Former NFL defensive end and UFC heavyweight fighter Greg Hardy recently made his debut in BKFC. ‘The Prince of War’ was ferociously outclassed by opponent Josh Watson early in the second round at KnuckleMania 3. Rocked by a merciless left …
Former NFL defensive end and UFC heavyweight fighter Greg Hardy recently made his debut in BKFC. ‘The Prince of War’ was ferociously outclassed by opponent Josh Watson early in the second round at KnuckleMania 3. Rocked by a merciless left hand, Hardy fell in a dazed heap and the fight was immediately stopped. The disappointing…
Former UFC heavyweight fighter ‘Prince of War’ Greg Hardy was knocked out in his bare knuckle fighting debut against Josh Watchson at BKFC KnuckleMania 3. Greg Hardy had earned a professional boxing record of 2-0 since leaving the UFC and was hoping to become a dangerous force in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. In his BKFC […]
Former UFC heavyweight fighter ‘Prince of War’ Greg Hardy was knocked out in his bare knuckle fighting debut against Josh Watchson at BKFC KnuckleMania 3.
Greg Hardy had earned a professional boxing record of 2-0 since leaving the UFC and was hoping to become a dangerous force in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. In his BKFC debut, the former NFL football player was knocked out against Josh Watson at 0:19 of round 2.
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Greg Hardy vs Josh Watson
‘Stay Down’ Josh Watson has now improved to a 2-1 record in BKFC with both victories coming by way of KO/TKO stoppage. His sole loss was to Bryant Acheson, he has now earned two consecutive wins against Kyle McElroy and Greg Hardy. Prior to his BKFC run, Watson was an MMA fighter with a 6-4 record.
Greg Hardy was a former heavyweight UFC fighter. The US-born athlete was cut after three consecutive KO/TKO losses to Marcin Tybura, Tai Tuivasa, and Sergey Spivak. Overall in MMA, ‘Prince of War’ has earned a record of 7-5. Due to prior accusations of domestic violence, which led to a suspension from the NFL, many fans commented on watching Hardy lose via knockout in BKFC.
After his career in the UFC, he went to professional boxing and picked up wins against Hasim Rahman Jr. and Mike Cook. Due to his professional boxing success, Hardy was hoping to become a dangerous athlete in the BKFC ring. The American fighter Josh Watson would upset his debut and alter Hardy’s hope in the sport.
UFC legend Diego Sanchez had a rough night at BKFC KnuckleMania 3 when he faced former WBA Middleweight World Champion Austin Trout. Fighting at the Tingley Coliseum in front of a hometown audience in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ultimate Fighter Season 1 alumni got bloodied and battered in a bare knuckle battle. The Austin Trout and […]
UFC legend Diego Sanchez had a rough night at BKFC KnuckleMania 3 when he faced former WBA Middleweight World Champion Austin Trout.
Fighting at the Tingley Coliseum in front of a hometown audience in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ultimate Fighter Season 1 alumni got bloodied and battered in a bare knuckle battle. The Austin Trout and Diego Sanchez match was stopped at 1:44 of the fourth round by way of a doctor stoppage due to how severely Sanchez was cut.
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Diego Sanchez vs Austin Trout
In 2005, Diego Sanchez became the season 1 winner of The Ultimate Fighter. He was a promising prospect with explosive grappling and dangerous submission skills. The Nightmare’ earned a reputation for his incredibly entertaining bouts against fighters such as Karo Parisyan and Nick Diaz. The Albuquerque-born fighter would be a one-time title contender suffering a fifth-round TKO loss via doctors stoppage at the hands of lightweight king BJ Penn.
Sanchez was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2019 due to his war against Clay Guida. The 41-year-old fighter was cut from the UFC in 2020 after a loss to Jake Matthews. Next, he would lose to Kevin Lee, before finding his way to BKFC.
Austin Trout was a standout middleweight boxer. He held the WBA light middleweight title, among others, and had notable wins over athletes such as Miguel Cotto. The US-born boxer would not suffer a loss until 2013 when he faced Canelo Álvarez for the WBC and vacant The Ring light middleweight titles. Overall, Trout has a professional boxing record of 36-5 and was still an active fighter with two wins in 2020.
BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) president, David Feldman has admitted that former UFC strawweight and flyweight challenger, Paige VanZant will likely land a last chance saloon fight offer to compete in April of this year, or face the possibility of leaving the organization. VanZant, a veteran of the UFC before making her debut under the […]
BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) president, David Feldman has admitted that former UFC strawweight and flyweight challenger, Paige VanZant will likely land a last chance saloon fight offer to compete in April of this year, or face the possibility of leaving the organization.
VanZant, a veteran of the UFC before making her debut under the BKFC banner back in February 2021, the Oregon native made her promotional bow in a unanimous decision loss to Britain Hart at BKFC Knucklemania in Miami, Florida.
Rematching past UFC opponent, Rachael Ostovich at BKFC 19 back in July 2021 in Tampa, Florida – VanZant suffered her second consecutive loss under the scrutiny of the promotion, in the form of another unanimous judging defeat.
Back in August of last year, Paige VanZant was scheduled to fight against Charisa Sigala at BKFC 27, however, the matchup was then booked for October, with the bout ultimately then scrapped ahead of fight week.
Paige VanZant set to be offered April return to the BKFC
Seeing her activity under the promotional banner hampered amid her high-profile signing, VanZant has been handed somewhat of an ultimatum from the aforenoted, Feldman – who explained how he would float an April return, or likely call time on her tenure with BKFC
“I’m going to be talking to her (Paige VanZant) this week and there’s a possibility that she returns on a big card we’ve got in April,” David Feldman told Mirror Fighting. “If she doesn’t, then it’s probable that she won’t be coming back to BKFC.”
“She’s making a lot of money doing her other businesses and maybe she doesn’t want to do this anymore, I will find out this week,” Feldman continued. “I don’t think she’s going to turn it down because of money, I think the onl y reason she would turn it down is if she doesn’t have the desire to fight anymore.” (Transcribed by MMA News)
8-5 across her professional mixed martial arts career, VanZant’s most recent UFC outing came back in July 2020 against Brazilian grappler, Amanda Ribas, suffering a first round rear-naked choke loss in Abu Dhabi, UAE on “Fight Island’.
David Feldman, president of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, has provided the latest update on Paige VanZant’s future in his promotion. After departing the UFC in 2020 following a submission loss to Amanda Ribas, VanZant continued her comb…
David Feldman, president of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, has provided the latest update on Paige VanZant’s future in his promotion. After departing the UFC in 2020 following a submission loss to Amanda Ribas, VanZant continued her combat sports journey under a new banner, trying her hand at bare-knuckle boxing. But the 28-year-old has struggled…
Former professional boxing world champion, Austin Trout has admitted that while he believes former UFC lightweight championship challenger and welterweight contender, Diego Sanchez is a “weirdo”, he still has a dangerous fight on his hand this weekend at BKFC Knucklemania 3 in New Mexico. Trout, who has faced current middleweight champion, Canelo Alvarez during his […]
Former professional boxing world champion, Austin Trout has admitted that while he believes former UFC lightweight championship challenger and welterweight contender, Diego Sanchez is a “weirdo”, he still has a dangerous fight on his hand this weekend at BKFC Knucklemania 3 in New Mexico.
Trout, who has faced current middleweight champion, Canelo Alvarez during his professional career and maintained his undefeated record with a victory over former world champion, Miguel Cotto, is scheduled to make his debut in bare knuckle boxing alongside UFC veteran, Sanchez, as the duo close the bill before a championship double-header at BKFC Knucklemania 3 this weekend in New Mexico.
Receiving sanctioning to compete following the passing of medical screening, Sanchez, who most recenty competed in combat sports under the banner of Eagle FC against recently signed UFC interim lightweight championship challenger, Kevin Lee, suffered a unanimous decision loss at the super lightweight limit of 165lbs last year.
Austin Trout expects tough showdown against UFC alum, Diego Sanchez
Slated to fight the former WBA super welterweight champion this weekend in New Mexico, Sanchez has been described as somewhat of a “weirdo” by Trout, however, the surging boxing challenger admits he may have a stern challenge on his hands.
“God bless him (Diego Sanchez), he’s a bit of a weirdo,” Austin Trout told The Underground reporter, John Morgan. “I kinda get his weird a little bit – he’s a warrior. I don’t think it’s going to be as easy as people think it’s going to be – I’ve been training for such. I’m praying it’s as easy as possible. But, you know, with the size difference, he’s got a reach advantage, I think he’s going to try and make it as ugly as possible. And it’s gonna come down to if I can hurt him or not.”
“And if I can’t hurt him, it’s going to be a tough time for me,” Austin Trout continued. “But, if I can hurt him and sting him, it’s gonna be a rough time for him. So, I’m looking forward to that challenge – I’m pretty confident that I can hurt him without hurting myself.”
In the midst of a run of five consecutive victories in professional boxing, Trout most recently defeated Jose Sanchez Charles in Hidalgo, Texas back in December of last year.