BKFC 83 is upon us. Saturday, whereas the eyes of the MMA world are on Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for UFC 321, extra aggressive violence occurs in Rome, Italy. Palazzo Della Sport is the venue for this week’s card from David Feldman’s promotion.
Protection of Saturday’s occasion begins with the countdown present at 1 pm ET/ 10 am PT on YouTube earlier than transferring onto the fights themselves an hour later. If you happen to’re watching from the USA, the present can be seen on DAZN gavel-to-gavel.
If there aren’t any changes wanted to be made to the schedule between now and the weekend, the ultimate model of BKFC 83 contains a slate of 12 matches.
BKFC 83 Foremost Occasion: BKFC Cruiserweight Championship: [C] Chris Camozzi vs. Alessio Sakara
On the prime of the invoice, cruiserweight division supremacy is at stake in the primary occasion. Incumbent BKFC Cruiserweight Champion Chris Camozzi (4-1 bare-knuckle) meets up with challenger Alessio Sakara (1-0 bare-knuckle.)
All fights on the present, principal occasion included, are an marketed most of 5 rounds at two minutes per spherical. Camozzi, who went 27-15 in MMA, can be making the stroll to the ring on Saturday evening having posted a 4-1 document since switching over to bare-knuckle boxing.
At the moment, he’s on a two-fight successful streak, prolonged again in April with a unanimous choice victory after 10 minutes of motion over Andrea Bicchi (3-2 bare-knuckle) in BKFC 73 from Florence, Italy. That is Camozzi’s third successive championship combat beneath the BKFC promotional banner.
He’s been fortunate when the stakes are at their highest to this point in BKFC, however will he be capable to stick with it on Saturday? Solely time will inform.
In the meantime, Alessio Sakara enters this principal occasion with a mark of 4-1 in his final 5 fights. He’s received three fights in succession courting again to October of 2019.
This previous summer time, he completed Erick Lozano (2-4 bare-knuckle) contained in the second spherical in his first combat beneath bare-knuckle guidelines. A notable statistic heading into BKFC 83 on Saturday on this:
Sakara is 44 years of age, whereas Camozzi is 38. Will Sakara’s age play an element right here?
BKFC 83 Co-Foremost Occasion: Ben Bonner vs. Franco Tenaglia
Instantly previous to the headliner, the BKFC 83 co-main occasion takes place within the light-weight ranks as the UK’s Ben Bonner (4-1 bare-knuckle) meets Franco Tenaglia (4-1 bare-knuckle.) Bonner comes into the weekend with a 4-1 document in his final 5 matches.
On June 21, he took the BKFC Interim Light-weight Championship by means of unanimous choice towards Tony Soto (6-2 bare-knuckle) in Ft. Price, TX in BKFC 76. Bonner needed to go to unfriendly confines to safe the strap this previous summer time.
Now that he’s again in Europe, will his successful methods proceed in BKFC 83? Tune in and discover out.
Throughout the best way, Franco Tenaglia enters the cardboard with a 5-0 document in his final 5 fights throughout all combative disciplines. Most lately, he scored a unanimous choice in conventional boxing towards Abner Lloveras (0-1, 0 KOs) simply two weeks in the past in Noche de Leyendas 2 in Badalona, Spain.
Will solely having two weeks between fights be useful or a hindrance?
BKFC 83 Featured Struggle: Francesco Ricchi vs. Josef Hala
Additionally on BKFC 83’s principal card, the featured combat of the night occurs at middleweight. Francesco Ricchi (7-2 bare-knuckle) will knuckle up with Josef Hala (4-0 bare-knuckle.) Ricchi has posted a 3-2 document in his final 5 matches heading into the Rome card on Saturday evening. Presently, he’s received two fights in a row.
Final day trip, he scored a second-round TKO victory versus Dallas Davison (3-3 bare-knuckle) in Hollywood, FL on July 12. This combat is a “dwelling sport” for Ricchi and his camp. Will he ship a victory to his fellow countrymen?
Within the different nook, Josef Hala has gone undefeated in bare-knuckle boxing. On April 26, when BKFC paid a go to to Florence, he stopped Giovanni Carpentieri (1-4 bare-knuckle) through the second spherical of the competition.
He’ll be enjoying the position of the heel right here. Can he wipe the grins off of the faces of the folks watching in Rome on Saturday?
Remainder of the Card
The BKFC 83 principal card is rounded out by these fights:
A featherweight combat between Nico Gaffie (2-0 bare-knuckle) and Jelle Zeegers (1-0 bare-knuckle,)
a welterweight contest matching Jimmy Sweeney (29-5 bare-knuckle) with Carlos Trinidad (6-1 bare-knuckle,)
a featherweight encounter pairing Dan Chapman (6-0 bare-knuckle) towards James Brown (4-1 bare-knuckle,)
a cruiserweight affair versing Walter Pugliesi (1-0 bare-knuckle) and Karl Thompson (4-0 bare-knuckle,)
a heavyweight match matching Haze Hepi (1-0 bare-knuckle) towards Krzystof Wisniewski (2-0 bare-knuckle,)
and a lightweight heavyweight bout pairing Andrea Bicchi (4-2 bare-knuckle) with Tomas Melis (1-0 bare-knuckle.)
Which combat or fights are you trying ahead to on BKFC 83? Tell us within the feedback.
