Former UFC women’s Strawweight standout, Paige VanZant, makes her bareknuckle boxing debut against Britain Hart in the FITE.tv-streamed pay-per-view (PPV) main event on Feb. 5, 2021, from inside RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida. In the “Knucklemania” co-main event, Johnny Bedford battles Dat Nguyen in Bantamweight action, while former UFC fan-favorite, Chris Leben, locks horns with Quentin Henry at Heavyweight.
Event: BKFC 16: “VanZant vs. Hart”
Date: Fri., Feb. 5, 2021
Location: RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida
Broadcast: FITE.tv PPV (Buy it here)
Start time: 9 p.m. ET on PPV and free undercard stream at 8 p.m. ET on YouTube
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‘Knucklemania’ Main Event On FITE.tv PPV:
Featherweight: Paige Van Zant vs. Britain Hart
‘Knucklemania’ Main Card On FITE.tv PPV:
BKFC Bantamweight title match: Johnny Bedford vs. Dat Nguyen
Heavyweight: Chris Leben vs. Quentin Henry
Heavyweight: Dillon Cleckler vs. Chris Jensen
Light Heavyweight: Lorenzo Hunt vs. Rob Morrow
Women’s Bantamweight: Charisa Sigala vs. Taylor Starling
Lightweight: Martin Brown vs. Zach Zane
Featherweight: John Chalbeck vs. Greg Bono
‘Knucklemania’ ‘Prelims Under Card On YouTube:
Bantamweight: Dave Morgan vs. Travis Thompson
Bantamweight: Jarod Grant vs. Brandon Lambert
Heavyweight: Haim Gozali vs. John McAllister
***Fight card, bout order and the amount of matches subject to drastic change because of the various global quarantine restrictions.***
Remember, the PPV main card action gets underway at 9 p.m. ET on Feb. 5 and streams for $29.99 on FITE.tv right here, as well as a variety of other platforms, including DirecTV, DISH Network, and FIOS, among others (full list here). Socially distanced tickets for those fans wishing to attend are available here.
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