Paige VanZant vs. Britain Hart". mmafighting.com.
  6. Thomas Myers (February 3, 2021). "Latest BKFC 16 fight card, PPV lineup for 'Knucklemania' on Feb. 5 — VanZant vs Hart". mmamania.com.


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