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Check out these photos from the BKFC Fight Night Prospects Albuquerque weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs.
Check out these photos from the BKFC Fight Night Prospects Albuquerque weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs from Revel Arena in Albuquerque, N.M., featuring the bareknuckle debut of UFC veteran [autotag]Juan Adams[/autotag], and Noah Cutter vs. Donald Sanchez in the main event. (Photos courtesy of BKFC)
Check out these photos from the fights at BKFC 43 in Omaha, which featured a main event between Houston Alexander and Jeremy Smith.
Check out these photos from the fights at BKFC 43, which took place at Liberty First Arena in Omaha, Neb., and featured a main event between Houston Alexander and Jeremy Smith. (Photos courtesy of Phil Lambert/BKFC)
Former UFC title challenger John Dodson was the highest earner at BKFC 28 in New Mexico.
BKFC 28 payouts have been released by the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD).
Thursday, MMA Junkie received a list of disclosed salaries for the bareknuckle boxing event which took place Aug. 28 at Rio Rancho Events Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
All payouts consisted of flat purses – meaning no win bonuses.
Former UFC title challenger [autotag]John Dodson[/autotag] made his BKFC debut in the co-main event, pocketing the highest disclosed payout of $75,000 for his first-round knockout win over fellow ex-UFC fighter Ryan Benoit, who made $20,000.
The event was headlined by a 125-pound title fight, which saw Christine Ferea make quick work of Taylor Starling. Ferea earned $22,500, while Starling took home $20,000.
Scroll below to see the full list of disclosed salaries. These figures do not include any additional bonuses the promotion may issue.
Check out these photos from the fights at BKFC in Albuquerque, N.M.
Check out these photos from the fights at BKFC 28, which took place at Rio Rancho Events Center in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photos courtesy of BKFC)
Bring your dog to ceremonial faceoffs and run the risk of some of the worst trash talk of all time.
Things got a little bit weird Friday at the BKFC 28 ceremonial faceoffs.
Yes, I know oftentimes BKFC and weird go hand-in-hand. Shock factor is a cheap-yet-successful method of attracting eyeballs. Usually for BKFC, it’s the name recognition of former UFC fighters that brings in the most attention.
The next step down is presenting unique, unknown individuals who sometimes look like a decked-out “create a character” from a video game.
But Friday, the next layer down was revealed: trash talk so vilely cringe that it has you second-guessing if you heard the person correctly.
I’m not talking about the main event shove (see above) between [autotag]Christine Ferea[/autotag] and [autotag]Taylor Starling[/autotag], no – although that’s a solid way to sell a fight, ladies. Well done.
I’m talking about the preliminary card bout, in which one fighter ([autotag]Antonio Soto III[/autotag]) told his opponent ([autotag]Joshua Morales[/autotag]), ‘After I know you out, I’m gonna f*ck your dog.’
I’m not sure if it was the desired effect to self-own, but that seems pretty self-deprecating to me. What I do know, is that I think combat sports trash talk just hit an all-time low. Especially seeing as the dog was within listening distance!
Don’t believe me? Check out the clip below for yourself.
What did he just say?! 😳
Watch the full BKFC 28 weigh-ins now on YouTube & BKFC App! pic.twitter.com/S92f4kbXg6
— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) August 27, 2022
P.S. I have to say, the panning onto the dog was hilarious – like something out of “The Office,” as one commenter pointed out. There’s no way that good boy didn’t understand what his owner’s opponent said. They know more than they let on. You know that, right?
BKFC 28 takes place Saturday at Rio Rancho Events Center in Albuquerque, N.M. and streams on FITE.
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Check out these photos from the BKFC 28 weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs from Albuquerque, N.M.
Check out these photos from the BKFC 28 weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs at Rio Rancho Events Center in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photos courtesy of BKFC)
Colorado landed its first 2023 CB
Taylor Starling must’ve really enjoyed his time in Boulder.
Not long after wrapping his official visit with the Colorado Buffaloes earlier in the week, the 2023 cornerback announced his commitment on Wednesday.
Starling told BuffStampede’s Adam Munsterteiger that he connected with now-fellow 2023 commits Kam Bizor and AJ Newberry while on his visit, and the successful trip confirmed his good feelings on Colorado (h/t BuffStampede):
“I was kind of already leaning towards going to Colorado prior to my visit,” Starling said of his decision to commit to the Buffs. “And when I was out there, they treated me like family the whole visit. It felt like home based on that, based on how they treated me.”
The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Texas native is CU’s first CB commit of its 2023 class. He also holds offers from Arizona, Kansas and Purdue, among others.
#AGTG Locked in and Committed 🔒@CUBuffsFootball #CUlture #GoBuffs #skobuffs 🦬 pic.twitter.com/SjFByBhzpf
— Taylor Starling (@officialtaaay_1) June 22, 2022
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The world’s leading bareknuckle promotion heads to New Mexico for the first time.
The BKFC women’s flyweight championship will be on the line as the promotion heads to New Mexico for the first time.
Champion [autotag]Christine Ferea[/autotag] will defend her 125-pound title against surging contender [autotag]Taylor Starling[/autotag], the promotion announced recently. The bout will headline BKFC 28, which takes place Aug. 27 at Rio Rancho Events Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
Ferea is 5-1 in professional bareknuckle boxing. Her only defeat came against Helen Peralta in August 2019. Since then, Ferea has gone 3-0 with victories over Calie Cutler, Calista Silgado, and Britain Hart.
As for Starling, she’s 3-0 under the BKFC banner with victories against Charisa Sigala, Cassie Robb, and current “The Ultimate Fighter” contestant Hannah Guy.
No other fights have been announced for BKFC 28 at this time, though the promotion has stated former UFC flyweight title challenger John Dodson will make his bareknuckle debut on the card against a yet-to-be-named opponent.
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Watch Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich faceoff ahead of rematch at BKFC 19.
TAMPA, Fla. – [autotag]Paige VanZant[/autotag] and [autotag]Rachael Ostovich[/autotag] kept things professional during their first faceoff of fight week ahead of their rematch.
VanZant and Ostovich faced off Wednesday at the Bare Knuckle FC 19 press conference. The two former UFC fighters headline BKFC 19 card on Friday.
It’s a rematch that stems from their January 2019 MMA bout when VanZant won by first-round armbar at UFC Fight Night 143. This time, it will be an all-out standup battle as the recently signed Ostovich makes her bareknuckle debut.
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Additionally, the press conference featured other staredowns in [autotag]Britain Hart[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jenny Savage[/autotag], [autotag]Taylor Starling[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Cassie Robb[/autotag], as well as the platform showdown matchups.
Check out the full faceoffs for the BKFC 19 main card in the video above.
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