By Press Release

Cheyenne, Wyoming, September 20, 2019 – Ken Shamrock, the World’s Most Dangerous Man and founder of Valor Bare Knuckle Inc. (VBK™), today announced that all fighters made weight for VBK: 1, the promotion’s first-ever Pay-Per-View event taking place from 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in New Town, North Dakota.

Valor Bare Knuckle’s inaugural event, VBK: 1 will be available live on Pay-Per-View at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH, VUBIQUITY in the United States, as well as Bell TV, Shaw Communications, Rogers and SaskTel in Canada, and the FITE.TV digital platform for a suggested retail price of $29.95. Taxes and fees may apply.

Tickets for VBK: 1 can be purchased online at Ticketforce.com or by calling 4Bears Casino & Lodge at 800-294-5454 (ask for Players Club).

“Tomorrow the fighters and the fans have the opportunity to experience the sport of bare knuckle – a pure competition between two athletes without gloves, without ropes and without cage fencing inside ‘The Pit’,” said Shamrock. “It all goes down tomorrow live on Pay-Per-View – Valor Bare Knuckle is here and its here to stay.”

Following are the official weights as overseen by the Three Affiliated Tribes Commission and its Chair, Damon Williams:

Heavyweight Tournament Bracket 1:
Mark Godbeer                     vs.                               Jack May
253 lbs.                                                                     242 lbs.

Heavyweight Tournament Bracket 2:
Mighty Mo                             vs.                               Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
264 lbs.                                                                     231 lbs.

Featured Bouts:
Ishe Smith                            vs.                               Estevan Payan
161 lbs.                                                                     161 lbs.

Mike Richman                     vs.                               JC Llamas
174 lbs.                                                                     175 lbs.

James McSweeney           vs.                              Lavar Johnson
253 lbs.                                                                     265 lbs.

Undercard / Local Athletes:
Dane Sayers                        vs.                               Joshua Dyer
186 lbs.                                                                     185 lbs.

Chris Jensen                       vs.                               Zach Thumb
266 lbs.                                                                     264 lbs.

Heavyweight Tournament Alternates:
Richard Cheek: 261 lbs.
Carter Williams: 283 lbs.

*All Bouts are Live and Subject to Change

Shamrock, Valor Bare Knuckle owner and founder, is a UFC® Hall of Famer and a four-time heavyweight world champion fighter and a WWE® Superstar and international wrestling legend. He is the UFC Superfight heavyweight champion, King of Pancrase champion, NWA/TNA champion, and the WWE IC champion.

The sport of bare knuckle fighting is regulated in Florida, Mississippi and Wyoming and is under consideration with several more states across America.