BKFC helped make bare-knuckle combating a mainstream sport and now the promotion goals to take hockey fights to the following degree with the launch of BKFC Ice Wars.
The promotion introduced on Wednesday that it has formally invested in a brand new league based by BKFC government Charlie Nama that “pits fighters from all over the world in opposition to one another on a sheet of ice.”
Sure, BKFC Ice Wars goes to advertise “authorized, sanctioned and controlled hockey fights” that happen in “The Ice Field” — a 900-square foot ice enclosure designed particularly for ice combating.
“We’ve been watching what the staff at Ice Wars has been constructing, and it’s been unbelievable to see the passionate response they’ve acquired from audiences,” BKFC president and founder David Feldman stated in a press launch. “Their imaginative and prescient and vitality align completely with what we do at BKFC—bringing uncooked, high-adrenaline fight sports activities to followers in a manner they’ve by no means seen earlier than.
“Partnering with them to create BKFC Ice Wars was a straightforward determination, and we’re excited to take this to the following degree collectively.”
The primary BKFC Ice Wars occasion is already scheduled for June 14 at Hovering Eagle On line casino and Resort in Mt. Nice, Mich. with a second card set for June 28 at River Cree On line casino & Resort in Enoch, Alberta, Canada.
BKFC Ice Wars is anticipated to launch with a minimum of six occasions in 2025 after which develop to as many as 24 occasions in 2026.
BKFC Ice Wars even has its personal algorithm and laws for the upcoming fights that begin in June:
Size and quantity of rounds:
Every bout shall be a minimum of three (3) rounds with a most of 5 (5) rounds. Every spherical shall be not more than ninety (90) seconds in size, with one (1) minute relaxation durations between rounds.
2 referees – one in every of which acts as lead referee and sole arbiter
3 judges – if the combat goes the gap, the bout might be scored in its entirety (not spherical by spherical).
Scoring Standards:
Judges shall consider the bout primarily based on efficient placing (Plan A), efficient aggressiveness (Plan B), and management of the combating space (Plan C). Plans B and C are solely considered if Plan A is weighed as being even. Efficient placing is judged by figuring out the impression/impact of authorized strikes landed by a fighter solely primarily based on the outcomes of such authorized strikes. Efficient aggressiveness means aggressively making makes an attempt to complete the combat. Preventing space management is assessed by figuring out who’s dictating the tempo, place and place of the bout.
Weight Courses:
Heavyweight (over 200 lbs.)
Cruiserweight (175 to 200 lbs.
Middleweight (150 to 175 lbs.)
Lightweight (beneath 150 lbs.)
Gear
4 ounce MMA gloves are worn, fighters are sporting conventional hockey jerseys and gear
BKFC officers acknowledged that fights for the primary Ice Wars card are anticipated to be introduced within the coming weeks.
