The year 2021 was the fourth year in the history of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, a bare-knuckle fighting promotion based in Philadelphia. The year consisted of 13 events, including an inaugural Fight Night event alongside nine title fights. The promotion also saw the inception of the new Cruiserweight division and its inaugural title fight at .
2021 season is expected to start with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: KnuckleMania. BKFC is available on PPV all over the world and on FITE TV.
The following fighters won the BKFC year-end awards for 2022
BKFC KnuckleMania was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 5, 2021, in Miami, USA.
Former UFC star Paige VanZant made her bare-knuckle fighting debut in the main event.
Chris Leben made his combat sports retirement appearance against Quentin Henry.
Uly Diaz was initially scheduled to compete on the card, but was eventually removed from the card due to an unknown reason.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
BKFC: Bare Knuckle Kingdom is a bare-knuckle fighting event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship in partnership with Full Metal Dojo held on March 6, 2021, in Thailand.
In the main event, Steve Banks faced Nikolay Gussev and in the co-main event and Tee Jay Chang faced Fabiano Hawthorne.
BKFC 16: Garcia vs. Elmore was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on March 19, 2021, in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
The event was headlined by Leonard Garcia and Joe Elmore in a lightweight bout.
Former WBO Junior Welterweight World Champion DeMarcus Corley made his bare-knuckle boxing debut at this event against Reggie Barnett Jr.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
BKFC 17: Tate vs. Burns was a bare-knuckle fighting event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship held on April 30, 2021, at the Boutwell Memorial Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
BKFC 18: Beltran vs. Shewmaker was a bare-knuckle fighting event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship held on June 26, 2021, in Miami, Florida.
BKFC 19: VanZant vs. Ostovich was a bare-knuckle fighting event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship held on July 23, 2021, at the Florida State Fairgrounds Tampa Bay, Florida USA.
The event was headlined by a bare-knuckle boxing rematch Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich, who previously fought in mixed martial arts at on January 19, 2019.
Also announced for the card, Britain Hart faced Jenny Savage.
Also featured on the card were three "Platform Showdown Fights", amateur bouts between internet celebrities. Rapper Blueface fought TikTok star Kane Trujillo; YouTuber and Musical artist Nick Ireland faced TikToker DK Money; and TikToker Evil Hero met fellow TikToker Dakota Olave.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
BKFC 20: Bedford vs. Barnett was a bare-knuckle fighting event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship held on August 20, 2021.
The event was headlined by a title rematch for the vacant BKFC Bantamweight Championship between Johnny Bedford and Reggie Barnett. The two previously fought for the title at BKFC 6 on June 22, 2019, where Bedford won by unanimous decision.
Former UFC fighter Alan Belcher made his bare-knuckle debut against Tony Lopez.
BKFC 21: Cochrane vs. Burns was a bare-knuckle fighting event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship held on September 10, 2021.
The event was headlined by a bout between Dakota Cochrane and Mike Richman.
The event also featured the BKFC debut of former UFC fighter Houston Alexander.
BKFC Fight Night Montana: Riggs vs. Guillard (also known as BKFC Fight Night 1) was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship held on October 9, 2021.
The event was the inaugural event in the BKFC Fight Night series. It was headlined by a bout between former UFC fighters Melvin Guillard and Joe Riggs.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
BKFC Fight Night Wichita: Rickels vs. Lane (also known as BKFC Fight Night 2) was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on October 23, 2021.
BKFC Fight Night New York: Beltran vs. Adams (also known as BKFC Fight Night 3) was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship held on November 6, 2021.
The event was headlined by a rematch between Joey Beltran and Arnold Adams for the BKFC Heavyweight Championship. The pair originally fought in 2018 at , with Adams winning via TKO in the fourth round.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
BKFC 22 Miami: Lombard vs. Hunt was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on November 12, 2021.
The event was headlined by a title match between the BKFC Cruiserweight Champion Hector Lombard and Lorenzo Hunt for the inaugural BKFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
The co-main event saw Luis Palomino defending the BKFC Lightweight Championship against former BKFC Bantamweight Champion Dat Nguyen.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
BKFC Fight Night Tampa: Brown vs. Taylor (also known as BKFC Fight Night 4) was a bare-knuckle fighting event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship held on December 9, 2021.
The event was headlined by a Lightweight Title Eliminator bout between Martin Brown and Bobby Taylor.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
BKFC Thailand 1: The Game Changer was a bare-knuckle fighting event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship held on December 18, 2021, in Thailand.
In the main event, Tee Jay Chang and Fabiano Hawthorne and in the co-main event, Sirimongkol Singmanasak and Reza Goodary will face each other. Hawthorne later withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Keivan Soleimani.