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Jason Knight vs. Charles ‘Felony’ Bennett booked as first main event for Jorge Masvidal’s bare-knuckle MMA promotion

Jorge Masvidal has booked the first main event for his inaugural Gamebred Fighting Championships card, which will feature bare-knuckle MMA fights.

A pair of BKFC veterans will clash when Jason Knight takes on Charles “Felony” Bennett in the main event set on June 18 with the event taking place in Biloxi, Miss.

Masvidal announced plans to launch his own bare-knuckle MMA promotion just before his welterweight title fight at UFC 261 in April. Now the veteran fighter has moved forward with the first card, which will fights contested under MMA rules with the fighters wearing no gloves.