MIAMI – Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has announced BKFC 49 on Friday, August 25, headlined by the BKFC welterweight world championship between No. 1-ranked Gorjan “GoGo” Slaveski (5-0) of Macedonia, now residing in South Florida, and No. 4-ranked “Gypsy” Jake Lindsey (4-0) of Manhattan, Kansas from the Miami-Dade Fairgrounds.
Ticket information for BKFC 49 can be found at BKFC.com.
BKFC 49 will also be broadcast internationally as part of the BKFC+ subscription for $7.99 per month on the new BKFC app – “The Best Value in Combat Sports” – and is sponsored by Bucked Up, MIT 45, Only Fans, Crescent Tools, LIONS NOT SHEEP and Knockout Gummies.
“We’re very excited to promote BKFC 49 in Miami, Florida, headlined by an outstanding welterweight world title clash between these two undefeated top contenders, Gorjan Slaveski and Jake Lindsey. Between their nine BKFC fights, only one has gone the distance, and we expect fireworks from the start,” said David Feldman, president and founder of BKFC. “With the title becoming vacant, these two fighters are truly the most deserving of this opportunity and headline another outstanding South Florida BKFC card.”
After compiling an 8-2 record as a professional boxer, the 29-year-old Slaveski made his BKFC debut on April 21, 2022 scoring a showstopping first-round knockout of Ramal Amanov at “BKFC Fight Night: Fort Lauderdale.” The heavy-handed Slaveski followed that up with quick knockouts of Juston Stills and Dallas Davison. Fighting often, he won a dominant unanimous decision over Evgeny Kurdanov at BKFC 31 and most recently stopped Yosdenis Cedeno in the fourth round at BKFC 35. The victory capped off Slaveski’s extraordinary run of five victories in a nine-month span, solidifying his reputation as a must-see attraction.
Hard-hitting Lindsey enters the squared circle for the world title clash following a tremendous fourth round knockout of heralded Connor Tierney at BKFC 37 on March 4, 2023. His three prior BKFC victories were all by exciting stoppage including Brandon Girtz, Derrick Findley and Eric Thompson.
Co-featured in a can’t miss matchup, No. 1-ranked bantamweight and former BKFC interim champion Jarod “Kid Gatti’” Grant (5-2) of Pembroke Pines, Florida faces Daniel “The Machete” Alvarez (1-1) of San Diego, California. Grant looks to return to the win column following a hard-fought clash with John Dodson at KnuckleMania 3 while Alvarez also looks for victory after losing to Reggie Barnett Jr. in the main event at BKFC 39, a fight stopped by the ringside physician at the end of the third round.
The all-action Grant also holds exciting victories over Anthony Retic, Travis Thompson, Brandon Lambert, Chris Johnson and Josh Boudreaux.
Hard-hitting Alvarez impressed quickly making his successful BKFC debut with a stunning first-round stoppage of J.R. Ridge at BKFC 25.
Further fight announcements for BKFC 49 will be forthcoming shortly.
