Christmas comes early for bare knuckle fans with two championship fights announced for December 21st.
BKFC has announced that Jared Warren will defend his BKFC light heavyweight world title against experienced bare knuckler Mike Richman. Slotting in as the co-main, Christine Ferea will look to defend her title against the recently returned to action Christine Vicens. While Bare Knuckle Nation will dive deeper into these matchups and the rest of the card when we get closer to the date, here is the official announcement provided by BKFC Media to hold you over!
Official BKFC Press Release:
Hollywood, FL (October 24, 2024) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC),The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, and DAZN have announced BKFC on DAZN Hollywood, FL set for Saturday, December 21 from Hard Rock Live – Hollywood, FL headlined by the BKFC Light Heavyweight battle between defending champion and Florida fan favorite, Jared ‘Captain Deadpool’ Warren, (7-2), of Tampa, FL and Two-Time World Title Challenger and #5 Ranked Mike ‘The Marine’ Richman, (6-2), of Rosemount, MN.
Co-featured at BKFC on DAZN Hollywood, FL, current BKFC Women’s Flyweight World Champion Christine ‘Misfit’ Ferea, (9-1), of Las Vegas, NV clashes with Cuban born sensation and #2 Ranked Christine ‘La Abusadora’ Vicens, (3-0), of Miami, FL for the inaugural BKFC Women’s Bantamweight World Title.
Tickets for BKFC on DAZN Hollywood, FL are Now On-Sale and can be purchased at BKFC.com. Hard Rock Live – Hollywood, FL is located in the beautiful Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino,
1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, FL 33314. The BKFC on DAZN Hollywood, FL global broadcast will start at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT with the free prelims followed by the main card at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT. For BKFC fans in the United States, DAZN is offering an exclusive $12.99 per month offer to new customers! Go to DAZN.com/BKFC for more information.
“Hard Rock Live truly is our second home and has been since our debut there in June of 2021,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “This will be our ninth event at one of the premier venues in the country and I strongly encourage fans to purchase tickets in advance as this outstanding, holiday season event will sell-out.”
“Both of these world title fights promise fireworks from the opening bell with four fighters who only know one way to fight; full speed ahead and bombs away. Themessage we get from fans all over the world watching on DAZN is ‘we love what you’re doing, keep giving us more action’ and that’s our commitment to BKFC fans everywhere.”
Jared Warren claimed the BKFC Light Heavyweight World Title with sensational victory over previously undefeated Jomi Escoboza at BKFC-62 on June 21, 2024 at Hard Rock Live – Hollywood, FL. Prior to that he scored a show-stopping first round knockout of hometown bare-knuckle legend Danny Christie at BKFC-55 on November 18, 2023 in Leeds, England. Additionally, Warren has early knockoutvictories over Jay Jackson (BKFC-32), Scott O’Shaughnessy (BKFC Fight NightJackson MS), Zion Tomlinson Sr.(BKFC-19) and Brian Maxwell (BKFC-8).
Hard-hitting Mike Richman challenges Warren returning to action following a fifth-round knockout of Erick Lozano on April 12, 2024. His previous world title challenges have come against BKFC Superstars David Mundell at BKFC-47 and Lorenzo Hunt at KnuckleMania 3; the latter featuring the BKFC 2023 Round of the Year which became an instant viral sensation. Richman also holds memorable knockout victories over Isaac Doolittle (BKFC-31), David RIckels (BKFC-23), Dakota Cochrane (BKFC-21) and Marcel Stamps (BKFC-17).
Internationally known at ‘The Toughest Woman in Combat Sports’, Christine Ferea defends her title on December 21 coming off a decision victory over Jade Masson-Wong at BKFC-65 on September 6, 2024. Lauded for her aggressive, all-action fighting style in the squared circle, Ferea has thrilled BKFC fans across the country with two dominant victories over arch-rival
Bec Rawlings (BKFC-56, BKFC-41) in addition to huge wins over Taylor Starling (BKFC-28), current BKFC Strawweight World Champion Britain Hart(KnuckleMania II), Calista Silgado (BKFC Fight Night Montana), Catie Cutler(BKFC-12) and her first fight with Britain Hart at BKFC-5. The long-tenured Ferea made her bare-knuckle debut at BKFC-3 with a first-round knockout of Jennifer Tate.
Christine Vicens heads into the world title challenge against Ferea after a first-round knockout of Melanie Shah at BKFC-62 on June 21, 2024. Previously she defeated Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger at BKFC-34 and Jade Masson-Wong at KnuckleMania II.
Additional fights for BKFC on DAZN Hollywood, FL will be announced shortly.
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