BKFC helped make bare-knuckle combating a mainstream sport and now the promotion goals to take hockey fights to the subsequent 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 govt Charlie Nama that “pits fighters from all over the world towards 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 group 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 power align completely with what we do at BKFC—bringing uncooked, high-adrenaline fight sports activities to followers in a method they’ve by no means seen earlier than.
“Partnering with them to create BKFC Ice Wars was a simple determination, and we’re excited to take this to the subsequent 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 increase to as many as 24 occasions in 2026.
BKFC Ice Wars even has its personal algorithm and rules 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 battle goes the space, the bout can be scored in its entirety (not spherical by spherical).
Scoring Standards:
Judges shall consider the bout based mostly on efficient hanging (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 hanging is judged by figuring out the affect/impact of authorized strikes landed by a fighter solely based mostly on the outcomes of such authorized strikes. Efficient aggressiveness means aggressively making makes an attempt to complete the battle. Preventing space management is assessed by figuring out who’s dictating the tempo, place and place of the bout.
Weight Lessons:
Heavyweight (over 200 lbs.)
Cruiserweight (175 to 200 lbs.
Middleweight (150 to 175 lbs.)
Light-weight (below 150 lbs.)
Tools
4 ounce MMA gloves are worn, fighters are carrying conventional hockey jerseys and tools
BKFC officers said that fights for the primary Ice Wars card are anticipated to be introduced within the coming weeks.
