Bare Knuckle FC 5: Lobov vs Knight - April 6 (Official Discussion)

BKFC 5
April 6, 2019
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Main Card:
Artem Lobov       vs.           Jason Knight  
Main Event | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 kg)

Chris Leben        vs.       Justin Baesman
Co-Main Event | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93 kg)

Britain Hart         vs.       Christine Ferea
Main Card |  |  Title Fight | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 kg)

Chase Sherman   vs.    Sam Shewmaker         
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120 kg)

Rusty Crowder     vs.   Reggie Barnett Jr
Main Card | GP Semi-Finals | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 kg)

Abdiel Velazquez  vs.     Johnny Bedford
Main Card | GP Semi-Finals | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 kg)

Randy Hedderick  vs.  Isaac Vallie-Flagg         
Main Card | Catchweight | 165 lbs (75 kg)

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship announced that the former UFC featherweight has signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and will make his debut with the boxing promotion at an event in Biloxi, Miss., on April 6 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum against fellow UFC veteran Jason Knight.

Following a unanimous decision loss to Michael Johnson in October that put him on a three-fight skid, Lobov announced his release and immediately began to lobby for employment elsewhere. A training partner of Conor McGregor, Lobov compiled a 2-5 record during his time with the UFC, with all of his fights going the distance.

Knight, a native of Biloxi who went 4-5 in the UFC, was also released in the midst of a losing stretch, having gone without a win since May 2017. A unanimous decision loss to Jordan Rinaldi in November marked Knight’s final fight with the promotion.

Leben back in bare knuckle boxing.