2018 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
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The year 2018 is the first 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.
| 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 | ||||
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Background
Heavyweight Championship Tournament Bracket
| Quarter-Finals BKFC 1 | Semi-Finals BKFC 2 | Final BKFC 3 | ||||||||||||
 Arnold Adams
| TKO | |||||||||||||
| DJ Linderman
| 2R. | |||||||||||||
| Arnold Adams
| TKO | |||||||||||||
| Joey Beltran
| 4R. | |||||||||||||
| Lewis Rumsey
| 5R. | |||||||||||||
| Ricco Rodriguez
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Arnold Adams
| SD | |||||||||||||
| Sam Shewmaker
| 5R. | |||||||||||||
| Eric Prindle
| 1R. | |||||||||||||
| Sam Shewmaker
| KO | |||||||||||||
| Sam Shewmaker
| SD | |||||||||||||
| Maurice Jackson
| 5R. | |||||||||||||
| Dale Sopi
| 1R. | |||||||||||||
| Maurice Jackson
| KO | |||||||||||||
- Joey Beltran replaced injured Ricco Rodriguez in the semi-finals.
List of events
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BKFC 1: The Beginning | June 2, 2018 | Cheyenne Ice and Events Center | Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA |
| 2 | BKFC 2: A New Era | August 25, 2018 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
| 3 | BKFC 3: Adams vs. Shewmaker | October 20, 2018 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
BKFC 1: The Beginning
| BKFC 1: The Beginning | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | June 2, 2018 |
| Venue | Cheyenne Ice and Events Center |
| City | Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA |
BKFC 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
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
| BKFC 1: The Beginning[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 |
BKFC 2: A New Era
| BKFC 2: A New Era | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | August 25, 2018 |
| Venue | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| City | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
BKFC 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
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
| BKFC 2: A New Era[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 | ||
BKFC 3: Adams vs. Shewmaker
| BKFC 3: Adams vs. Shewmaker | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | October 20, 2018 |
| Venue | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| City | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
BKFC 3: Adams vs. Shewmaker (also known as BKFC 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
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
| BKFC 3: Adams vs. Shewmaker | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |