The hand-to-hand fight between Artem Lobov and Jason Knight is coming to an end

A bloody main event at the Barefoot Combat Championship 5 divided the combat sports observers, after horrific images of the boxers appeared after the fight.

UFC veterans Artem Lobov and Jason Knight clashed in Biloxi, Mississippi. The fight lasted five rounds. Lobov, better known in the MMA for being his teammate of Conor McGregor, was unanimously elected after knocking down Knight in each of the first three rounds.

Fighting bare fists is not for sensitive souls – a fact graphically proven by the appearance of fighters after the fight.

In case you do not know who won, Knight is on the left, Lobov on the right. They posted images of their faces separately, shedding light on their shots.

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The sheer amount of brutality has not appealed to some seasoned viewers, especially considering that Bare Knuckle FC is not expected to pay big bursaries to its fighters.

Other observers have greeted Lobov and Knight as warriors, including the legendary UFC Carlos 'Natural Born Killer'. Condit. Lobov and McGregor coach John Kavanagh sent props to his fighter and his opponent, while UFC broadcaster Jon Anik also greeted the two men, tweeting "Lotta respect for these warriors".

Boxing with bare fists usually requires fighters that they hit with more precision and precision, with a little less power not to break their hands. But the lack of gloves causes ferocious damage when a fist connects to a face.

Lobov's victory put him in a reluctant clash with former training partner and McGregor boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi. The two men had a blast in the run-up to BKFC 5, in which Malignaggi slapped Lobov, and they will settle their differences at the main event of BKFC 6 on June 22.

"Malignaggi is a little p … who squints, I'm going to provoke him," Lobov said.

Lobov beat Knight 48-47, 47-47, 48-46 and stated that he was clearly victorious despite the terrible damage suffered by both men.

"I'm going to let my face talk, I thought he'd been there a few times, he's a tough kid, he kept coming, coming," Lobov said.

Still, Knight claimed that he had been "stolen".

"We all know that I have not lost this bloody fight – we all know I have been stolen," Knight said.

The concern over the modest scholarships offered to fist boxers has intensified at BKFC 5 when President Dave Feldman said he was cutting into two the purse of a fighter – Rusty Crowder – after giving a shy performance against Reggie Barnett Jr. who Feldman intended to give the money stripped.

"The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is a new sport, a brand new company and we are here for action," said Feldman, entering the track to announce the shock.

"And we want action and we demand action from the fighters." We did not have any action in this last fight because Rusty Crowder wanted to run. give half of his purse to Reggie Barnett, make some noise, Biloxi, do it to Bare Knuckle, fight, or you're not paid. "

Feldman subsequently withdrew the threat and declared that he had paid Crowder in full.

– The world of sports