BKFC flyweight champion Christine Ferea will now not compete on the upcoming BKFC KnuckleMania 3 card on Feb. 17, however she already has her subsequent project booked.
After shedding her unique opponent Usanakorn Thawilsuhannawang on the final minute, Ferea will now face ex-bare knuckle champion Bec Rawlings at an upcoming BKFC card scheduled in April. The precise date and site for the cardboard can be introduced within the coming days.
BKFC officers confirmed the change to MMA Preventing on Saturday.
Ferea has been a wrecking machine over her previous few fights en path to changing into BKFC champion. She’s earned victories over Calista Silgado, Calie Cutler and Britain Hart-Beltran earlier than laying waste to Taylor Starling in her final look this previous August.
As for Rawlings, she’ll be making her second look since re-signing with BKFC following a short stint in Bellator MMA. In her return, Rawlings misplaced an in depth choice to Hart-Beltran, which served as her first defeat in bare-knuckle competitors after beforehand going 3-0 with the promotion.
Rawlings beforehand held the Police Gazette and World Boxing Basis Latin America titles in BKFC previous to the group introducing its personal championships.
Ferea vs. Rawlings will doubtless function the primary occasion for an upcoming card in April, though full particulars for the cardboard are nonetheless to be decided.
