BKFC-49: GORJAN SLAVESKI VS JAKE LINDSEY BKFC WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 AT MIAMI DADE FAIRGROUNDS
Miami, FL (July 17, 2023) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, has announced BKFC-49 on Friday, August 25 headlined by the BKFC Welterweight World Championship between #1 Ranked Gorjan ‘GoGo’ Slaveski, (5-0), of Macedonia now residing in South Florida and #4 Ranked ‘Gypsy’ Jake Lindsey, (4-0), of Manhattan, Kansas from the Miami Dade Fairgrounds.
Ticket information for BKFC-49 can be found at BKFC.com. The Miami Dade Fairgrounds are located at 10901 SW 24th Street, Miami, FL 33165. BKFC-49 will also be broadcast internationally as part of the BKFC+ Subscription for $7.99 per month on the New BKFC App – The Best Value in Combat Sports and is sponsored by Bucked Up, MIT 45, Only Fans, Crescent Tools, LIONS NOT SHEEP and Knockout Gummies.
“We’re very excited to promote BKFC-49 in Miami, FL headlined by an outstanding welterweight world title clash between these two undefeated top contenders, Gorjan Slaveski and Jake Lindsey. Between their nine BKFC fights, only one has gone the distance and we expect fireworks from the start,” said David Feldman, President and Founder of BKFC. “With the title becoming vacant, these two fighters are truly the most deserving of this opportunity and headline another outstanding South Florida BKFC card.”
After compiling an 8-2 record as a professional boxer, the 29-year-old Slaveski made his BKFC debut on April 21, 2022 scoring a show stopping first round knockout of Ramal Amanov at BKFC Fight Night: Fort Lauderdale. The heavy handed Slaveski followed that up with quick knockouts of Juston Stills (BKFC-26) and Dallas Davison (BKFC-29). Fighting often, he won a dominant unanimous decision over Evgeny Kurdanov at BKFC-31 and most recently stopped Yordenis Cedeno in the fourth round at BKFC-35. The victory capped off Slaveski’s extraordinary run of five victories in a nine-month span solidifying his reputation as a must-see attraction.
Hard-hitting Jake Lindsey enters the squared circle for the world title clash following a tremendous fourth round knockout of heralded Connor Tierney at BKFC-37 on March 4, 2023. His three prior BKFC victories were all by exciting stoppage including Brandon Girtz (BKFC-31), Derrick Findley (BKFC-23), and Eric Thompson (BKFC Fight Night: Wichita).
Co-featured in a can’t miss matchup; #1 Ranked Bantamweight and Former BKFC Interim Champion Jarod ‘Kid Gatti’ Grant, (5-2), of Pembroke Pines, FL faces Daniel ‘The Machete’ Alvarez (1-1), of San Diego, CA. Grant looks to return to the win column following a hard-fought clash with John Dodson at KnuckleMania 3 while Alvarez also looks for victory after losing to Reggie Barnett Jr. in the main event at BKFC-39, a fight stopped by the ringside physician at the end of the third round.
The all-action Grant also holds exciting victories over Anthony Retic (BKFC Fight Night New York 2), Travis Thompson (BKFC-18), Brandon Lambert (KnuckleMania 1), Chris Johnson (BKFC-14), and Josh Boudreaux (BKFC-12).
Hard-hitting Alvarez impressed quickly making his successful BKFC debut with a stunning first-round stoppage of JR Ridge at BKFC-25.
Further fight announcements for BKFC-49 will be forthcoming shortly.
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About Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is the first promotion allowed to hold a legal, sanctioned, and regulated bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889. Based in Philadelphia, and headed by President and former professional boxer David Feldman, BKFC is dedicated to preserving the historical legacy of bare knuckle fighting, while utilizing a specifically created rule set that emphasizes fighter safety. BKFC holds all of its bouts in a revolutionary circular four-rope ring, designed to encourage fast-paced and exciting bouts. The patented BKFC “Squared Circle” contains scratch lines, based on the Broughton Rules which governed bare knuckle fighting in the 19th century, and which requires fighters to “Toe the Line”: start every round face to face, and just inches apart.
In BKFC, only those fighters who are established professionals in boxing, MMA, kickboxing, or Muay Thai are allowed to compete. The referees and judges are required to have extensive professional combat sports experience. All fights are held under the auspices and control of an Athletic Commission. Unlike other fighting organizations and combat sports internationally which claim to be “bare knuckle”, but require wraps, tape, and gauze; BKFC is true to its word as fighters are not allowed to wrap their hands to within one inch of the knuckle. This makes BKFC unquestionably the truest form of bare knuckle fighting. BKFC is dedicated to not just creating the safest, most exciting, and highest-level bare-knuckle fighting organization in the world, it’s also leading the way for a new fully recognized professional combat sport. BKFC is truly the sport of the future, which fully respects its remarkable past.
