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Four title fights will highlight BKFC 18 in June including the return of heavyweight champion Joey Beltran as well as several ex-UFC fighters in action including Thiago Alves, Hector Lombard and Joe Riggs.
The event will take place in Miami with a date and location for the card to be announced in the coming days.
At the top of the card, Beltran will defend his BKFC heavyweight title against Sam Shewmaker, who comes into the fight following a win over Bobo O’Bannon in his most recent appearance in the ring. Shewmaker is 4-1-1 overall in bare-knuckle competition and he’s been part of the promotion since it first launched in 2018.