KAI STEWART FACES CROSS-TOWN RIVAL LOUIE LOPEZ FOR BKFC FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
Philadelphia, PA (April 12, 2023) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, makes their triumphant return to Great Falls, Montana on Friday, June 9, 2023 it was announced today.
BKFC-44, emanating from the Pacific Steel and Recycling Arena at Montana Expo Park is headlined by a sensational BKFC Featherweight World Championship fight between #1 ranked hometown hero, Kai ‘Hefty Bag’ Stewart, (3-0), of Great Falls, MT and the #2 ranked cross-town rival Louie ‘El Loco’ Lopez, (3-1), also of Great Falls, MT.
Advance tickets for BKFC-44 starting at $45 will be available at BKFC.com. The Pacific Steel and Recycling Arena at Montana Expo Park is located at 400 3rd Street Northwest, Great Falls, MT. BKFC-44 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, Only Fans, Crescent Tools, LIONS NOT SHEEP and Knockout Gummies.
“This is our fourth event in the true fighting state of Montana and our third in front of the amazing fans in Great Falls,” said David Feldman, President of BKFC. “Kai Stewart and Louie Lopez are the top ranked featherweights in BKFC and have absolutely earned the opportunity to fight for a world championship with their impressive victories leading up to this highly anticipated cross-town battle.”
“BKFC is selling out arenas all over the United States and this event judging by the massive support we’ve received in Montana will absolutely sell-out so I strongly encourage fans to purchase in advance for this can’t miss BKFC event.”
Kai Stewart cemented his #1 ranking with an impressive decision over BKFC veteran Rusty Crowder at BKFC-29 on September 10, 2022. Prior to that victory, Stewart scored first round knockouts over Daniel Gary (BKFC-24) and Darrick Gate (BKFC Fight Night Montana).
Louie Lopez, trained by BKFC world title challenger ‘Diesel’ Joe Riggs hits the squared circle following a first-round stoppage of Howard Davis at BKFC-34 on December 3, 2022. At BKFC-29, the heavy-handed Lopez stopped Dylan Schulte in the fourth round on September 10, 2022. He also scored a first-round knockout over Gabe Saccheti at BKFC Fight Night New York on November 6, 2021.
Additional fights for this action-packed evening will be announced 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.
