David Feldman’s BKFC grows into its fourth year with BKFC 26 at Hard Rock Live in South Florida

Here is a recent video interview with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship founder and president David Feldman. He discusses the BKFC growth, South Florida, international expansion, Paige VanZant, Dan Lambert, Uly “Monster” Diaz and more.

Now in its fourth year, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship readies for its card at Hard Rock Live on June 24, 2022, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in South Florida near Hollywood.

This marks the promotions’ first ever ‘Champ vs. Champ’ match-up with Elvis Brito vs. Luis Palomino.

Britain Hart, Howard Davis and Miami’s own Uly “Monster” Diaz are also booked to fight on June 24 — the third time BKFC runs at South Florida’s Hard Rock Live.

To get tickets: TicketMasterBKFCJune

Diaz is noted for helping put BKFC on the map with a Guinness Book of Records record for fastest knockout in combat sports. His significant other is WWE Superstar Dana Brooke.

Feldman saw the potential of a sanctioned BKFC, after seeing the tremendous interest/response on YouTube of unsanctioned Miami street fighting via Kimbo Slice, Dada 5000 and Jorge Masvidal.

This marks BKFC’s 11th sanctioned show in South Florida, and his fighters are legit with boxing, kick boxing, Muay Thai and MMA backgrounds.

What started as a sanctioned event at an ice hockey rink in on June 2, 2018 in Cheyenne, Wyoming has grown into bigger and better with national and international distribution.

BKFC will make its London debut on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022 from Wembley Arena with multi-talented combat sports fighter/entertainer Paige VanZant on the bill. VanZant is currently with All Elite Wrestling, a top pro wrestling company which is on TNT on Wednesday nights and TBS on Friday nights.

VanZant trains in pro wrestling through WWE alum Gangrel Dave Heath at the Coastal Championship Wrestling Training Center in (South Florida) Pompano Beach. She and her husband, standout Bellator MMA fighter Austin Vanderford train in fighting in (South Florida) Coconut Creek at the award-winning American Top Team, which is founded by Dan Lambert, who is also with AEW.

BKFC will once again bring its exciting, action-packed bouts to Mexico.

BKFC will visit Rotterdam, Netherlands for the first time to promote a major event. TBD.

BKFC looks to amp it up even more next year with more than 40 events.

All events are broadcast on the new BKFC App:

https://watch.bareknuckle.tv/

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Twitter: @BareKnuckleFC

Facebook: @BareKnuckleFC

YouTube: @BareKnuckleFightingChampionship

TikTok: @BareKnuckleFC

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This story was originally published June 10, 2022 at 1:55 PM.

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