2018 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

The year 2018 is the 1st 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
2018 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2019 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

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	Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning	June 2, 2018	Cheyenne Ice and Events Center	Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
2	Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era	August 25, 2018	Mississippi Coast Coliseum	Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
3	Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover	October 20, 2018	Mississippi Coast Coliseum	Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning
Promotion	Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Date	June 2, 2018
Venue	Cheyenne Ice and Events Center
City	Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 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[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

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era
Promotion	Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Date	August 25, 2018
Venue	Mississippi Coast Coliseum
City	Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 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[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

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover
Promotion	Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Date	October 20, 2018
Venue	Mississippi Coast Coliseum
City	Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 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
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