The fledgling Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship had its first classic fight on Saturday night. BKFC 5, which took place at Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss. was headlined by a pair of recently released UFC veterans in Artem Lobov and Jason Knight . And while they were put in the main slot on their strength of their names, they earned it with their intensity in the ring. For five wild, bloody, frenetic, exhausting two-minute rounds, the duo threw down in their 145-pound matchup to the delight of the southern crowd. Lobov scored three knockdowns in the bruising affair, which likely swayed the judges’ decision in his favor
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Bare Knuckle FC 5 results: Artem Lobov wins thrilling brawl over Jason Knight – MMA Junkie