The world of Bare Knuckle takes center stage this week as Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 19 takes place on Friday at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa.

The main event features BKFC's marquee star, Paige VanZant, as she meets Rachael Ostovich in a rematch. They first squared off at a UFC Fight Night event in January 2019 with VanZant winning via second-round submission. Now, VanZant and Ostovich will do battle with taped fists to settle the score on who is the better striker. 

“Since their tremendous fight in the UFC two years ago, combat sport fans have long expected a rematch between Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich,” Dave Feldman said, President of BKFC. “These two beautiful women have shown how tough and skilled they are and each have wanted the rematch to truly settle the score, once and for all.”

After becoming a free agent in 2020, VanZant had a choice of where to go. She tested the waters and talked with every major combat sports promotion before ultimately deciding to sign with BKFC. VanZant made her much anticipated BKFC debut in February during Super Bowl weekend against Britain Hart, but came up short losing via unanimous decision. 

Ostovich went 1-3 in her UFC run, coming up short in her last three contests. Those setbacks led to Ostovich being released by the organization. She signed with BKFC in April and set her sights on gaining a measure of revenge against VanZant. 

Will VanZant be able to secure her first BKFC victory? Or does Ostovich spoil the plans?