Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 36: Adams vs. Belcher will be a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 24, 2023, at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, Louisiana, United States.


Fight Card

Main Card

Heavyweight 120 kg United States Arnold Adams (c) vs. United States Alan Belcher Heavyweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg United States Bobby Taylor vs. Wales James Lilley
TBA-weight United States Dennis LaBruzza vs. United States Stephon Reese
Catchweight 77 kg United States Kaleb Harris vs. United States Brad Kelly
Catchweight 91 kg United States Idrees Wasi vs. United States Quentin Henry
Middleweight 79 kg United States Joseph Creer vs. United States Duke Sensley
Middleweight 79 kg United States Dillion Winemiller vs. United States Tony Jenkins
Light Heavyweight 84 kg United States Blake LaCaze vs. United States Joseph Brett Williams
TBA-weight United States Brandon Shavers vs. United States Bryce Henry
Featherweight 66 kg United States Andrew Angelcor vs. United States David Bosnick

Preliminary Card

Featherweight 66 kg United States Cody Schieve vs. United States Tyler Sammis
Featherweight 66 kg United States Quentin Gaskins vs. United States Hunter Boone


Background

The event is scheduled to be headlined by the heavyweight contender Alan Belcher challenging the reigning champion Arnold Adams.

It's BKFC 36 Fight Week in New Orleans!


Batten down the hatches because the BIGGEST heavyweight bout in bare knuckle fighting history goes down Friday at BKFC 36 in New Orleans!

Arnold “Bomaye” Adams, the most dominant heavyweight in BKFC history, defends his BKFC World Heavyweight Championship against undefeated challenger Alan “The Talent” Belcher.

Adams made his debut at BKFC 1 and boasts a 7-1 record since then – best all time among heavyweight fighters. Adams, the No. 3-ranked fighter on the Pound-for-Pound rankings, has been on an absolute tear as BKFC’s worldwide popularity has soared, winning four straight fights since 2021.

Belcher, meanwhile, has looked spectacular in his three fights – all victories – in the BKFC Squared Circle. The 15-time UFC vet is also 5-0 with five knockouts as a professional boxer.


BKFC 36’s Co-Main Event features two of the most dangerous lightweights in the world as Wales’ James “Lights Out” Lilley (7-0-1, 4 KOs) meets American Bobby “ODB” Taylor (5-1, 4 KOs) with serious title implications on the line. Lilley is the No. 1 contender in BKFC's stacked lightweight division, while Taylor rounds out the Top 3.


While Friday’s Main Event and Co-Main Event have fans around the world buzzing, BKFC 36 is loaded with several other can’t-miss bouts.

The event’s Feature Fight pits No. 3-ranked welterweight Kaleb “Lionheart” Harris (5-4, 4 KOs) against Brad “Machine Gun” Kelly (3-1, 2 KOs). Andrew Angelcor (2-0, 1 KO) and David “The Boss” Bosnick (1-0) lock horns in a highly anticipated lightweight matchup. Nineteen-year-old Tyler “Cat-5” Sammis, the youngest fighter on the BKFC roster, looks to climb to 2-0 with a second straight KO against the debuting Cody “Lightning” Schieve in the featherweight division.

Several other hungry American prospects are ready to make a statement at BKFC 36, including light-heavyweights Tony “The Way” Jenkins (1-0) and Avery Duke “The Nuke” Sensley (1-0), welterweight Brandon “The Shredder” Shavers (1-0) and middleweight Brett Williams (1-0).