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 date | February 5, 2020 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Fights | ||||
| Chronology | ||||
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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 | |
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | February 5, 2021 |
| Venue | RP 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 | |
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | March 15, 2021 |
| Venue | TBA |
| 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 |
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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 17
| BKFC 17 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | April 16, 2021 |
| Venue | TBA |
| 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
- "Who is ready for the bareknucklefc debut of paige vanzant?". twitter.com/FiteTV/.
- KnuckleMania Live Weigh Ins!. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. February 4, 2021. Event occurs at 13:29 – via YouTube.
- "Paige VanZant will make her BKFC debut on SuperBowl weekend". bjpenn.com.
- "Paige VanZant Keen to Fight Britain Hart on Her BKFC Debut". essentiallysports.com.
- Steven Marrocco (January 7, 2021). "BKFC announces 'Knucklemania' PPV on Super Bowl weekend featuring Paige VanZant vs. Britain Hart". mmafighting.com.
- Thomas Myers (February 3, 2021). "Latest BKFC 16 fight card, PPV lineup for 'Knucklemania' on Feb. 5 — VanZant vs Hart". mmamania.com.