The BKFC 65 primary occasion didn’t stay as much as expectations after Christine Ferea efficiently defended her flyweight title in a lackluster outing in opposition to Jade Masson-Wong.
The principle occasion resulted in a break up choice with Ferea retaining her belt however the crowd in Salt Lake Metropolis let the fighters hear it after the five-round battle failed to provide a lot motion. Following the occasion, BKFC president David Feldman erupted when he addressed the primary occasion and the way each fighters didn’t ship throughout the five-round headliner.
“I assumed it was f*cking terrible truthfully,” Feldman stated on the BKFC 65 post-fight press convention. “Terrible. One of many worst primary occasions we’ve ever had in historical past. One of many worst girls’s fights we’ve ever had.”
Whereas the bare-knuckle promotion was constructed round viral brawls and brutal knockouts, Ferea vs. Masson-Wong didn’t ship both one with the flyweights not partaking all that a lot throughout the 10-minute combat.
Feldman particularly bought annoyed with Masson-Wong as she tried to dethrone Ferea and turn out to be champion however finally didn’t go away all of it within the ring.
He wasn’t a lot happier with Ferea, who has been a mainstay in BKFC for the reason that promotion’s third occasion again in 2018 with Friday’s card serving as her fourth straight title protection — a brand new file for the group.
“In case you’re preventing for the championship — I imply I feel everybody will agree with me — for those who’re preventing for a championship, you’ve bought to go in there, you’ve bought to be keen to exit in your defend,” Feldman stated. “It didn’t appear like both girl actually wished to get hit tonight.
“I used to be disenchanted and the feedback on-line are telling me that they have been very disenchanted, too. I’m sorry to say that however it’s what it’s.”
BKFC has promoted a few playing cards in Salt Lake Metropolis to date with Feldman saying plans for 4 extra exhibits there over the subsequent 12 months however he promised higher for the followers in attendance and people watching at house than what unfolded in Friday’s primary occasion.
“It was a really lackluster primary occasion,” Feldman stated. “I used to be very disenchanted as have been the followers as you heard by the boos as have been the feedback. Unlucky.”
Through the press convention, Feldman did tease plans for a BKFC card to cap off the 12 months with Mike Perry anticipated to make his return in a “megafight” that he anticipates saying someday subsequent week.
