{"id":65,"date":"2023-02-25T07:02:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T13:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/bkfc-36-adams-vs-belcher-heavyweight-title-bout-set-for-this-friday\/"},"modified":"2023-02-25T07:02:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T13:02:04","slug":"bkfc-36-adams-vs-belcher-heavyweight-title-bout-set-for-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/bkfc-36-adams-vs-belcher-heavyweight-title-bout-set-for-this-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"BKFC 36: Adams vs. Belcher Heavyweight Title Bout Set for This Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) will host their 36th event this Friday, Feb. 24th, from the Pontchartrain Convention Center in Kenner, Louisiana.[0]<\/a><\/sup> The event will showcase a heavyweight title bout between reigning champion Arnold Adams and #1 contender Alan Belcher.[0]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Adams comes into this fight looking to make his second title defense in his second title reign. After taking a year and a half away after losing his belt to Chase Sherman at BKFC 7, Adams returned with a vengeance at BKFC 16 and has since rattled off four wins in a row, with three being by stoppage and two in title fights.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Belcher, a 15-fight veteran of the UFC, is now a bare knuckle heavyweight champion after just four fights with the promotion.[2]<\/a><\/sup> He defeated Tony Lopez by decision at BKFC 20 in his return, but has since gone a perfect 3-0 with three KOs in BKFC, as well as a 5-0 record with five KOs as a professional boxer.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Belcher, 38, has not tasted defeat since returning to combat sports in 2021 and has now won eight straight bouts: four in boxing and four in bare knuckle.[1]<\/a><\/sup> Belcher began his career in 2004 and made his UFC debut in 2006, where he competed until 2013.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The event will be streamed live on FITE+ for $4.99\/month or $49.99\/year before prices rise later this week to $7.99\/month and $69.99\/year.[3]<\/a><\/sup> Subscribers to FITE+ are granted access to a range of exclusive live events from the realms of Mixed Martial Arts, boxing, professional wrestling, and more.[3]<\/a><\/sup> By subscribing, you will have unlimited access to the entire FITE+ library, boasting more than 4000 hours of content from over 100 organizations around the world.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The full results of BKFC 36 include: Alan Belcher def.[0]<\/a><\/sup> Arnold Adams via KO (Right Uppercuts from Clinch) at 0:55 of Round 3, wins BKFC Heavyweight Championship; Kaleb Harris def.[4]<\/a><\/sup> Brad Kelly via KO (Straight Right) at 0:39 of Round 1; Dennis Labruzza def.[5]<\/a><\/sup> Stephon Reese via KO (Overhand Right) at 1:24 of Round 2; Tony Jenkins def.[1]<\/a><\/sup> Dillon Winemiller via TKO (Eye Injury) at 1:25 of Round 3; Tyler Sammis def.[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“BKFC 36: Adams vs. Belcher Weigh-In Photo Gallery” Combat Press, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/combatpress.com\/2023\/02\/bkfc-36-adams-vs-belcher-weigh-in-photo-gallery\/<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“BKFC 36 Results” MMA Sucka, 25 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/2023\/02\/24\/bkfc-36-results\/<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“BKFC 36 results: UFC veteran Alan Belcher rallies, knocks out Arnold Adams for heavyweight title” MMA Junkie, 25 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2023\/02\/bkfc-36-results-ufc-veteran-alan-belcher-stops-arnold-adams-wins-heavyweight-title<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“BKFC Live Events Headed to FITE+ Subscription Service” MMA News, 20 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/2023\/02\/bkfc-fite-plus-announcement\/<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“Former UFC middleweight Alan Belcher wins BKFC heavyweight title with wild comeback KO” Bloody Elbow, 25 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2023\/2\/25\/23614143\/former-ufc-middleweight-alan-belcher-wins-bkfc-heavyweight-title-with-wild-comeback-ko<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“BKFC 36 results, Adams vs Belcher” FIGHTMAG, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.fightmag.com.au\/2023\/02\/25\/bkfc-36-adams-vs-belcher-results\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) will host their 36th event this Friday, Feb. 24th, from the Pontchartrain Convention Center in Kenner, Louisiana.[0] The event will showcase a heavyweight title bout between reigning champion Arnold Adams and #1 contender Alan Belcher.[0] Adams comes into this fight looking to make his second title defense in his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":64,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}