Tag: WBKFF

Johny Hendricks Grills Bas Rutten Over WBKFF Fiasco

Chris Leben isn’t the only fighter who has taken issue with Bas Rutten over the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) debacle. Hendricks competed on the first and only WBKFF card, taking on Dakota Cochrane. Hendricks lost the bout via se…

Chris Leben isn’t the only fighter who has taken issue with Bas Rutten over the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) debacle. Hendricks competed on the first and only WBKFF card, taking on Dakota Cochrane. Hendricks lost the bout via second-round TKO. Little did Hendricks know that the defeat would be the least of his […]

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Chris Leben Speaks On Bas Rutten’s Involvement In WBKFF Fiasco

Chris Leben plans to sue the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) owner Tom Stankiewicz and he isn’t exactly convinced that Bas Rutten is free of any blame for the promotion’s controversy. WBKFF has allegedly failed to pay fighter…

Chris Leben plans to sue the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) owner Tom Stankiewicz and he isn’t exactly convinced that Bas Rutten is free of any blame for the promotion’s controversy. WBKFF has allegedly failed to pay fighters their full purse for the Nov. 2018 event. Leben is suing for $90,000 that he claims […]

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Chris Leben Files Lawsuit Against WBKFF

The World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) screwed over a lot of fighters after its inaugural event. The show went down on November 10th and featured the likes of former UFC stars Chris Leben, Johny Hendricks, Phil Baroni, and more. Initially, …

The World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) screwed over a lot of fighters after its inaugural event. The show went down on November 10th and featured the likes of former UFC stars Chris Leben, Johny Hendricks, Phil Baroni, and more. Initially, former NFL star Shawne Merriman was in agreement to fight on the card. However, after contractual issues with […]

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Chris Leben Has High Hopes For WBKFF’s Future

Chris Leben believes the world of bare knuckle fighting has a long and healthy future. Leben headlined the first World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) event earlier this month. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight took …

Chris Leben believes the world of bare knuckle fighting has a long and healthy future. Leben headlined the first World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) event earlier this month. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight took on Phil Baroni in a light heavyweight clash. Leben earned a first-round TKO victory. Chris Leben Speaks On […]

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Bas Rutten Releases Statement on WBKFF Contract Issues

The first World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) event is in the books, but there was a swarm of drama ahead of the show. Former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman and former Bellator title contender Brennan Ward were scheduled to be on the card. W…

The first World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) event is in the books, but there was a swarm of drama ahead of the show. Former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman and former Bellator title contender Brennan Ward were scheduled to be on the card. Ward was set to meet former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title […]

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WBKFF Results: Leben Vs. Baroni

The WBKFF hosts their very first event this evening at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming. Chris Leben will fight Phil Baroni in the main event. We have all the WBKFF results. Leben and Baroni were originally scheduled to be the evening’s co-main event. However, when Brennan Ward pulled out of his fight with Johny […]

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The WBKFF hosts their very first event this evening at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming. Chris Leben will fight Phil Baroni in the main event. We have all the WBKFF results.

Leben and Baroni were originally scheduled to be the evening’s co-main event. However, when Brennan Ward pulled out of his fight with Johny Hendricks, Leben and Baroni were promoted as the night’s feature bout.

Hendricks will fight Dakota Cochrane who steps in on just days notice to fight the former UFC welterweight champion.

The rest of the ‘Rise of the Titans’ card is below with the results.

Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)

Chris Leben Vs. Phil Baroni

Johny Hendricks Vs. Dakota Cochrane

  • Cochrane def. Hendricks by KO at 0:21 of Round Two

Joey Angelo Vs. Julian Lane

  • Lane def. Angelo by split decision (47-48, 49-46 x2)

Christina Marks Vs. Jasmine Clarkso

  •  Marks def. Clarkson by TKO at 1:54 of Round Two

Robbie Peralta Vs. Jay Cucciniello

  •  Peralta def. Cucciniello by unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45)

Nick Gonzalez Vs. Leon Mynhardt

  •   Mynhardt def. Gonzalez by TKO at 0:56 of Round Two

Josh Neer Vs. Mike Alderete

  •  Neer def. Alderete by retirement at 2:00 of Round Three

Marcelo Alfaya Vs. Joey Munoz

  • Munoz def. Alfaya by majority decision (47-47, 48-47, 48-46

Isaac Vallie-Flagg Vs. Cory Simpson

  •  Vallie-Flagg def. Simpson by KO at 1:10 of Round Two

Undercard

CJ Leveque Vs. Juan Torres

  •  Torres def. Leveque by KO at 1:33 of Round Two

Fred Pierce Vs. Jeff Chiffens

  •  Chiffens def. Pierce by TKO at 1:04 of Round One

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