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Name
BKFC

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Poster

Established
2018 (6 years old)

First Recorded Event
2018-06-02

Current Season
2024

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Location
United States

Gender
Male

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Results

BKFC Fight Night Los Angeles Warr vs Khanakov (24 Nov 24)

BKFC 68 Faulkner vs Oscar (02 Nov 24)

BKFC Fight Night Mexico Rubio vs Rey Gallegos (25 May 24)

BKFC Fight Night Ohama Trinidad Snake vs Pague (17 May 24)

BKFC 61 Connecticut Rivera vs Straus (11 May 24)

BKFC Knucklemania IV (27 Apr 24)

BKFC Fight Night Clearwater Richman vs Lozano (12 Apr 24)

BKFC 60 Milton Keynes (06 Apr 24)

BKFC 59 Albuquerque Dodson vs Aguero (29 Mar 24)

BKFC 58 Bulgaria Markulev vs Kolev (22 Mar 24)

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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is an American bare-knuckle fighting promotion based in Philadelphia. BKFC is the first promotion to hold an official state sanctioned and commissioned bare-knuckle boxing event in America since 1889. Its first event was held in 2018, with 5 "numbered" events held as of April 2019. BKFC has featured notable talents such as Artem Lobov, Ricco Rodriguez, Charles Bennett, Kendall Grove, Chris Lytle, Joe Riggs, Chase Sherman, Leonard Garcia, Eric Prindle, Joey Beltran, Bec Rawlings, Shannon Ritch, Bobby Gunn, Jason Knight, Paulie Malignaggi, and Chris Leben .

History
BKFC was founded in April 2018 and is presided over by former American professional boxer David Feldman. After first receiving approval to hold a sanctioned event in Cheyenne, Wyoming, BKFC held the first state sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing event in the United States since 1889. Each fight takes place in a specialized circular four-rope ring, referred to as the "Squared Circle". BKFC 1, which took place on June 2, 2018, featured the first American sanctioned women's bare-knuckle fight in modern history. The Bare-Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame recognized this milestone and awarded the victor of this contest, Bec Rawlings, with the National Police Gazette World Diamond Belt several days after her victory. BKFC recognizes the Police Gazette champions, and they may defend their titles within this promotion. At BKFC 3, Arnold Adams defeated Sam Shewmaker in the finals of an eight man tournament to be crowned as the inaugural BKFC Heavyweight Champion. This event also hosted the quarterfinals of a tournament to crown a Lightweight champion. In February, 2019, former UFC light heavyweight title contender Anthony Johnson announced that he will be joining the company in an administrative role.

Unique Ring
BKFC holds all bouts in a circular four-rope ring, referred to as the "Squared Circle". This ring incorporates elements of historical bare knuckle fighting by containing two scratch lines, 3 feet apart and in the middle of the ring. These scratch lines are based on the Broughton Rules, which governed bare knuckle fighting in the 19th century. It is a requirement that each fighter must start each round with their front foot on their scratch line. This is referred to as “Toe the Line”, and it is an instruction given to the fighters at the beginning of each round, followed by "Knuckle Up" which signals the beginning of the round.

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