No gloves necessary. A look at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
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A look at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, which holds its first Canadian show on Saturday at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, just west of Edmonton:
ORIGINS: BKFC was founded in 2018 by David Feldman, a former boxer whose father ran a gym in Philadelphia. Feldman has since sold a majority stake to Triller, an American video-sharing social networking service, but remains president.
WHERE: BKFC has held more than 75 shows with Canada becoming the sixth country to host an event, joining the United States, Mexico, Thailand, England and Bulgaria. There have been events in 12 U.S. states.
FORMAT: Bouts are contested in a ring with five two-minute rounds. Fighters are permitted to wrap and tape the wrist, thumb, and mid-hand, but no gauze or tape can be within 2.5 centimetres of the knuckles. Punches are the only strike allowed.
