BKFC 10 is approaching.
On Wednesday, the promotion held an open workout at 5th Street Gym in Miami. The workout featured four of the the Feb. 15 event’s most notable names.
UFC and Bellator veteran [autotag]Hector Lombard[/autotag] joined former WSOF title challenger [autotag]Luis Palomino[/autotag], UFC alum [autotag]Jim Alers[/autotag] and boxer-turned-MMA-fighter [autotag]Ulysses Diaz[/autotag] in hitting pads – without gloves, of course.
“This is a very important fight for me,” Lombard stated in a press release. “My future with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship starts on Saturday, Feb. 15. I’ve already been in a lot of big fights in my career, but this is new to me, and I am excited about it.”
Lombard is expected to face David Mundell in the evening’s main event. Additional fights on the BKFC 10 card include Alers vs. Kaleb Harris, Palomino vs. Elvin Brito, and Dat Nguyen vs. Abdiel Velazquez.
Lombard has not competed in a fight since being released from the UFC in late 2018, though he has stayed active on the national grappling circuit. BKFC 10 will be Lombard’s promotional debut.
Lombard partook in Quintet Ultra in December. The American Top Team member represented Team PRIDE and went 1-0-1 at the event. In his first match of the evening, Lombard submitted Sean O’Malley, before going to a draw with Anthony Johnson in his second.
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As for Mundell (who did not partake in the open workouts), the 28-year-old Floridian has competed twice under the BKFC banner. Mundell is undefeated in bare-knuckle competition with TKO victories over Ronnie Forney and Drew Lipton.
BKFC 10 takes place Feb. 15 and streams on Fite TV from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Check out the BKFC 10 open workout highlights in the video above.
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