Latest news, fight announcements, and coverage for BKFC.
On June 26th, 2021, Hector Lombard defeated Joe Riggs for the BKFC Cruiserweight title, what would follow after that would set in motion the fight and event we have this weekend at BKFC 22 in Miami, Florida. During the post-fight interview with Lombard, Lorenzo Hunt would run down the ramp and in...
In what would turn into one of the most unique events I personally have ever attended or covered, BKFC New York crowned a new heavyweight champion in the rematch between Joey Beltran and Arnold Adams, with Adams coming out ahead on the judges’ scorecards unanimously. Adams, who won their first m...
-The state that didn’t legalize MMA until 2016 is hosting its first bare-knuckle boxing event ever when the promotion BKFC comes to Salamanca, New York for a heavyweight title fight between the champion Joey Beltran and Arnold Adams. Both Beltran and Adams have faced each other before with a doc...
The state that did not legalize MMA until 2016 is hosting its first bare-knuckle boxing event ever when the promotion BKFC comes to Salamanca, New York for a heavyweight title fight between champion Joey Beltran and challenger Arnold Adams. These men faced off once before back in 2018 at the sec...
Former MMA and Bare Knuckle Boxing Championship fighter Josh Burns was sentenced yesterday in one of the largest medical fraud scheme cases in United States history. Burns was involved with a Detroit Metro medical doctor in the case, but with Dr. Frank Patino being the focus, Burns was able to on...
The former top-ranked UFC bantamweight Jimmie Rivera has found a new home with a fresh start for the combat sports veteran. It was announced by his manager Malki Kawa of First Round Management that the New Yorker was signing with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Kawa announced it on “The Schmo...
In a move that many probably should have seen coming, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has signed former UFC fighter ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry to a multi-fight agreement, the promotion announced today. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BKFC (@bareknucklefc) Mike Perry Signs with BKFC...
The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship returns tonight with the second-ever installment of its Fight Night series, this time coming from the Hartman Arena in Wichita, Kansas. In the main event, Wichita’s own former Bellator title challenger Dave Rickels makes his sophomore outing against the infa...
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships has several big events on the horizon and with big events come big matchups. They have announced their main event for their debut in New York on November 5th and their return to Miami, Florida on November 12th. BKFC Announces Three Big Matchups New York For the...
With his pro wrestling debut for the modern-day WCW promotion that is All Elite Wrestling, Junior dos Santos is already looking ahead to what’s next after this weekend’s tag match that he is participating in. Junior dos Santos Potential Move to Boxing Dos Santos did an interview with ESPN’s Marc ...
BKFC Fight Night Montana has some elder statesmen of the fight game squaring off while also highlighting some new faces the promotion may be looking to push as they square off in Yellowstone country. Melvin Guillard takes on Joe “Diesel” Riggs, both UFC and Bellator veterans who have been in the ...
In what will be the most somber BKFC event, the promotion is back this weekend in Montana coming off the tragic passing of Justin Thornton. BKFC has the tough job of rolling on with the business while also paying their respects, as many imagine. When it comes to the card BKFC has in store for […]
MMA veteran and recent BKFC competitor Justin Thornton has passed away at 38 years old due to injuries sustained following a KO loss at BKFC 20. Chris James of Island Fights was the first to report the news, and Eric Kowal of MyMMANews.com has since confirmed it. Very sad news…. Learning of the p...
The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship touches down in Nebraska for the first time tonight, as BKFC 21 goes down live from the Ralston Arena in Omaha. The main event will feature two former Bellator veterans who have found success in their new sport, as Mike Richman faces Dakota Cochrane. “The Ma...
BKFC is back again this Friday, August 20th with BKFC 20, this time popping up in Biloxi, Mississippi for a headliner of Johnny Bedford and Reggie Barnett as they compete for the vacant BKFC bantamweight title in a bout that is sure to be as hard-hitting as any on the card. These two fought back […]
The two-time UFC featherweight title contender Chad Mendes has just signed with the bare-knuckle boxing promotion Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. MMAJunkie broke the news earlier today. Mendes was a two-time NCAA Division-1 All-American in folkstyle wrestling before transitioning to MMA. Mend...