Paulie Malignaggi and Artem Lobov are set to fight in a bare knuckle boxing match at BKFC 6 in Tampa, Florida on June 22nd. The pair have had a longstanding grudge since the Conor McGregor and Paulie Malignaggi sparring video drama before the McGregor vs Mayweather fight. They finally get to settle their differences in the bloodiest way possible. Lobov won his bare knuckle boxing debut in an entertaining. This Saturday in Tampa, Florida, Bare Knuckle FC 6 will feature their most high-profile fight yet, a grudge match between former WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi and UFC veteran Artem Lobov. It’s the biggest fight of the weekend and also has one of the best bets for the year available, so let’s get to it. Analysis and Best Bet.

Artem Lobov will be making his bare knuckle boxing debut next month (Sat. April 6, 2019).

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“The Russian Hammer” faces off against fellow former UFC fighter Jason Knight under the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) banner. Also signed to BKFC is ex-WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi. If Lobov emerges victorious, Malignaggi is hoping to land a fight with the Conor McGregor teammate next.

Speaking to BJPenn.com recently, Lobov said his performance at BKFC will be a preview for what he has in store for Malignaggi:

“April 6th, please tune in and see for yourself, and treat this as a little preview for what I have in store for Paulie Malignaggi,” Lobov said. This is fight [with Knight], I will burst through this guy, literally.

“Choo Choo motherf***er. The Siberian Express is on its way. So I will burst through this guy April 6th, and then down the line I want Paulie Malignaggi. This is the fight that I’m really after.”

Malignaggi has a bad history with the McGregor camp. He was initially part of McGregor’s training camp for his fight against Floyd Mayweather before some leaked sparring footage favoring McGregor upset Malignaggi, resulting in him leaving the camp.

He has been seeking revenge for the incident ever since. Now, Lobov can’t believe his “luck” that he actually gets to step into the ring against Malignaggi in a bare knuckle fight:

“Honestly, at first I couldn’t believe it,” Lobov said. “I could not believe my luck. I thought I was never gonna get that guy into the ring. I knew he needed money, but I thought he was after proper, big, big pay days, like the Conor fight, which he tried to make happen for many, many years.

“Let’s be honest, there’s no chance of that fight happening. He’s not on the level of Conor. So I thought this guy was just gonna talk and yap around and never really step into the ring. I thought he was done, but I was wrong. Money talks. and we all need to eat. Paulie’s broke, otherwise he wouldn’t be commentating every week for a couple of hundred bucks.

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“So he’s back. He’s back in the ring and trust me, this is not the thing he wants to do.

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It’s the year 2019, and things continue to just get weirder.

Former UFC featherweight Artem Lobov will square off against ex-two division boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6 main event on June 22.

The highly anticipated grudge match will go down in Tampa, Florida, as the fledgling new fight promotion gathers traction with fans around the world.

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Lobov will compete in his second bare knuckle event, having beaten Jason Knight by unanimous decision at Bare Knuckle FC 5. A win guaranteed “The Russian Hammer” a showdown with Malignaggi,meaning all is set for one of the strangest events of the year.

Lobov is famous for his stint in the UFC but gained worldwide attention as the close friend and training partner of the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor.

Malignaggi is better known as the current Showtime boxing pundit and former two-weight world champion.

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However, the unrest between the two relates to Malignaggi’s ill-fated time as McGregor’s sparring partner prior to the Irishman’s bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2017. The “Magic Man” hada public spat with McGregor following that bout which somehow stretched to a full-blown feud with Lobov.

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On June 22, both men will get a chance to sort out their differences with their bare fists.