Reggie Barnett Jr.

BKFC 39 took place Friday, March 24, 2023 with 11 fights at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.

With the bantamweight title on the line, Reggie Barnett JR vs Keith Richardson headlined BKFC 52 in Columbia, South Carolina on October 20, 2023.

Bedford vs. Barnett

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on June 2, 2018 at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. This was the first bare-knuckle boxing event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) and the first sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing event in the United States since 1889. This event featured the quarter-final of a 8-Man Heavyweight Tournament.

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on August 25, 2018 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. This event featured the semi-final of a 8-Man Heavyweight Tournament. The inaugural Police Gazette Women's Featherweight champion, Bec Rawlings, was awarded this title by the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame 3 days after her win over Alma Garcia at BKFC 1, making her fight with Britain Hart her first title defense.

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5: Lobov vs Knight' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 6, 2019 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, USA. This event featured a fight between two UFC Veterans, Artem Lobov and Jason Knight in the main event.[3] Also featured on this card was the semi-finals of a 8-Man Lightweight Tournament.

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6: Malignaggi vs. Lobov' was a bare-knuckle boxing event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on June 22, 2019 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, USA. The BKFC 6 main event was the highly anticipated bout between UFC veteran and The Ultimate Fighter 22 finalist, Artem Lobov against the former IBF junior welterweight and WBA welterweight champion, Paulie Malignaggi. On the main card, the fight between Johnny Bedford and Reggie Barnett Jr. was the final in the BKFC Lightweight Tournament. The winner of this tournament was awarded the inaugural BKFC Lightweight Championship and Police Gazette Lightweight American Championship.