The inaugural event was held on February 10, 2007. The event was held by Strikeforce and took place at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

UFC Fight Night 23: Fight for the Troops 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 22, 2011 at Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas.

Bellator 124 took place on September 12, 2014 at the Compuware Arena in Plymouth Township, Michigan. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. Main Card: Emanuel Newton vs. Joey Beltran (Title Fight) Kelly Anundson vs. Liam McGeary L.C. Davis vs. Zeilton Rodrigues Tom Bagnasco vs. Ryan Couture

BKFC 33 took place Friday, November 18, 2022 with 12 fights at Liberty First Arena in Omaha, Nebraska

Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef took place May 20, 2016 at the CenturyLink Arena, Boise, Idaho. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Bellator 168: Sakara vs Beltran will be held on December 10, 2016 at the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV. In the main event, Alessio Sakara faces Joey Beltran. Sakara made his Bellator debut earlier this year at the first Bellator event in Italy and defeated Brian Rogers by knockout in the second round. The event will also feature Bellator Kickboxing bouts including an anticipated female flyweight rematch between Denise Kielholtz and Gloria Peritore, the woman who defeated her this past June. The bout will be for the inaugural Bellator Kickboxing Female Flyweight World Championship.

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on August 25, 2018 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. This event featured the semi-final of a 8-Man Heavyweight Tournament. The inaugural Police Gazette Women's Featherweight champion, Bec Rawlings, was awarded this title by the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame 3 days after her win over Alma Garcia at BKFC 1, making her fight with Britain Hart her first title defense.

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6: Malignaggi vs. Lobov' was a bare-knuckle boxing event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on June 22, 2019 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, USA. The BKFC 6 main event was the highly anticipated bout between UFC veteran and The Ultimate Fighter 22 finalist, Artem Lobov against the former IBF junior welterweight and WBA welterweight champion, Paulie Malignaggi. On the main card, the fight between Johnny Bedford and Reggie Barnett Jr. was the final in the BKFC Lightweight Tournament. The winner of this tournament was awarded the inaugural BKFC Lightweight Championship and Police Gazette Lightweight American Championship.

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 4: USA vs Mexico' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 2, 2019 at the Beto Ávila Stadium in Cancun, Mexico. This was the first international bare-knuckle boxing event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).

'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on June 2, 2018 at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. This was the first bare-knuckle boxing event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) and the first sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing event in the United States since 1889. This event featured the quarter-final of a 8-Man Heavyweight Tournament.