Britain Hart will face a new opponent for the inaugural strawweight title at BKFC 29 after Fani Peloumpi was forced off the card due to visa issues.
With Peloumpi out, Hart will take face bare knuckle veteran Charisa Sigala in the main event scheduled to take place in Great Falls, Mont., with the event airing on the BKFC app and FITE TV.
BKFC officials announced the switch on Wednesday.
BKFC 29 Announcement Due to visa issues, Britain Hart will now face Charisa Sigala for the women’s strawweight championship!
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After originally being scheduled against Paige VanZant, UFC veteran Paige Sigala accepted the fight. The bout was cancelled just days prior to the scheduled date.
Plans were in motion to rebook Sigala against VanZant in November but now she’ll miss that fight in favor of competing to become the first 115-pound women’s champion in BKFC history.
Sigala comes into the fight with 1-2-1 record in bare-knuckle competition including a win over Jessica Link and then going to a draw against Angela Danzig in her last outing in March.
As for Hart, she’ll take a second stab at becoming a BKFC champion after falling short in her bid to win the flyweight title in a decision loss against Christine Ferea in February. Hart won a victory over Bec Rawlings in February, before BKFC introduced the strawweight title.
Overall, Hart sports a 5-3 resume in BKFC including wins over VanZant, Jenny Savage and Pearl Gonzalez.
