2025 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
| 2025 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship | ||||
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| First date | January 18, 2025 | |||
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The year 2025 is the 8th year in the history of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, a bare-knuckle fighting promotion based in Philadelphia.
Background
[edit]The 2025 season will start with BKFC Fight Night Pechanga: Kurdanov vs. Brito on January 18, 2025.
List of events
[edit]| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
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| 1 | BKFC Fight Night Pechanga: Kurdanov vs. Brito | January 18, 2025 | Pechanga Resort Casino |  Temecula, California, USA
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| 2 | BKFC Knucklemania V | January 25, 2025 | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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| 3 | BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun: Lane vs. VanCamp | February 1, 2025 | Mohegan Sun | Uncasville, Connecticut
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| 4 | BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Thompson vs. Boardman | February 8, 2025 | Walker Activity Dome |  Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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BKFC Fight Night Pechanga: Kurdanov vs. Brito
[edit]| BKFC Fight Night Pechanga: Kurdanov vs. Brito | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | January 18, 2025 |
| Venue | Pechanga Resort Casino |
| City | Temecula, California |
BKFC Fight Night Pechanga: Kurdanov vs. Brito is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on January 18, 2025.[1]
Background
[edit]A welterweight bout between Evgeny Kurdanov and Elvin Brito is scheduled to headline this event.[1]
Fight card
[edit]| BKFC Fight Night Pechanga: Kurdanov vs. Brito | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 75 kg |  Evgeny Kurdanov
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vs. |  Elvin Brito
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| Lightweight 70 kg | Robbie Peralta
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vs. | JorDan Christensen
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| Welterweight 75 kg | Rodney Thomas
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vs. | Art Driscoll
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| Lightweight 70 kg | Mike Andaya
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vs. |  Dan Godoy
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| Heavyweight 120 kg | Caleb Joseph Avila
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vs. | Tylor Sijohn
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| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Fernando Gonzalez
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vs. | Erick Lozano
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| Welterweight 75 kg | Ryan Petersen
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vs. | Matthew Socholotiuk
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| Heavyweight 120 kg | Iman Williams
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vs. | Gabriel Mota
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| Middleweight 79 kg | Luis Villasenor
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vs. | Jeremy Sauceda
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| Flyweight 57 kg | Alexander Prince Gutierrez
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vs. | Justyn Martinez
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BKFC Knucklemania V
[edit]| BKFC Knucklemania V | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | January 25, 2025 |
| Venue | Wells Fargo Center |
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
BKFC Knucklemania V is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on January 25, 2025.[2]
Background
[edit]A bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion (also former two-time Bellator Lightweight Champion and Bellator Season 1 Lightweight Tournament Winner) Eddie Alvarez and Jeremy Stephens is expected to headline the event.[3] A BKFC World Heavyweight Championship bout between champion Mick Terrill and Ben Rothwell is scheduled to take place at the event.[4]
Influencer Bryce Hall was scheduled compete at this event against Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Kimbo Slice Jr.).[4] However, Ferguson Jr. pulled out due to unknown reasons and the bout was scrapped.[5]
Fight card
[edit]| BKFC Knucklemania V | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Eddie Alvarez
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vs. | Jeremy Stephens
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| Heavyweight 120 kg | Mick Terrill (c)
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vs. | Ben Rothwell
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For the BKFC World Heavyweight Championship. | |||
| W.Flyweight 57 kg | Taylor Starling
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vs. |  Bec Rawlings
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| Middleweight 79 kg | John Garbarino
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vs. | Apostle Spencer
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| Welterweight 75 kg | Pat Sullivan
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vs. | Kaine Tomlinson, Jr.
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| Heavyweight 120 kg | Pat Brady
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vs. | Zach Calmus
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| Welterweight 75 kg | Dustin Pague
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vs. | JD Burns
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| Middleweight 79 kg | Cody Russell
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vs. | Logan Tucker
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| Heavyweight 120 kg | Joey Dawejko
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vs. | Steve Banks
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| Bantamweight 61 kg | Phil Caracappa
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vs. | Noah Norman
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| Lightweight 70 kg | Zedekiah Montanez
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vs. | Brandon Meyer
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| Middleweight 79 kg | Itso Babulaidze
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vs. | Bryan McDowell
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| Bantamweight 61 kg | Travis Thompson
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vs. | Zachary Pannell
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BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun: Lane vs. VanCamp
[edit]| BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun: Lane vs. VanCamp | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | February 1, 2025 |
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut |
BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun: Lane vs. VanCamp is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 1, 2025.[6]
Background
[edit]A welterweight bout between Julian Lane and former UFC fighter Cameron VanCamp is scheduled to headline the event.[7]
Fight card
[edit]| BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Thompson vs. Boardman | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Julian Lane
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vs. | Cameron VanCamp
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| Middleweight 79 kg | Brennan Ward
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vs. | James Dennis
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| Middleweight 79 kg | Will Santiago
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vs. | Dakota Cochrane
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| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Kastriot Xhema
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vs. | Adam De Freitas
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| Heavyweight 120 kg | Parker Porter
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vs. | Chase Gormley
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| Featherweight 66 kg | Rico DiSciullo
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vs. | Anthony Foye
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| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Yorgan De Castro
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vs. | Bobby Brents
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| Bantamweight 61 kg | Sito Navarro
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vs. | Jack Grady
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| Featherweight 66 kg | Danny Pettit
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vs. | Jared Lennon
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| Welterweight 75 kg | Spencer Meehan
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vs. | Grady Wall
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| Flyweight 57 kg | Tyler Randall
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vs. | Andrew Strode
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BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Thompson vs. Boardman
[edit]| BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Thompson vs. Boardman | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | February 8, 2025 |
| Venue | Walker Activity Dome |
| City | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Thompson vs. Boardman is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 8, 2025.[8]
Background
[edit]A bout for the vacant BKFC UK Cruiserweight Championship bout between Karl Thompson and Rob Boardman is scheduled to headline the event.[8]
Fight card
[edit]| BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Thompson vs. Boardman | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg |  Karl Thompson
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vs. | Rob Boardman
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For the vacant BKFC UK Cruiserweight Championship. | |||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Pic Jardine
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vs. | Tony Shields
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| Heavyweight 120 kg | James Walker
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vs. | Jan Sulecki
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| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Mpampis Klados
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vs. | Leigh Cohoon
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| Heavyweight 120 kg | Travis Dickinson
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vs. | Kevin Masirika
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| Welterweight 75 kg | Alan Comby
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vs. | Oscar Smykiel
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| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Joe Lister
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vs. | John Ferguson
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| W.Flyweight 57 kg |  Sara Bitto
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vs. | Sandra Rees
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| Bantamweight 61 kg | Bartek Kanabey
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vs. | Ray Putterill
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| Lightweight 70 kg | Lewis Keen
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vs. |  Ryan McCarthy
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| Bantamweight 61 kg | Lewis Garside
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vs. | Harry Cain
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| Welterweight 75 kg | Paul Cook
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vs. | Adam Grogan
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| Lightweight 70 kg | Brandon Comby
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vs. | Mark Grubic
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| Welterweight 75 kg | Liam Hutchinson
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vs. | Mikey Henderson
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "BKFC FIGHT NIGHT PECHANGA". Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "BKFC KNUCKLEMANIA V". Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Danny Segura (2024-11-19). "Eddie Alvarez books hometown BKFC KnuckleMania 5 fight vs. Jeremy Stephens". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ a b Alexander K. Lee (2024-12-03). "Kimbo Slice Jr. set to fight Bryce Hall at BKFC KnuckleMania 5". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Nolan King and Mike Bohn (2025-01-07). "Bryce Hall vs. 'Baby Slice' removed from BKFC: KnuckleMania 5 lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ "BKFC FIGHT NIGHT MOHEGAN SUN". Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-01-04). "Four former UFC fighters set to compete at BKFC on DAZN at Mohegan Sun". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ a b "BKFC FIGHT NIGHT NEWCASTLE". Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. Retrieved 2024-12-07.