'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on October 20, 2018 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. This event featured the semi-final of a 8-Man Heavyweight Tournament to crown the inaugural BKFC Heavyweight Champion. The event also featured the quarter-final of a 8-Man Lightweight Tournament. A planned Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Final matchup between Reggie Barnett Jr and Josue Rivera was cancelled when Rivera no-showed the event causing Barnett Jr to advance to the semi-finals due to forfeit.
Arnold Adams
Sam Shewmaker
Marcel Stamps
Kendall Grove
Joe Riggs
Brock Weaver
Elvin Brito
Harris Stephenson
Christine Ferea
Jennifer Tate
Johnny Bedford
Matt Murphy
Abdiel Velazquez
Shawn West