BKFC RETURNS TO ORLANDO, FL ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3! DAVID MUNDELL DEFENDS MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST DOUG COLTRANE
Tickets Now On-Sale
Orlando, FL (September 20, 2023) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion has announced BKFC-53, their highly anticipated return to Orlando, FL set for Friday, November 3headlined by the BKFC Middleweight World Championship between Champion David ‘Redneck’ Mundell, (7-1), of Dunedin, FL and Undefeated, #2 Rated Challenger Doug ‘ColdRed’ Coltrane, (3-0), of North Carolina.
Emanating from the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL as part of the Mr. Olympia Weekend, tickets for BKFC-53 are Now On-Sale at BKFC.com. The Orange County Convention Center is located at 9800 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819. BKFC-53 will also be broadcast internationally as part of the BKFC+ Subscription for $7.99 per month on the BKFC App – The Best Value in Combat Sports and is sponsored by Bucked Up, Fubo Sports, MIT 45, Only Fans, Crescent Tools and LIONS NOT SHEEP.
“David Mundell has won five fights in a row in and has been an absolute force in the middleweight division for the last two years,” said David Feldman, President of BKFC. “However, Doug Coltrane has impressed BKFC fans this year with two early knockouts and presents a huge challenge to the Champion. It’s truly a can’t miss bare knuckle fight.”
“BKFC-53 is almost three years to the day since our last event in Orlando, FL and we are expecting a massive crowd on Friday, November 3.”
David Mundell won the BKFC Middleweight World Title on December 3, 2022 with a third-round knockout of Francesco Ricchi at BKFC-34. Fighting world title challenger Mike Richman at BKFC-47 on July 24, 2023, Mundell made the first defense of his title with a second-round stoppage. He also holds dominant BKFC victories over David Simpson (BKFC Fight Night Tampa 2), Julian Lane (BKFC-25), Stanislav Grosu (BKFC Fight Night Tampa), Ronnie Forney (BKFC-8) and Drew Lipton (BKFC-8).
Most recently the upset minded Doug Coltrane knocked out Blake LaCaze in the second round stunning the Greenville, South Carolina crowd at BKFC-42 on May 12, 2023. Prior to that he stopped Brian Jackson also in the second round on January 27, 2023 at BKFC-35. Coltrane made his BKFC debut with a decision over Eduardo Concepcion at BKFC Fight Night Fort Lauderdale on April 21, 2022.
Further details for BKFC-53 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.
