2022 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
The year 2022 was the fifth year in the history of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, a bare-knuckle fighting promotion based in Philadelphia.
Background
The 2022 season started with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Fight Night: Jackson. BKFC is available on PPV all over the world and on FITE TV.List of events
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| 1 | BKFC Fight Night Jackson: Brito vs. Harris II | Jackson Convention Complex |  dts|2022|February|19BKFC Fight Night Jackson: Brito vs. Harris IIBKFC Fight Night Jackson: Brito vs. Harris II was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on January 29, 2022, at the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.BackgroundThe event featured a rematch between Elvin Brito and Kaleb Harris for the inaugural BKFC Welterweight Championship.Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
ResultsBKFC KnuckleMania 2BKFC KnuckleMania 2 was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 19, 2022, at the Jackson Convention Complex in Hollywood, Florida, USA.BackgroundThe main event featured a world title fight for the BKFC Lightweight Championship between the champion Luis Palomino and the challenger Martin Brown.The event featured the BKFC debut of former UFC fighters Chad Mendes and Mike Perry. The event also featured a fight for the vacant BKFC Women's Flyweight Championship Christine Ferea and Britain Hart. Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
ResultsBKFC Fight Night New York 2: Grant vs. ReticBKFC Fight Night New York 2: Grant vs. Retic was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on March 12, 2022 at the Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Event Center in Miami, USA.BackgroundThe event featured the promotion's return to New York.A BKFC Bantamweight Championship fight between the defending champion Johnny Bedford and Jarod Grant was Originally scheduled to headline the card. However, Bedford had to pull out from the bout due to injury. Anthony Retic steep in on late notice to face Grant for the interim BKFC Bantamweight Championship. Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
Results{{cite web|url=https://combatpress.com/2022/03/bkfc-fight-night-new-york-2-results/|title=BKFC FIGHT NIGHT: NEW YORK 2 RESULTSBKFC 23: Richman vs. RickelsBKFC 23: Richman vs. Rickels was a bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 8, 2022, at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, USA.BackgroundThe event featured the promotion's return to Kansas.A middleweight bout between two Bellator veterant Mike Richman and David Rickels served as the event headliner. Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
ResultsBKFC Fight Night: Ft. Lauderdale: Beltran vs. TateBKFC Fight Night: Ft. Lauderdale: Beltran vs. Tate was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 21, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.BackgroundThe event featured the return of former UFC fighter Joey Beltran in his first fight since losing the BKFC Heavyweight Championship.ResultsBKFC 24: Hunt vs. RiggsBKFC 24: Hunt vs. Riggs was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 30, 2022, at the Montana Expo Park in Great Falls, Montana, USA.BackgroundThe event featured the promotion's return to Montana.A BKFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Lorenzo Hunt and the challenger Joe Riggs headlined the event. Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
Results{{cite web|url=https://combatpress.com/2022/05/bkfc-24-results-hunt-stops-riggs-to-retain-title/|title=BKFC 24 RESULTS: HUNT STOPS RIGGS TO RETAIN TITLEBKFC 25: Adams vs. ClecklerBKFC 25: Adams vs. Cleckler was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on May 6, 2022, at the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida, USA.BackgroundThe event featured the promotion's return to Florida.A BKFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Arnold Adams and the challenger Dillon Cleckler served as the event headliner. This also featured the debut of former WWE wrestler Jack Claffey. Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
ResultsBKFC Thailand 2: Iconic ImpactBKFC Thailand 2: Iconic Impact was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on May 7, 2022, in Pattaya, Thailand.BackgroundIn the main event, Sirimongkol Singmanasak and Mike Vetrila competed for the inaugural BKFC Thailand Light Heavyweight Championship.The co-main event saw Souris Manfredi facing Fani Peloumpi for the inaugural BKFC Thailand Women's Strawweight Championship. ResultsBKFC Fight Night Omaha: Cochrane vs. DyerBKFC Fight Night Omaha: Cochrane vs. Dyer was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on May 13, 2022, at the Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.BackgroundThe event featured the promotion's return to Omaha.The originally planned main event of a rematch between Bec Rawlings and Britain Hart was cancelled due to Hart having a medical emergency. The light heavyweight bout between Dakota Cochrane and Josh Dyer served as the new main event. ResultsBKFC Fight Night: Jackson 2: Belcher vs. TateBare Knuckle Fighting Championship Fight Night: Jackson 2 was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on June 11, 2022, at the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.BackgroundThe event marked the promotion's return to Jackson, Mississippi.The main event featured a heavyweight bout between the former UFC fighter Alan Belcher and Frank Tate. Bonus awards The following fighter was awarded a bonus:
ResultsBKFC 26 Hollywood, FL: Brito vs. PalominoBKFC 26 Hollywood, FL: Brito vs. Palomino was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on June 24, 2022, at the Seminole [Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood|Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino] in Hollywood, Florida, USA.BackgroundA BKFC Welterweight Championship bout between the current BKFC welterweight champion Elvin Brito and the current BKFC lightweight champion Luis Palomino served as the event headliner.The event featured a rematch in the women's Flyweight division between Bec Rawlings and Britain Hart. The pairing previously met in 2018 prior at BKFC 2, which Rawlings won via split decision. They were previously scheduled to fight May 13 at BKFC Fight Night: Omaha, but the bout was canceled due to Hart having a medical emergency. Former UFC contender Jimmie Rivera made his BKFC debut against Howard Davis on this card. Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
ResultsBKFC Fight Night Tampa 2: Grant vs. BarnettBKFC Fight Night Tampa 2: Grant vs. Barnett will be a bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on July 23, 2022, at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida, USA.Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
ResultsBKFC 27 London: MVP vs. PlatinumBKFC 27 London: MVP vs. Platinum was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on August 20, 2022, at Wembley Arena in London, England.BackgroundA middleweight bout between former Bellator MMA turned UFC fighter Michael Page and former UFC fighter Mike Perry served as the event headliner. This is the second time in BKFC history that a bout went to a sixth overtime round.The fight between Paige VanZant and Charisa Sigala was expected to serve as the co-main event. The fight was canceled few days ahead of the event and was subsequently rescheduled to take place at BKFC 31 on October 15. BKFC 28 Albuquerque: Ferea vs. StarlingBKFC 28 Albuquerque: Ferea vs. Starling will be a bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on August 27, 2022, at the Rio Rancho Events Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA.Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
ResultsBKFC Thailand 3: Moment of TruthBKFC Thailand 3: Moment of Truth was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on September 3, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand.BackgroundThe main event will feature Muay Thai legend and two-time K-1 World MAX Champion Buakaw Banchamek making his bare-knuckle debut against Turkish kickboxing champion Erkan Varol. Pongpisan Chunyong will face Surasak Sukkhamcha for the inaugural BKFC Thailand Featherweight Championship in the co-main event.ResultsBKFC 29 Montana 2: Hart vs. SigalaBKFC 29 Montana 2: Hart vs. Sigala was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on September 10, 2022, at the Pacific Steel & Recycling Arena in Great Falls, Montana, USA.BackgroundThe event featured the promotion's return to Montana.A BKFC Strawweight Championship bout between Britain Hart and BKFC Thailand Strawweight Champion Fani Peloumpi was due to headline the event. However, Peloumpi fell out due to visa issues and was replaced by Charisa Sigala. ResultsBKFC 30 Monroe: Hunt vs. HenryBKFC 30 Monroe: Hunt vs. Henry was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on October 1, 2022, at the Fant Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, USA.BackgroundA BKFC Cruiserweight Championship bout between BKFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lorenzo Hunt and Quentin Henry served as the event headliner.Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
ResultsBKFC 31 Denver: Richman vs. DoolittleBKFC 31 Denver: Richman vs. Doolittle was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on October 15, 2022, at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, USA.BackgroundHaving been moved from BKFC 27, the bout between Paige VanZant and Charisa Sigala was supposed to be the headliner of this event. However, Sigala stepped up on short notice to replace Fani Peloumpi at BKFC 29, leaving VanZant without an opponent.The event was then ultimately headlined by Mike Richman vs. Isaac Doolittle for the interim BKFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Melvin Guillard was initially scheduled to face Evgeny Kurdanov, but he was ultimately not allowed to compete after Colorado Combative Sports Commission denied his license on the grounds of health concerns. ResultsBKFC 32 Orlando: Barnett vs. HerreraBKFC 32 Orlando: Barnett vs. Herrera was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on November 5, 2022, at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, USA.ResultsBKFC 33 Omaha: Beltran vs. AlexanderBKFC 33 Omaha: Beltran vs. Alexander was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on November 18, 2022, at the Liberty First Arena in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.Results{{cite web|url=https://www.fightmag.com.au/2022/11/19/bkfc-33-beltran-vs-alexander-results/|title=BKFC 33 results, Beltran vs AlexanderBKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Terrill vs. BanksBKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Terrill vs. Banks was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on November 26, 2022 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.ResultsBKFC 34 Hollywood, FL: Palomino vs. ShoaffBKFC 34 Hollywood, FL: Palomino vs. Shoaff was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on December 3, 2022 in Hollywood, Florida, USA.Background The main event saw current BKFC middleweight champion Luis Palomino defending his belt against Tom Shoaff. The co-main event featured Francesco Ricchi up against David Mundell for the vacant BKFC middleweight title. ResultsBKFC Asia 4: The Big BashBKFC Asia 4: The Big Bash was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship at SpacePlus Bangkok RCA on December 10, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand.Results |