Video - Behind the scenes at Bare Knuckle FC

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Bare Knuckle FC made a bit of a splash in the combat sports world with their inaugural event in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The card, headlined by Ricco Rodriguez vs. Lewis Rumsey, featured a bevy of longtime MMA veterans, including former UFC fighters Joey Beltran, Johnny Bedford, Estevan Payan and Bec Rawlings.

Also on the scene was MMA Fighting’s Esther Lin and Eugene Leydon, taking photos and shooting video of the first bare knuckle fighting event to be licensed in the USA in decades. The product of their labor is this fantastic mini-doc – Fight Journal: Bare Knuckle FC.

The video features behind the scenes footage and photos, including interviews with many of the fighters involved. It’s a fantastic second look at a unique event in modern combat sports history, so check it out.

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Zane Simon

Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.

Video – Behind the scenes at Bare Knuckle FC

Zane Simon