| 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.
The 2025 season will start with BKFC Fight Night Pechanga: Kurdanov vs. Brito on January 18, 2025.
| # | 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 |
| 2 | BKFC Knucklemania V | January 25, 2025 | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 3 | BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun: Lane vs. VanCamp | February 1, 2025 | Mohegan Sun | Uncasville, Connecticut |
| 4 | BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Thompson vs. Boardman | February 8, 2025 | Walker Activity Dome |  Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| 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]
A welterweight bout between Evgeny Kurdanov and Elvin Brito is scheduled to headline this event. [1]
| BKFC Fight Night Pechanga: Kurdanov vs. Brito | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 75 kg |  Evgeny Kurdanov | vs. |  Evgeny Kurdanov | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Robbie Peralta | vs. | JorDan Christensen | ||||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Rodney Thomas | vs. | Art Driscoll | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Fernando Gonzalez | vs. | Erick Lozano | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Caleb Joseph Avila | vs. | Tylor Sijohn | ||||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Luis Villasenor | vs. | Jeremy Sauceda | ||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Mike Hansen | vs. | Justyn Martinez | ||||
| 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]
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 will also compete at this event against Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Kimbo Slice Jr.). [4]
| BKFC Knucklemania V | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Eddie Alvarez | vs. | Jeremy Stephens | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Mick Terrill (c) | vs. | Ben Rothwell | For the BKFC World Heavyweight Championship. | |||
| W.Flyweight 57 kg | Bec Rawlings | vs. |  Taylor Starling | ||||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Bryce Hall | vs. | Kimbo Slice Jr. | ||||
| BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun: Lane vs. VanCamp | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | February 1, 2025 |
| Venue | Walker Activity Dome |
| 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. [5]
A welterweight bout between Julian Lane and former UFC fighter Cameron VanCamp is scheduled to headline the event. [5]
| BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Thompson vs. Boardman | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Julian Lane | vs. | Cameron VanCamp | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Sito Navarro | vs. | Jack Grady | ||||
| 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. [6]
A bout for the vacant BKFC UK Cruiserweight Championship bout between Karl Thompson and Rob Boardman is scheduled to headline the event. [6]
| BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Thompson vs. Boardman | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg |  Karl Thompson | vs. | Rob Boardman | For the vacant BKFC UK Cruiserweight Championship. | |||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Pic Jardine | vs. | Tony Shields | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | James Walker | vs. | Jan Sulecki | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Mpampis Klados | vs. | Leigh Cohoon | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Joe Lister | vs. | John Ferguson | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Bartek Kanabey | vs. | Ray Putterill | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Lewis Garside | vs. | Harry Cain | ||||
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