Author: Dan Hiergesell

Paige VanZant fell to 0-2 inside of the bare knuckle boxing ring last night (Fri., July 23, 2021) at BKFC 19 live on FITE TV PPV from inside Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Fla., when she lost to fellow UFC veteran Rachael Ostovich in the main event.

VanZant and Ostovich both came out firing as the former UFC fighters met in the center of the ring and exchanged heavy punches. After the action calmed Ostovich seemed to keep her cool and perform comfortably in her bare knuckle debut. VanZant was the more active puncher, but she didn’t land at a great percentage.

It was mostly a back-and-forth fight for the first 15 minutes before the action hit the fourth round. That’s when Ostovich landed a beautiful right hand as “12 Gauge” was coming inside. VanZant was stunned, but she didn’t fall down. VanZant would recover and turned things up in the fifth round to try and salvage a win. Unfortunately for her, Ostovich captured a few more rounds to bank the unanimous decision victory.

Check out the full fight highlights below:

For complete BKFC 19 ‘VanZant vs. Ostovich 2’ results and coverage click HERE.

Rapper Blue Face found himself in a brawl with a fan earlier tonight (Fri., July 23, 2021) at BKFC 19 live on FITE TV PPV from inside Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida, after his lopsided beatdown over famed TikTok influencer Kane Trujillo.

Blue Face was the heavy favorite coming into this fight and he didn’t disappoint. He clobbered Trujillo with straight punches and looping shots as Kane spun around in defense. Blue Face nearly finished the fight down the stretch but Trujillo kept his footing. Trujillo did score one or two good punches overall, but Blue Face won every other exchange to earn the decision win.

After the fight, a fan jumped into the BKFC ring and confronted Blue Face. Words were exchanged and Blue Face pushed the fan away before chasing him along the ropes to land a brutal right hand as security began to step in. A few people from Blue Face’s side also jumped in to pursue the fan but the wild fiasco eventually died down with a good old fashion arrest.

Check out the post-fight brawl above and some fight highlights below:

For complete BKFC 19 ‘VanZant vs. Ostovich 2’ results and coverage click HERE.

Paige VanZant is hoping to turn the page on her lackluster Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) debut and produce fireworks later tonight (Fri., July 23, 2021) at BKFC 19 live on FITE TV PPV from inside Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida, when she takes on Rachael Ostovich in the main event.

VanZant, who signed a lucrative deal with BKFC one year ago, made her bare knuckle boxing debut back in February at “KnuckleMania” and ended up losing a decision to veteran fighter Britain Hart. It wasn’t the greatest of debuts, especially for a high-profile star like VanZant coming over from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Luckily, VanZant believes her five-round fight with Hart has helped her prepare for Ostovich later tonight at BKFC 19. That’s because “12 Gauge” will know what to expect in her second bare knuckle fight. There will be no feeling out process to see how bare knuckle boxing differs from MMA. Ostovich will not be awarded this advantage as she is making her debut.

“I know that going into this fight there isn’t that question for me like what is it gonna feel like,” VanZant told MMA Junkie. “Am I gonna break my hands? Am I gonna cut open right away? There’s those questions of kinda like what’s it gonna feel like, one, emotionally, and two, physically. Now I don’t have those questions.

“I know exactly what it’s gonna feel like fight night. I know what I’m gonna go through, and I’m gonna know the whole plan the entire night. Whereas those are questions she might have, just wondering how this is all gonna go down in your first fight ever. It’s trying something brand new for their first time. It’s always a little scary.”

VanZant, who is still just 27 years of age, is hoping to capitalize on her second BKFC appearance and prove why she deserved the $1 million deal that she signed last year. Ostovich is going to come out guns blazing to impress in her own debut, but “12 Gauge” believes she will make the proper adjustments to showcase her true bare knuckle potential.

“I took a lot of lessons from that,” VanZant said of her loss to Hart. “You really need experience in bare-knuckle boxing to be successful. Now that I have the experience, I have one fight under my belt, I continue to grow with this sport, with the division and with the organization. It’s unfortunate for Rachael. I feel like I made the moves after that last fight. I took a lot of lessons from it. I switched to Mundo Boxing with Pedro Diaz. I got one of the best boxing coaches in the world in my corner, and I haven’t stopped working since that fight. This is definitely a brand new fighter that you’re gonna see.”

The BKFC 19 event will stream LIVE right here on MMAmania.com, at 7 p.m. ET exclusively on FITE TV. For the finalized BKFC 19 fight card and line up click here.

One of the biggest bare knuckle boxing events of the year will unfold later tonight (Fri., July 23, 2021) at BKFC 19 live on FITE TV PPV from inside Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Fla., as former UFC standout Paige VanZant meets Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) newcomer Rachael Ostovich in the main event.

Remember, VanZant and Ostovich collided under the UFC banner back in Jan. 2019. “12 Gauge” ended up finishing Ostovich with a nasty second-round submission (watch it HERE). Both fighters would go on to lose their next UFC bouts before each parting ways with the promotion. They now have their chance to fight again later tonight at BKFC 19 live on FITE TV PPV (order HERE).

Before the $39.99 PPV sets sail at 8 p.m. ET there will be a free “Prelims” show stream for BKFC 19 that will air in the above video player beginning at 7 p.m. ET (you can also watch it HERE). It will offer an in-depth breakdown of the PPV main card as well as two preliminary fights, including Jay Jackson vs. Damon Bell and Branden Allen vs. Jordan Nash.

After the BKFC 19 “Prelims” show concludes be sure to stick with Mania for full coverage of the FITE TV PPV main card. VanZant vs. Ostovich will serve as the headlining act, but the card will also feature social media platform match ups (YouTube vs. TikTok) such as Blue Face vs. Kane Trujillo, Nick Ireland vs. DK Money, and Evil Hero vs. Dakota Olave.

The BKFC 19 event will stream LIVE right here on MMAmania.com, at 7 p.m. ET exclusively on FITE TV. For the finalized BKFC 19 fight card and line up click here.

The bare knuckle action will be in full effect later tonight (Fri., July 23, 2021) at BKFC 19 live on FITE TV PPV from inside Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida, as former UFC fighters Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich collide in a main event rematch from their days inside of the Octagon.

Adding to the BKFC 19 main card madness will be a plethora of social media matchups that are sure to produce some memorable finishes. From Blue Face vs. Kane Trujillo to Evil Hero vs. Dakota Olave, the FITE TV PPV card offers a little bit of everything. Those bouts may not be the most technical but they tend to deliver the goods.

The event will stream exclusively on FITE TV PPV (buy it here) LIVE at 8:00 p.m. ET for $39.99. BKFC 19 will also be available for purchase on Roku, DirecTV, Dish, Spectrum, Cox, PlayStation, Fire TV, Android and Apple TV.

Here is the complete BKFC 19 fight card and PPV line up:

BKFC 19 PPV Main Event On FITE TV:

125 lbs.: Paige VanZant vs. Rachael Ostovich

BKFC 19 PPV Main Card On FITE TV (8 p.m. ET):

265 lbs.: Arnold Adams vs. Michael Terrill
150 lbs.: Blue Face vs. Kane Trujillo
125 lbs.: Britain Hart vs. Jenny Savage
125 lbs.: Taylor Starling vs. Cassie Robb
125 lbs.: Abdiel Velazquez vs. Geane Herrera
145 lbs.: Nick Ireland vs. DK Money
185 lbs.: Terry Janoski vs. Richard Carsten
165 lbs.: Josh Sikes vs. Tony Soto
265 lbs.: Chris Jensen vs. Kyle McElroy
140 lbs.: Evil Hero vs. Dakota Olave
185 lbs.: Jared Warren vs. Zion Tomlinson
145 lbs.: Sky Moiseichik vs. Jorge Gonzalez

BKFC 19 Prelims Card (7 p.m. ET):

185 lbs.: Jay Jackson vs. Damon Bell
155 lbs.: Branden Allen vs. Jordan Nash

The BKFC 19 event will stream LIVE right here on MMAmania.com, at 7 p.m. ET exclusively on FITE TV. For the finalized BKFC 19 fight card and line up click here.

It all goes down later tonight (Sat., July 17, 2021) at UFC Vegas 31 live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as surging lightweight contender Islam Makhachev looks to push his current win streak to eight in a main event clash with Brazilian youngster Thiago Moises.

In addition to the 155-pound headliner, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate will return to action for the first time in five years in a co-main event clash with veteran Marion Reneau, and Jeremy Stephens will move back up to lightweight for an enticing matchup with rising prospect Mateusz Gamrot.

Take a look below at UFC Vegas 31’s complete fight card line up and start times:

Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT

Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises
Marion Reneau vs. Miesha Tate
Jeremy Stephens vs. Mateusz Gamrot
Rodolfo Vieira vs. Dustin Stolzfus
Gabriel Benítez vs. Billy Quarantillo

‘Prelims’ Undercard (ESPN/ESPN+)
7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT

Daniel Rodriguez vs. Preston Parsons
Amanda Lemos vs. Montserrat Ruiz
Khalid Taha vs. Sergey Morozov
Miles Johns vs. Anderson dos Santos
Francisco Figueiredo vs. Malcolm Gordon
Alan Baudot vs. Rodrigo Nascimento

Here are all the ways to catch the action:

Online

• UFC Vegas 31: ‘Makhachev vs. Moises’ entire fight card can be viewed via the ESPN+ streaming app.
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Television

• UFC Vegas 31: ‘Makhachev vs. Moises’ main card and “Prelims” can be viewed via ESPN. Check your local providers or click for instant access to ESPN.
• UFC Vegas 31: ‘Makhachev vs. Moises’ entire fight card can also be streamed via Xbox One, Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, and ChromeCast.

Tablet/Mobile

• UFC Vegas 31: ‘Makhachev vs. Moises’ entire fight card can be viewed via ESPN+ streaming app through Google Play and iTunes stores.

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