{"id":360420,"date":"2020-09-04T06:08:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T13:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=360420"},"modified":"2020-09-04T06:08:53","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T13:08:53","slug":"phil-baroni-forced-out-of-bkfc-12-main-event-thiago-alves-receives-new-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bkfc\/phil-baroni-forced-out-of-bkfc-12-main-event-thiago-alves-receives-new-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Baroni forced out of BKFC 12 main event, Thiago Alves receives new opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Julian Lane has stepped in to fight Thiago Alves in the main event of BKFC 12 after veteran Phil Baroni dropped out.<\/p>\n<p>Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship continues to serve as the leading promotion for bare knuckle combat, and at their upcoming September 11th show, they&#8217;re hoping to really cement their return with an event that blows fans away.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for those who were hoping to see the often controversial Baroni compete, the main event bout involving Thiago Alves will now see him go up against former viral sensation Julian Lane.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Julian Lane has replaced Phil Baroni and will now face Thiago Alves in the main event for BKFC 12! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zcCpF4hjrf\">pic.twitter.com\/zcCpF4hjrf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bareknucklefc\/status\/1301619135860953088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>BKFC&#8217;s David Feldman has had to face <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/david-feldman-determined-to-guide-bkfc-through-coronavirus-crisis\/\">a whole lot of challenges<\/a> throughout the course of the pandemic, and even before fights came back, he wanted to give people as much content as he possibly could.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to figure out different ways of creating content right now,\u201d he told BJPENN.com of BKFC\u2019s operations. \u201cGetting in contact with the fighters, interviewing the fighters. I\u2019m going to get a little more involved right now myself, getting out there a little bit and just doing everything that we can do to keep the fans engaged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the big thing right now,\u201d Feldman continued. \u201cEverybody is looking for something to do and everybody\u2019s looking for something to take their mind off of this terrible situation. We want to help do that and give them some more content. Whatever we can do to stay engaged with the fans so they don\u2019t forget about bare knuckle, and at the same time give them something to do while they\u2019re going through these times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the success their brand has enjoyed so far, Feldman had the following to say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re definitely satisfied as far as the popularity goes and how much we got out there,\u201d Feldman said, looking back on BKFC\u2019s first two years. \u201cWe essentially created a brand new combat sport and our company name is pretty much as synonymous with the sport as UFC is with MMA right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re extremely satisfied with how far this went in the initial period of time and how much notoriety that we gained so far,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s great and I take my hat off to the fighters for fighting the way they fought to get us to where we are right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How do you think Thiago Alves will perform in his BKFC debut?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julian Lane has stepped in to fight Thiago Alves in the main event of BKFC 12 after veteran Phil Baroni dropped out. 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