LT “Smash” Nelson and Robert Serna to Face off for BYB Super Middleweight Belt at BYB 22 Rocky Mountain Brawl, Saturday December 2 at the Stockyards Event Center in Denver

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LT “Smash” Nelson and Robert Serna to Face off for BYB Super Middleweight Belt at BYB 22 Rocky Mountain Brawl, Saturday December 2 at the Stockyards Event Center in Denver

Newly-crowned champion Sam Liera to take time off from fighting and vacate title.

Denver, CO – BYB Extreme Fighting Series Hall of Fame matchmaker Mel Valenzuela has added a third title fight to the BYB 22 Rocky Mountain Brawl card on Saturday December 2 at the Stockyard Event Center in Denver.  In addition to title defenses by BYB Lightweight Champions Mark Irwin and Monica Medina, undefeated Robert Serna (3-0, 3 KOs, Beeville, TX) will take on the “Uncrowned King of the Trigon” Lorawnt-T (LT) “Smash” Nelson (3-1-1, 3 KOs, Arvada, CO via Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) for the BYB Super Middleweight belt.

After unifying the Interim and BYB Super Middleweight championship in August with a decisive victory over Jose Fernandez, Sam Liera (6-0, 4 KOs, Fullerton, CA) has decided to take time off from fighting to contemplate his future.  In a post fight interview with ring announcer Kody “Big Mo” Mommaerts, the 39-year-old Liera opined at the time that the only thing that could slow him down was “old age.” In light of those comments and without immediate plans to defend the title in arguably BYB’s most talented weight class (that includes not only Nelson and Serna, but Ryan Jett, former champion Fernandez, and knockout artist Isaiah Quinones, among others), BYB has decided to vacate the title and allow the active contenders to battle for division supremacy. 

Said BYB CEO Gregory Bloom, “Sam Liera is BYB legend, and we hope to see him back in the Trigon when he’s ready.  In the meantime, as evidenced on our broadcast after his last fight against Jose Fernandez, there are hungry guys literally lined up to challenge for the Super Middleweight belt.  We feel it’s only fair to the fighters and the fans to allow those contenders the opportunity to fight for the title.”

Liera handed Nelson his only bare knuckle loss in a December 2022 decision for the BYB interim Super Middleweight title in what was named the 2022 Bare Knuckle Hall of Fame Fight of the Year.

Said Valenzuela, “After the unification match between Sam and Jose, LT deserves a rematch of a fight that he felt he would have won should the match been allowed to have gone more than 5 rounds.  He’s been hungry and waiting.  Similarly, Serna has knocked out opponents on both sides of the Atlantic and is as deserving as anyone for a shot at gold.”

Tickets for BYB 22 Rocky Mountain Brawl will go on sale shortly and more exciting fights to be announced soon.  To stay up to date, follow @bybextreme on social media or visit bybextreme.com.

About BYB Extreme

Originating in South Florida with backyard legend Dada 5000, whose backyard fights gained worldwide popularity online, BYB was founded to harness the excitement of bare knuckle fighting into a more structured product for a wider, more mainstream audience. Since 2015, BYB has worked diligently to grow the reach of bare knuckle on both a domestic and international level, hosting events in Wyoming, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, London, and Dubai, and is continuing to work with athletic commissions throughout the United States and globally to expand the fanbase growing sport of bare knuckle fighting. For more information on BYB, visit bybextreme.com and follow @bybextreme on social.

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BaseBrawl: Combat Sports Pioneer Dada 5000 Invites Tim Anderson & José Ramirez Bare Knuckle Match in BYB Trigon 

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For Immediate Release: August 8, 2023

BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting Series Founder and Combat Sport Pioneer Dada 5000 Invites Major League Baseball Brawlers Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson to “Take off the Gloves and Stake their Claim as the New Mr. October in the Mighty Trigon”

MIAMI – In light of the recent “basebrawl” that resulted in the suspension of Chicago White Sox’s Tim Anderson, Cleveland Guardians’ Jose Ramirez, and four additional players, BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting Series Founder and combat sport pioneer Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris has invited Ramirez and Anderson to settle their score in BYB’s mighty Trigon. Dada rose to fame from his staging of backyard bare knuckle fights, which went viral online and subsequently became the subject of the “Dawg Fight, a Netflix documentary by Billy Corbin.

“I’m not gonna lie.  As a guy who has been around combat sports for decades as a fighter, promoter, matchmaker, ref, you name it, I like the spark I saw in these guys.  You have some combat leagues and bare knuckle organizations that have these big bullpen-sized fighting surfaces that allow guys to dance around and evade confrontation.  Our Trigon is the exact opposite of that – the smallest fighting surface in combat sports with the tightest angles in the corners.  It forces combatants to engage.  With Anderson and Ramirez, those fellas didn’t need that prompting.  They put their heads down and their knuckles up and said “Let’s go!”  They were made for our sport.  Since baseball frowns upon their actions and went so far as to and suspended them, I think it’s only right that they get the chance to settle it the right way – in the Trigon and with me serving as the ref just like I used to do in the World Famous Greenhouse in West Perrine. In the likely chance neither team makes the playoffs, I want to personally invite them to face-off on our 10/21/23 card with the winner being crowned the New Mr. October. 

 

BYB 21 will take place October 21 in Rock Hill, South Carolina and will feature a rematch for the BYB Lightweight Title between champion Mark Irwin and Josh Oxendine, as well as a Heavyweight Title matchup between champ DJ Linderman and Rashad Coulter.  

The smallest fighting surface in combat sports, BYB Extreme’s patented three-sided “Trigon” ring features 60-degree angles that guarantee 180 degrees of adrenaline-filled matches, structured to entertain viewers. Fights are decided by the fighters and not the judges, with a 90% knock-out/finish rate.

ABOUT BYB

Originating in South Florida with backyard legend Dada 5000, whose backyard fights gained worldwide popularity online, BYB was founded to harness the excitement of bare knuckle fighting into a more structured product for a wider, more mainstream audience. Since 2015, BYB has worked diligently to grow the reach of bare knuckle on both a domestic and international level, hosting events in Wyoming, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, London, and Dubai, and is continuing to work with athletic commissions throughout the United States globally to expand the fanbase growing sport of bare knuckle fighting. For more information on BYB, visit bybextreme.com and follow @bybextreme on social.

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Two Police Gazette World Diamond Belt Title Matches to Headline BYB 18’s Inaugural Police Gazette International Cup Tournament

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For Immediate Release: April 19, 2022

Two Police Gazette World Diamond Belt Title Matches to Headline BYB 18’s Inaugural Police Gazette International Cup Tournament

BYB’s Jarome Hatch will face BKB’s Marko Martinjak in a rematch from this past March, and BKB’s Barrie Jones will defend his title against BYB’s Tommy Turner.

Miami, FL – BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting Series CEO Gregory Bloom announced today co-main events for BYB 18’s first-of-its-kind cross-promotion competition with BKB to award the first ever Police Gazette International Cup.  Undefeated champions Jarome Hatch (BYB, 3-0, 3 KOs) and Barrie Jones (BKB, 9-0, 8 KOs) will  defend their Police Gazette World Diamond Belts against challengers Marko Martinjak (BKB, 6-2) and Tommy Turner (BYB, 1-0, 1 KO), respectively. 

The Hatch-Martinjak fight is a rematch from the pair’s March 18 main event in Dubai.  Jones, no stranger to BYB’s patented Trigon ring, impressed US audiences with a quick knockout at BYB 8 in December 2021. Boxing veteran Turner made equally quick and impressive work in his bare knuckle debut with a first round stoppage this past February in Miramar, FL. Immediately following the victory, Turner called out Jones in his post-fight interview looking to take on the best in the world, and at BYB 18, he’ll get that opportunity.  

The 2023 inaugural installment will take place at BYB 18 on June 25 at London’s Indigo at the O2 in BYB’s patented Trigon ring and under BYB bare knuckle fighting rules.  The competition will consist of nine match-ups featuring BYB fighters going against BKB fighters, with the promotion scoring the majority of victories to be awarded the Police Gazette International Cup. In addition to the nine tournament matches, BYB 18 will feature an additional three bare knuckle matches, showcasing BYB’s continued expanding roster of international talent.

Said Bloom, “Working with BKB and the BKHOF, we’ve come up with a marquee event that will pit the best against the best in bare knuckle, and crown an annual cup champion among the promotions.  It’s Ryder Cup meets combat sports.”

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit bybextreme.com.

ABOUT BYB

Originating in South Florida with backyard legend Dada 5000, whose backyard fights gained worldwide popularity online, BYB was founded to harness the excitement of bare knuckle fighting into a more structured product for a wider, more mainstream audience. Since 2015, BYB has worked diligently to grow the reach of bare knuckle on both a domestic and international level, hosting events in Wyoming, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, London, and Dubai, and is continuing to work with athletic commissions throughout the United States globally to expand the fanbase growing sport of bare knuckle fighting. For more information on BYB, visit bybextreme.com and follow @bybextreme on social.

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BYB to Host First Ever Bare Knuckle Fighting Event in South Carolina on Friday, December 9, 2022

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BYB to Host First Ever Bare Knuckle Fighting Event in South Carolina on Friday, December 9, 2022

Rock Hill, SC – Earlier this week, BYB CEO Gregory Bloom met with the South Carolina Athletic Commission who subsequently legalized bare knuckle fighting in the State of South Carolina.  Today, Bloom announced that BYB will host the state’s first ever bare knuckle fighting event on Friday, December 9 at the Rock Hill Sports & Events Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina. 

Bloom had this to say about the Commission’s decision and forthcoming BYB event: 

“Since taking on a leadership role with BYB, my primary focus has been working with commissions throughout the country in an effort to sanction the sport nationwide, showcasing bare knuckle’s merits and educating leaders about its safety and benefits. I commend the South Carolina Athletic Commission on its groundbreaking decision. 

BYB is the originator of bare knuckle fighting in the US and it is fitting that BYB opens the market with one of our world class shows.  Fans are in for a treat, and we look forward to a longstanding series of fights in the state and, ultimately, the region.” 

He added, “Additionally I’d like to thank Kosmas Livanos and Global Legion FC, the number one boxing and MMA promotional company in the region for playing a critical role in assisting the meeting of the minds between BYB and the South Carolina Commission to get this historical achievement accomplished.”

ABOUT BYB

Originating in South Florida with backyard legend Dada 5000, whose backyard fights gained worldwide popularity online, BYB was founded to harness the excitement of bare knuckle fighting into a more structured product for a wider, more mainstream audience. Since 2015, BYB has worked diligently to grow the reach of bare knuckle fighting on both a domestic and international level, hosting events in Wyoming, Mississippi, Florida and London, and is continuing to work with athletic commissions throughout the United States globally to expand the fanbase growing sport of bare knuckle fighting. For more information on BYB, visit bybextreme.com and follow @bybextreme on social.

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