# 2019 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

The year 2019 is the 2nd 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 4: USA vs Mexico. BKFC is available on PPV all over the world and on FITE TV.

## Background
### BKFC 2019 Awards

The following fighters won the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship year-end awards for 2019:
* BKFC Fighter of the Year 2019: Johnny Bedford
* BKFC Fight of the Year 2019: Artem Lobov vs. Jason Knight 1 (BKFC 5)
* BKFC Knockout of the Year 2019: Kaleb Harris against Johnavan Vistante (BKFC 7)

### Lightweight Championship Tournament Bracket

| Quarter-Finals BKFC 3 | Quarter-Finals BKFC 3 | Quarter-Finals BKFC 3 | Semi-Finals BKFC 5 | Semi-Finals BKFC 5 | Semi-Finals BKFC 5 | Final BKFC 6 | Final BKFC 6 | Final BKFC 6 |
| Reggie Barnett Jr | Reggie Barnett Jr | FF | | | | | | |
| Josue Rivera | Josue Rivera | - | | | | | | |
| Josue Rivera | Josue Rivera | - | Reggie Barnett Jr | Reggie Barnett Jr | UD | | | |
| | | | Rusty Crowder | Rusty Crowder | 5R. | | | |
| Rusty Crowder | Rusty Crowder | TKO | Rusty Crowder | Rusty Crowder | 5R. | | | |
| Joe Pegg | Joe Pegg | 2R. | | | | | | |
| Joe Pegg | Joe Pegg | 2R. | | | | Reggie Barnett Jr | Reggie Barnett Jr | 5R. |
| | | | | | | Johnny Bedford | Johnny Bedford | UD |
| Shawn West | Shawn West | 1R. | | | | | | | Johnny Bedford | Johnny Bedford | UD |
| Abdiel Velazquez | Abdiel Velazquez | TKO | | | | | | |
| Abdiel Velazquez | Abdiel Velazquez | TKO | Abdiel Velazquez | Abdiel Velazquez | 4R. | | | |
| | | | Johnny Bedford | Johnny Bedford | TKO | | | |
| Matt Murphy | Matt Murphy | 5R. | Johnny Bedford | Johnny Bedford | TKO | | | |
| Johnny Bedford | Johnny Bedford | UD | | | | | | |
Josue Rivera never arrived at the event, allowing Reggie Barnett Jr to advance to the semifinals by Forfeit.

## List of events

| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| 1 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 4: USA vs Mexico | February 2, 2019 | Beto Ávila Stadium | Cancun, Mexico |
| 2 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5: Lobov vs Knight | April 6, 2019 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
| 3 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6: Malignaggi vs. Lobov | June 22, 2019 | Florida State Fairgrounds | Tampa, Florida, USA |
| 4 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 7: Alers vs. Garcia | August 10, 2019 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
| 5 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 8: Silva vs. Gonzaga | October 19, 2019 | Florida State Fairgrounds | Tampa, Florida, USA |
| 6 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9: Lobov vs. Knight 2 | November 16, 2019 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |

## Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 4: USA vs Mexico

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 4: USA vs Mexico' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 2, 2019 at the Beto Ávila Stadium in Cancun, Mexico.

### Background

This was the first international bare-knuckle boxing event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).

### Results

BKFC 4 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Leonard Garcia | def. | Julian Lane | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:31 | |
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg | Bec Rawlings (c) | def. | Cecilia Ulloa Flores | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | For the Police Gazette Women's Featherweight World Championship. 50-45, 48-47, 49-45. |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Joey Beltran | vs. | Tony Lopez | Draw (split) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-46, 48-47, 48-48 |
| Super Middleweight 80 kg | Chris Lytle | def. | JC Llamas | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-46, 48-47, 49-46 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Sam Shewmaker | def. | Jaime Arevalo | Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-48, 47-48, 49-46 |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Joe Riggs | def. | Heriberto Tovar | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-45, 50-46, 50-44 |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Tom Shoaff | def. | Diego Garijo | TKO (referee stoppage) | 4 | 1:26 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Alejandro Solorzano | def. | Erik Leander | TKO (referee stoppage) | 4 | 0:29 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Travis Thompson | def. | Ivan Rodrigues Gutierrez | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:59 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Jesus Quevedo | def. | Sergio Herrera | TKO (punches) | 4 | 1:19 | |
| Welterweight 68 kg | Jose Ruelas | def. | Gilberto Aguilar | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Judges' scorecards not read. |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Shannon Ritch | def. | Omar Molina | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:26 | For the vacant Bare Knuckle Superfight Heavyweight Championship |

## Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5: Lobov vs Knight

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5: Lobov vs Knight' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 6, 2019 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, USA.

### Background

This event featured a fight between two UFC Veterans, Artem Lobov and Jason Knight in the main event. Also featured on this card was the semi-finals of a 8-Man Lightweight Tournament.
* Fight of the Year (2019): Artem Lobov vs. Jason Knight

### Results

BKFC 5 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Welterweight 68 kg | Artem Lobov | def. | Jason Knight | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 48-47, 48-47, 48-46 |
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Chris Leben | def. | Justin Baesman | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:25 | |
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg | Christine Ferea | def. | Britain Hart | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 1:09 | For the vacant Police Gazette Women's Featherweight American Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Chase Sherman | vs. | Sam Shewmaker | Draw (split) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-45, 47-48, 48-48 |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Reggie Barnett Jr. | def. | Rusty Crowder | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Lightweight Tournament Semi-Finals. 50-44, 50-44, 50-44. |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Isaac Vallie-Flagg | def. | Randy Hedderick | TKO (broken hand) | 3 | 1:22 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Johnny Bedford | def. | Abdiel Velazquez | TKO (punches) | 4 | 0:15 | Lightweight Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Harris Stephenson | def. | Khalib Harris | Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-47, 47-48, 49-46 |
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg | Sheena Starr | def. | Ivana Coleman | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:37 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Bobo O'Bannon | def. | Troy Beets | TKO (punches) | 4 | | |

## Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6: Malignaggi vs. Lobov

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6: Malignaggi vs. Lobov' was a bare-knuckle boxing event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on June 22, 2019 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, USA.

### Background

The BKFC 6 main event was the highly anticipated bout between UFC veteran and The Ultimate Fighter 22 finalist, Artem Lobov against the former IBF junior welterweight and WBA welterweight champion, Paulie Malignaggi.
On the main card, the fight between Johnny Bedford and Reggie Barnett Jr. was the final in the BKFC Lightweight Tournament. The winner of this tournament was awarded the inaugural BKFC Lightweight Championship and Police Gazette Lightweight American Championship.

### Results

BKFC 6 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | Artem Lobov | def. | Paulie Malignaggi | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 |
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Dakota Cochrane | def. | Chris Leben | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Johnny Bedford | def. | Reggie Barnett Jr. | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Tournament Final, for the vacant BKFC Lightweight Championship & Police Gazette American Championship. 47-45, 47-45, 48-44. |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Julian Lane | def. | Tom Shoaff | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-45, 49-45, 49-45 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Joey Beltran | def. | Jamie Campbell | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:50 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Joe Riggs | - | Walber Barros | Draw (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 47-47, 47-47, 47-47 |
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | Jim Alers | def. | Elvin Brito | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:45 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | David Mundell | def. | Andrew Lipton | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:35 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Abdiel Velazquez | def. | Travis Thompson | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-46, 48-47, 50-45 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Chris Boffil | def. | Jared Hayes | KO (punches) | 3 | 1:55 | |

## Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 7: Alers vs. Garcia

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 7: Alers vs. Garcia' was a bare-knuckle boxing event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on August 10, 2019 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.

### Background

This fight card featured UFC veterans Jim Alers and Leonard Garcia in the main event. The co-main event featured BKFC Heavyweight Champion and Police Gazette Heavyweight American Champion Arnold Adams defending both titles against UFC veteran Chase Sherman.
On the main card, Christine Ferea defended her Police Gazette Women's Featherweight American Championship against Helen Peralta in the first round of a 4-women featherweight tournament. Also announced for this tournament was the eventual cancelled bout of Corrine Laframboise vs. Sadie Ault.

### Results

BKFC 7 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | Jim Alers | def. | Leonard Garcia | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:38 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Chase Sherman | def. | Arnold Adams (c) | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | For the BKFC Heavyweight Championship & Police Gazette Heavyweight American Championship. 49-45, 49-45, 49-46. |
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg | Helen Peralta | def. | Christine Ferea (c) | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | For the Police Gazette Women's Featherweight American Championship. 48-47, 48-47, 48-45. |
| Super Middleweight 80 kg | Isaac Vallie-Flagg | def. | Melvin Guillard | TKO (retirement) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | Adam Pellerano | def. | Joshua Boudreaux | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 1:30 | |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Kaleb Harris | def. | Johnavan Vistante | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:51 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Dale Sopi | def. | Juan Torres | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Quentin Henry | def. | Brandon Malbrough | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:55 | |

## Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 8: Silva vs. Gonzaga

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 8: Silva vs. Gonzaga' was a bare-knuckle boxing event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on October 19, 2019 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida, USA.

### Background

The main event of BKFC 8 is set to feature both UFC veterans and former UFC heavyweight title challengers, Antônio "Bigfoot" Silva vs Gabriel Gonzaga.

### Results

BKFC 8 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Gabriel Gonzaga | def. | Antônio Silva | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:50 | |
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | Jim Alers | def. | Julian Lane | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 0:53 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Dat Nguyen | def. | Travis Thompson | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-45, 50-45, 49-46 |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Abdiel Velazquez | def. | Rick Caruso | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 0:11 | |
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Lorenzo Hunt | def. | Reggie Pena | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg | Delaney Owen | def. | Sheena Starr | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 1:01 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Joey Angelo | def. | Walber Barros | Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | David Mundell | def. | Ronnie Forney | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:09 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Gustavo Trujillo | def. | Rob Morrow | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:35 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Jared Warren | def. | Brian Maxwell | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:59 | |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Zach Juusola | def. | Fred Pierce | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:33 | |

## Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9: Lobov vs. Knight 2

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9: Lobov vs. Knight 2' was a bare-knuckle boxing event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on November 16, 2019 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.

### Background

The card was headline by a rematch between Artem Lobov and Jason Knight. The pair previously fought at Bare Knuckle FC 5 on April 6, 2019 with Lobov winning by unanimous decision.

### Results

BKFC 9 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Welterweight 68 kg | Jason Knight | def. | Artem Lobov | TKO (eye injury) | 5 | 0:29 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Joey Beltran | def. | Chase Sherman (c) | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | For the BKFC Heavyweight Championship & Police Gazette Heavyweight American Championship. Judges' scorecards not read. |
| Welterweight 68 kg | Johnny Bedford | def. | Charles Bennett | TKO (Hand Injury) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| W.Featherweight 57 kg | Helen Peralta | def. | Maia Kahunaele | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:57 | |
| Super Middleweight 80 kg | Kenny Licea | def. | Harris Stephenson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:04 | |
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Chris Sarro | def. | John McAllister | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:32 | |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Kaleb Harris | def. | Jeff Chiffens | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Wes Combs | def. | Adrian Miles | DQ (grounded punch) | 1 | | |
| Welterweight 68 kg | Adam Pellerano | vs. | Dillard Pegg | TKO (referee stoppage) | 1 | 0:46 | |