No gloves, no mercy, just bad blood and bare fists settling beef the old-school way.
'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6: Malignaggi vs. Lobov' was a bare-knuckle boxing event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on June 22, 2019 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, USA. The BKFC 6 main event was the highly anticipated bout between UFC veteran and The Ultimate Fighter 22 finalist, Artem Lobov against the former IBF junior welterweight and WBA welterweight champion, Paulie Malignaggi. On the main card, the fight between Johnny Bedford and Reggie Barnett Jr. was the final in the BKFC Lightweight Tournament. The winner of this tournament was awarded the inaugural BKFC Lightweight Championship and Police Gazette Lightweight American Championship.
Practical Effects
Real bare-knuckle damage — every cut and swell is authentic.
Writing
The pre-fight beef: sparring session betrayal, Twitter war, press conference chaos.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
BKFC's revival of bare-knuckle boxing in 2018 sparked debates about combat sports evolution versus regression.
Malignaggi demanded Lobov's blood in a vial for drug testing—pure theater that sold this entire event.
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