The inaugural World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) event set sail earlier tonight (Fri., Nov. 9, 2810) live on FITE.TV and pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming, as former UFC fighters Phil Baroni and Chris Leben square off in the main event at WBKFF 1.
In addition to the headlining bloodbath, former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks will look to revitalize his own combat career when he takes on late-filler Dakota Cochrane. Other notable combatants include Josh Neer, Isaac Vallie-Flagg, Jay Cucciniello, and Julian Lane.
In case you miss any of the action MMA Mania will be delivering comprehensive highlights below. As for the main event, that can be seen above as Leben put a brutal stop to Baroni in the very first round.
Former UFC champion Johny Hendricks was simply obliterated by this Dakota Cochrane right hand:
Johny Hendricks is stopped in the 2nd round! #WBKFF @wbkff pic.twitter.com/JPtReRyBAr
— Dave Madden (@DaveMMAdden) November 10, 2018
Christina Marks went to work on Jasmine Clarkson’s eye in the second round of their bantamweight clash.
When you eat a knuckle sandwich with your eye #WBKFF pic.twitter.com/FXaMiNCAG0
— Dave Madden (@DaveMMAdden) November 10, 2018
Check out this barbaric finish by South African striker Leon Mynhardt:
Savagery in slow-motion #WBKFF pic.twitter.com/VjnQRJa2Ld
— Dave Madden (@DaveMMAdden) November 10, 2018
Former UFC fighter Josh “The Dentist” Neer put a beating on Mike Alderete before a stoppage in between rounds.
Loved the work Josh Neer did, pulling down his opponent’s head and blasting him with uppercuts.
Here was the finishing touch! #WBKFF pic.twitter.com/atXKGfTOTO
— Dave Madden (@DaveMMAdden) November 10, 2018
This second-round body shot finish by Isaac Vallie-Flagg against Cory Simpson was absolutely brutal:
The Body Shot finished him!
Vallie-Flagg def. Cory Simpson
via. TKO! – (Rd. 2, 1:10) #WBKFF @WBKFF– Live now on PPV – @FiteTV pic.twitter.com/IKSCid6bmg
— Mikey Thomas (@MikeyThomasMMA) November 10, 2018
Here is some bare knuckle action from the five-round war between Joey Munoz and Marcelo Alfaya:
Remind me again how technical you have to be as a bare-knuckle boxer, wisely picking your shots, because of the risk of breaking your hands #WBKFF @WBKFF pic.twitter.com/ZgU8o7ouqq
— Dave Madden (@DaveMMAdden) November 10, 2018
Check out this first-round TKO finish by heavyweight bruiser C.J. Leveque:
Some clean dirty boxing from the big guy #WBKFF @WBKFF pic.twitter.com/nD4PLfsE81
— Dave Madden (@DaveMMAdden) November 10, 2018
Here is the first knockout of the night as Fred Pierce lays into Jeff Chiffens with a nasty right hand one minute into the first round:
Fight #1 was AWESOME!!! #WBKFF
Finished with a huge right from Dreadlock Bruce Lee! pic.twitter.com/a96HSQIeTv
— Dave Madden (@DaveMMAdden) November 10, 2018
For complete WBKFF 1: ‘Baroni vs. Leben’ results and coverage click here.