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David Feldman Reveals What BKFC 6 PPV Numbers Are Looking Like

Last month (Sat. June 22, 2019) Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC) held its biggest event to date. The BKFC 6 pay-per-view (PPV) went down from the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida. In the main event of the night, former UFC star Artem Lobov stepped into the ring against former boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi. Both men […]

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Last month (Sat. June 22, 2019) Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC) held its biggest event to date.

The BKFC 6 pay-per-view (PPV) went down from the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida. In the main event of the night, former UFC star Artem Lobov stepped into the ring against former boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi.

Both men put on five hard-fought rounds following a rivalry that became extremely personal in the months leading up to the contest. When it was all said and done, however, the pair showed nothing but respect for one another. BKFC President David Feldman spoke to MMA Junkie recently to speak on the success of the BKFC 6 PPV.

Feldman noted that the PPV is trending around 200,000 buys at the moment:

“We got our digital numbers right away,” Feldman said. “In April, we did a certain amount, and in June, we did six times that digitally. It’s given us a gauge that we’re going to end up at the 200,000 line.”

The BKFC figurehead also mentioned that he believes the event proved BKFC isn’t’ about boxing vs. MMA, but instead serves as a middle ground for the two sports:

“I think what it did is it showed this is truly a middle ground,” Feldman said. “It’s not really boxing versus MMA. It’s a pretty good middle ground. Each and every one of these fighters have an equal chance of beating anybody. Most people didn’t think Artem had a chance at all.

“A lot of the guys that said we’re a gimmick and won’t be around, well, one year later, we’re around and we’re more popular than ever, and we’re picking up steam,” he concluded.”

Did you tune in for BKFC 6? What did you make of the bare-knuckle boxing event?

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David Feldman Says BKFC 6 Trending Towards 200k PPV Buys

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is coming off their biggest pay-per-view to date. In the main event of BKFC 6, they had rivals, Artem Lobov taking on Paulie Malignaggi, where the former UFC fighter did enough to win by decision. Given how muc…

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is coming off their biggest pay-per-view to date. In the main event of BKFC 6, they had rivals, Artem Lobov taking on Paulie Malignaggi, where the former UFC fighter did enough to win by decision. Given how much they promoted it David Feldman, the promoter is happy with the pay-per-views […]

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Anthony Smith Questions Paulie Malignaggi’s Excuse For Artem Lobov Loss

Anthony Smith had some words for former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi after his recent comments. Malignaggi suffered a unanimous decision loss to Artem Lobov with a 48-47 score on all three judges’ scorecards at the Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC) 6 event. The show went down on June 22, 2019, in Tampa, Florida and aired on pay-per-view […]

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Anthony Smith had some words for former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi after his recent comments.

Malignaggi suffered a unanimous decision loss to Artem Lobov with a 48-47 score on all three judges’ scorecards at the Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC) 6 event. The show went down on June 22, 2019, in Tampa, Florida and aired on pay-per-view (PPV). 

In a recent video, Malignaggi responded to the criticism from Chael Sonnen and Ben Askren about the fight. 

Malignaggi told Counter Punch Boxing (via MMA News), “Ben Askren, the same shit. I did it with one hand. I did it with half a hand. And I did it bare knuckle. Go and do it. Go put on gloves if it’s not that hard.”

Smith saw these comments and took to his official Twitter account where he pointed out some logic to “The Magic Man”:

“What were you saying about your hand? Mindset means everything. You aren’t fighting one-handed, Paulie. You’re fighting with two hands, one is just broken.”

Smith knows what it’s like to deal with broken hands. In his latest fight, he broke his own. Smith beat three-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC Stockholm. 

Before that fight, Smith was looking to get back on the winning path as he was coming off a unanimous decision loss to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 235.

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Paulie Malignaggi Hits Back At Chael Sonnen, Ben Askren For Boxing Criticism

Paulie Malignaggi responded to Chael Sonnen and Ben Askren’s criticism of him by challenging them to take up the sport of boxing. Malignaggi was outpointed by Artem Lobov when the two met in bare knuckle action earlier this month. For his part, Malignaggi claimed to have broken his hand but believed he was still deserving […]

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Paulie Malignaggi responded to Chael Sonnen and Ben Askren’s criticism of him by challenging them to take up the sport of boxing.

Malignaggi was outpointed by Artem Lobov when the two met in bare knuckle action earlier this month. For his part, Malignaggi claimed to have broken his hand but believed he was still deserving of the decision. Others felt he was underwhelming and should have put Lobov away considering he was a former boxing champion.

Two prominent figures to have commented on his performance were Sonnen and Askren, with the latter even questioning how good boxers really were if Malignaggi was capable of losing to Lobov. This drew a response from the New Yorker:

“Literally, if you listen to any of their analysis, you got Chael Sonnen talking about how boxing is not a sport, this guy just walked in and beat me,” Malignaggi said recently (via MMA News). “Chael, cuz, you not that old, bro. Go and do it. Go and do it, bro. Go and do it. Go fight any light heavyweight in the world.

“Ben Askren, the same sh*t. I did it with one hand. I did it with half a hand. And I did it bare knuckle. Go and do it. Go put on gloves if it’s not that hard. Because you know we make more than you guys. You know we get paid more than you. You know that already. So come in. Come and do it, cuz! It’s that easy? Go make your money!”

Do you think Sonnen and Askren’s criticism was warranted? Or are they being too harsh on Malignaggi and the sport of boxing?

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Paulie Malignaggi Issues Challenge to Sonnen & Askren

Paulie Malignaggi suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Artem Lobov at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6 last week, and the backlash was inevitable. One can only imagine the levels of trolling and harassment Malignaggi has had to endure in the aft…

Paulie Malignaggi suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Artem Lobov at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6 last week, and the backlash was inevitable. One can only imagine the levels of trolling and harassment Malignaggi has had to endure in the aftermath of the bout, but what has bothered him most are prominent figures of the […]

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Ben Askren Slams Paulie Malignaggi’s Loss To Artem Lobov: ‘People Who Box Must Just Not Be That Good At Boxing’

Everyone is talking about Artem Lobov’s Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC) 6 victory over Paulie Malignaggi. Even UFC welterweight Ben Askren has commented on the bout. Speaking on Periscope this week, Askren downplayed Lobov’s accomplishments as a mixed martial artist. He also acknowledged that Malignaggi is a former World Champion boxer, which would usually make the victory […]

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Everyone is talking about Artem Lobov’s Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC) 6 victory over Paulie Malignaggi.

Even UFC welterweight Ben Askren has commented on the bout. Speaking on Periscope this week, Askren downplayed Lobov’s accomplishments as a mixed martial artist. He also acknowledged that Malignaggi is a former World Champion boxer, which would usually make the victory more impressive.

However, Askren believes that simply proves “people who box must just not be that good at boxing” (via BJPenn.com):

“I get that Paulie retired, but he was a world champion. Now Artem, I went back to his record to make sure he was as bad as I remember him being. The fact is he’s as bad as I remember him being. He stinks. And this wasn’t like he did MMA and had great standup but struggled on the ground, or always got taken down.

“Or had great hands but couldn’t deal with the kicks. It wasn’t anything like that. It was like he was a very average mixed martial artist. Average, that might even be getting a little too much. So how can a guy like that, who’s not even great at standup in mixed martial arts, go to beat a guy who was a world champion in boxing?

“And the answer to me seems that people who box must just not be that good at boxing.”

Askren will return to the Octagon at UFC 239 on pay-per-view (PPV). He’ll be taking on Jorge Masvidal in what is likely a No. 1-contender match. Current welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is targeting a late 2019 return to action.

Usman and Askren have some personal issues with each other, so expect “The Nigerian Nightmare” to be rooting for “Funky” come July 6.

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