Ken Shamrock, the World’s Most Dangerous Man and promoter of Valor Bare Knuckle Inc. (VBK™) presented the premiere Valor Bare Knuckle event on Saturday, Sept. 21 on Pay-Per-View.
VBK: 1 featured a one-night, four-man heavyweight tournament as the card’s main attraction.
The first heavyweight bracket saw UK fighter Mark “Hand of” Godbeer take on fellow UFC veteran Jack May. At just 50 seconds into the first round, Godbeer knocked his opponent out with a straight right to the chin. As medics and officials attended to May, Godbeer took the Japanese seiza pose. He remained in this position as a show of respect until May rose to his feet. The sold out crowd gave both fighters massive applause.
“Nothing was in my mind other than to direct my appreciation, concern and respect for Jack. Heavyweights are huge guys giving and taking strong punches, so I was very happy when he came around. A few days later I reached out to him through social media to check in. He congratulated me. I thanked him. We know this is part of the fight game.”
—Mark Godbeer
“Fighters put it all on the line,” remarked Shamrock. “We try to give fans an experience they will never forget. I have so much respect and appreciation for Godbeer and May, and everyone else who competed on our historic first card.”
