Have you ever ever puzzled what it will be like if the game of ice hockey was stripped of pucks, sticks, and objectives? Nicely, look no additional than Naked Knuckle Combating Championship (BKFC) Ice Wars.
Yep, there’s going to be a fight sport the place two fighters scrap on ice with combined martial arts (MMA) gloves—and this isn’t some loopy Russian sport you may stumble throughout on social media.
In the present day, BKFC introduced its latest enterprise in a press launch:
“BKFC, the world’s fastest-growing fight sports activities promotion, continues its explosive enlargement past the standard ring by buying a stake in Ice Wars, an progressive fight sport based by BKFC Govt Charlie Nama, that pits fighters from all over the world in opposition to one another on a sheet of ice.
This groundbreaking partnership brings collectively two fiercely aggressive disciplines—fight sports activities and ice hockey—to type BKFC Ice Wars, an exciting new league that mixes the perfect of each worlds. As demand for high-adrenaline, progressive combating codecs continues to develop worldwide, BKFC Ice Wars will ship a novel and electrifying spectacle that pushes the boundaries of conventional competitors.”
Based on the press launch, the inaugural occasion will happen inside Hovering Eagle On line casino and Resort in Mt. Nice, Michigan, on Sat., June 14, 2025. It should characteristic 12 head-to-head bouts between america and Canada. The athletes will encompass “former hockey enforcers and present fight fighters in prime combating situation.”
BKFC Ice Wars plans to host at the very least six occasions in 2025.
As for the place the fighters will compete, it is going to be referred to as “The Ice Field,” a 900-square-foot ice enclosure designed particularly for ice combating.
The brand new promotion additionally revealed the principles and rules:
Size and Variety of Rounds
Every bout shall encompass at the very least three rounds and a most of 5 rounds. Every spherical shall be not more than 90 seconds in size, with one-minute relaxation durations between rounds.
Scoring Standards
Judges shall consider the bout based mostly on efficient putting (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 deemed even. Efficient putting is judged by figuring out the influence/impact of authorized strikes landed by a fighter, based mostly solely on the outcomes of such authorized strikes. Efficient aggressiveness means aggressively trying to complete the combat. Combating space management is assessed by figuring out who’s dictating the tempo, place, and place of the bout.
Judging
If the combat goes the space, three judges will rating it in its entirety, not spherical by spherical.
Weight Courses
Heavyweight (over 200 lbs.)
Cruiserweight (175 to 200 lbs.)
Middleweight (150 to 175 lbs.)
Light-weight (underneath 150 lbs.)
Gear
4-ounce MMA gloves are worn, and fighters will put on conventional hockey jerseys and tools.
Prepare for this:
