Pettis, the longtime UFC contender, never got a flyweight shot... Diego Sanchez is looking for some big name fights to end his career. ", "We all know that I didn't lose that fight," said Knight. Jason Knight lost a tooth in his BKFC debut, but won over some fans. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back on Fight Island for the next five weeks starting with a very solid UFC 253. Knight started off fast, knocking down Lobov just 10 seconds in to round one. “Artem Lobov! Lobov would notoriously go on to defeat Paulie Malignaggi in the biggest win of his career this past June and has good momentum heading into this main event rematch against Knight. New, 36 comments. Artem Lobov by TKO in Round 5. He completely cut off the ring and walked him down over the course of five rounds. The ringside physician stopped the contest moments later at 1:09 in to the second round. added Ferea. A rematch between former UFC fighters Artem Lobov and Jason Knight headlined tonight’s BKFC 9 event in Biloxi, Mississippi. Great fight. In undercard action, former UFC fighter Isaac Vallie-Flagg scored a technical knockout victory over Randy Hedderick in a 165-pound showdown. Bareknuckle has a bad-ass deal I might jump on that. UFC 253 results: Jake Matthews bloodies Diego Sanchez, wins decision, Bellator Europe 8 results: Costello van Steenis earns split decision over Fabian Edwards, Bellator Europe 8 results and live stream, UFC books Miles Johns vs. Kevin Natvidad for Oct. 31 event in Las Vegas, Video: Matt Serra, Joshua Fabia get into argument at breakfast during UFC 253 fight week, Fight Game on the 'Gram: Dominick Reyes' best posts before UFC 253, Neil Magny wants to be Khamzat Chimaev's UFC main event foe: 'What's the hold up? [26] However on July 15, 2019, Knight revealed on his social media that he was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a rib injury. For the Atlas Fights Featherweight Championship. Lobov and Knight had originally collided on April 6 in the main event of BKFC 5, with ‘The Russian Hammer’ emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision. to try and get my black belt and do some submission-only tournaments,” Knight The co-main event featured former UFC veteran Chris Leben quickly overwhelming former Bellator standout Justin Baesman with a devastating left hand, followed by a series of uppercuts that stopped Baesman just :25 in to the light heavyweight contest. Lobov won their first encounter in an absolute war in April, where both fighters took an insane amount of damage and kept coming forward. I come to fight. Ferea had Hart in trouble midway through the second round as referee Dan Miragliotta called for time to have Hart's severely bloodied and bruised left eye checked. Tonight’s rematch proved to be much different from the pairs first encounter. [19] He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released by the organization. [9], Knight faced Chas Skelly on May 13, 2017 at UFC 211. What a journey this has been mate. [7], Knight faced Alex Caceres on January 28, 2017 at UFC on Fox 23. Image Credit: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images. While Lobov went just 2-5 in seven fights under the UFC banner, he has since gone a perfect 2-0 with Bare Knuckle FC. [6], Knight next faced Dan Hooker on November 26, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 101. click here, © 2020 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, LLC, Artem Lobov defeats Jason Knight in sensational BKFC 5 headliner, Credit: Phil Lambert/Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. That would only seem fair, what with the added dangers of getting punched in the face with bare knuckles as opposed to four-ounce gloves. Have written about MMA since 2017, works have appeared on Fox Sports, Cage Pages, Fansided, as well as CagesidePress. Make sure to hit tha watch video >> The fight would eventually be called off in round five resulting in a TKO victory for the man known as ‘Hick Diaz’, Official BKFC 9 Result: Jason Knight def. April 6, 2019 . One half of the 'Courtside Soundoff' Podcast on Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, and iTunes. Darren Till has laughed off NBA superstar, LeBron James' recent comments about Colby Covington. Great fight.” – Conor McGregor wrote in an Instagram post. I thought that from the beginning. "We all know that I got robbed. Knight lands a left hand that stings Lobov, but Lobov comes back to fire.