| 2025 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| 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 started with BKFC Fight Night Pechanga: Kurdanov vs. Brito on January 18, 2025.
| 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 was a 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 headlined this event. [1]
| BKFC Fight Night Pechanga: Kurdanov vs. Brito [2] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 75 kg |  Evgeny Kurdanov | def. |  Elvin Brito | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Robbie Peralta | def. | JorDan Christensen | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Welterweight 75 kg | Ryan Petersen | def. |  Matthew Socholotiuk | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Welterweight 75 kg | Rodney Thomas | def. | Art Driscoll | Decision (unanimous) (49-44, 49-44, 48-45) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Mike Andaya | def. | Dan Godoy | TKO | 2 | 0:45 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Caleb Joseph Avila | def. | Tylor Sijohn | TKO | 3 | 1:25 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Iman Williams | def. | Gabriel Mota | KO | 1 | 1:54 | |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Jeremy Sauceda | def. | Luis Villasenor | TKO | 1 | 0:38 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Justyn Martinez | def. | Alexander Prince Gutierrez | TKO | 1 | 1:05 | |
| BKFC Knucklemania V | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | January 25, 2025 |
| Venue | Wells Fargo Center |
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Attendance | 17,762 [3] |
BKFC Knucklemania V is was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on January 25, 2025. [4]
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 headlined the event. [5] A BKFC World Heavyweight Championship bout between champion Mick Terrill and Ben Rothwell took place at the event. [6]
Influencer Bryce Hall was scheduled compete at this event against Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Kimbo Slice Jr.). [6] However, Ferguson Jr. pulled out due to unknown reasons and the bout was scrapped. [7]
Dustin Pague and JD Burns were scheduled to compete at this event but the bout was scrapped due to medical reasons. [8]
The following fighters were awarded bonuses: [9]
| BKFC Knucklemania V [10] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Jeremy Stephens | def. | Eddie Alvarez | TKO (corner stoppage) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Ben Rothwell | def. |  Mick Terrill (c) | KO | 1 | 0:36 | For the BKFC World Heavyweight Championship. |
| W.Flyweight 57 kg |  Bec Rawlings | def. | Taylor Starling | Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-44, 49-45) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Pat Brady | def. | Zach Calmus | TKO | 1 | 0:53 | |
| Middleweight 79 kg | John Garbarino | def. | Apostle Spencer | KO | 1 | 0:59 | |
| Welterweight 75 kg | Kaine Tomlinson, Jr. | def. | Pat Sullivan | KO | 1 | 0:37 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Steve Banks | def. | Joey Dawejko | TKO | 3 | 1:54 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Brandon Meyer | def. | Zedekiah Montanez | KO | 2 | 0:39 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Travis Thompson | def. | Zachary Pannell | KO | 2 | 0:41 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Phil Caracappa | def. | Noah Norman | DQ | 4 | 0:40 | |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Cody Russell | def. | Logan Tucker | KO | 3 | 0:48 | |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Itso Babulaidze | def. | Bryan McDowell | Decision (unanimous) (48-42, 47-43, 48-42) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| BKFC on DAZN 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 on DAZN Mohegan Sun: Lane vs. VanCamp (also known as BKFC on DAZN 4) was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 1, 2025. [11]
A welterweight bout between Julian Lane and former UFC fighter Cameron VanCamp headlined the event. [12]
| BKFC on DAZN Mohegan Sun: Lane vs. VanCamp [13] [14] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Julian Lane | def. | Cameron VanCamp | KO | 4 | 0:54 | |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Brennan Ward | def. | James Dennis | KO | 1 | 0:38 | |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Dakota Cochrane | def. | Will Santiago | TKO | 3 | 1:03 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Rico DiSciullo | def. | Anthony Foye | TKO | 3 | 1:08 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Yorgan De Castro | def. | Bobby Brents | TKO (hematoma) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Parker Porter | def. | Chase Gormley | TKO | 1 | 0:44 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Andrew Strode | def. | Tyler Randall | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Sito Navarro | def. | Jack Grady | TKO | 4 | 1:44 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Jared Lennon | def. | Jacob Kreitel | TKO | 2 | 0:45 | |
| Welterweight 75 kg | Spencer Meehan | def. | Grady Wall | TKO (shoulder injury) | 1 | 0:22 | |
| 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 was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 8, 2025. [15]
A bout for the vacant BKFC UK Cruiserweight Championship bout between Karl Thompson and Rob Boardman headlined the event. [15]
| BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Thompson vs. Boardman [16] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg |  Karl Thompson | def. | Rob Boardman | TKO | 1 | 1:46 | For the vacant BKFC UK Cruiserweight Championship. |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Pic Jardine | def. | Tony Shields | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-46, 49-46, 50-45 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Lewis Keen | def. |  Ryan McCarthy | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 |
| Welterweight 75 kg | Paul Cook | def. | Adam Grogan | TKO | 4 | 0:25 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Travis Dickinson | def. | Rowan Gregory | TKO | 2 | 2:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Joe Lister | def. | John Ferguson | TKO | 1 | 1:48 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Lewis Garside | def. | Bartek Kanabey | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-43, 50-43, 50-43 |
| Welterweight 75 kg | Brandon Comby | def. | Ryan Carmichael | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 |
| Welterweight 75 kg | Mikey Henderson | def. | Liam Hutchinson | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-45, 50-45, 49-47 |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Leigh Cohoon | def. | Mpampis Klados | TKO | 3 | 0:33 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | James Walker | def. | Jan Sulecki | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-44, 50-44, 50-44 |
| Welterweight 75 kg | Oscar Smykiel | def. | Alan Comby | TKO | 1 | 1:49 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg |  Tommy Strydom | def. | John Spencer | TKO | 3 | 1:18 | |
| BKFC Fight Night Albuquerque: Richardson vs. Usmanov | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | February 28, 2025 |
| Venue | Kiva Auditorium |
| City | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |
BKFC Fight Night Albuquerque: Richardson vs. Usmanov was a bare-knuckle fighting held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 28, 2025. [17]
A bantamweight bout between former BKFC Bantamweight Champion Keith Richardson and Bekhzod Usmonov headlined the event. [17]
| BKFC Fight Night Albuquerque: Richardson vs. Usmanov [18] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg |  Bekhzod Usmonov | def. | Keith Richardson | KO | 1 | 0:55 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Donald Sanchez | def. | Harrison Aiken | Decision (unanimous) (49-43, 49-43, 48-44) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Welterweight 75 kg | Derrick Findley | def. | Felipe Chavez | KO | 3 | 1:59 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Eric Dodson | def. | Van Vo | TKO | 3 | 0:17 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Derek Perez | def. | Mike Livingston | TKO | 1 | 1:58 | |
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Murat Kilimetov | def. | Lamont Stafford | TKO | 1 | 1:01 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | William Albrecht | def. | Brett Fields | TKO | 1 | 1:35 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Justyn Martinez | def. | Zay Garcia | TKO | 1 | 1:40 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Jay Jackson | def. | Kyle McElroy | TKO | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Lorenzo Coca | def. | Ruben Arroyo | TKO | 2 | 2:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Roderick Stewart | def. | Bryant McClain | TKO | 1 | 1:16 | |
| BKFC Fight Night Philly: Pague vs. Angelcor | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | March 21, 2025 |
| Venue | 2300 Arena |
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
BKFC Fight Night Philly: Pague vs. Angelcor is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on March 21, 2025. [19]
A welterweight bout between Dustin Pague and Andrew Angelcor is scheduled to headline the event. [19]
| BKFC Fight Night Philly: Pague vs. Angelcor | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Dustin Pague | vs. | Andrew Angelcor | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Anthony Pagan | vs. | Colin Reeser | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Cody Vidal | vs. | Brandon Conley | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Lex Ludlow | vs. | Connor McKenna | ||||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Dalvin Blair | vs. | Justin Walters | ||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Nick Burgos | vs. | Noah Norman | ||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Elijah Harris | vs. | Brandon Honsvick | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Maurice Horne | vs. | Adam De Freitas | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Pat Carroll | vs. | Alex Davis | ||||
| BKFC 70 Hollywood, FL: Palomino vs. Davis | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | March 27, 2025 |
| Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood |
| City | Hollywood, Florida |
BKFC 70 Hollywood, FL: Palomino vs. Davis is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on March 27, 2025. [20]
A lightweight bout between former BKFC Welterweight Champion (also former BKFC Lightweight Champion) Luis Palomino and Howard Davis is scheduled to headline the event. [20]
| BKFC 70 Hollywood, FL: Palomino vs. Davis | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Luis Palomino | vs. | Howard Davis | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Leonardo Perdomo | vs. | Steve Herelius | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Justin Ibarrola | vs. | Abdiel Velazquez | ||||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Julio Perez Rodriguez | vs. | Lewis Glover | ||||
| Featherweight 66 kg |  Edgard Plazaola | vs. | Louie Lopez | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Chris Garcia | vs. | Robert Armas | ||||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Peter Peraza | vs. | Kaine Tomlinson Jr. | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | AJ Rodriguez | vs. | Corey Roberts | ||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Matt Russo | vs. | Justin Street | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Nicholas Blume | vs. | Bear Hill | ||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Jan Carlos Rivera | vs. | Juan Inclan | ||||
| BKFC Fight Night Manchester: Chipchase vs. Fox | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | March 29, 2025 |
| Venue | Planet Ice |
| City | Altrincham, England |
BKFC Fight Night Manchester: Chipchase vs. Fox an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on March 29, 2025. [21]
A bout for the vacant BKFC UK Featherweight Championship bout between Jonno Chipchase and Gary Fox is scheduled to headline the event. [21] Ellis Shepherd, who won the championship on April 6, 2024, vacated the belt for unknown reasons.
A middleweight bout between former British and Commonwealth super-middleweight boxing champion Jack Cullen and Jakub Kosicki was scheduled to be the co-main event. However, the bout was removed for unknown reasons.
| BKFC Fight Night Manchester: Chipchase vs. Fox | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Jonno Chipchase | vs. | Gary Fox | For the vacant BKFC UK Featherweight Championship. | |||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Jack Cullen | vs. | Jakub Kosicki | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Stevie Taylor | vs. | Conor Cooke | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Dec Spelman | vs. |  Tomáš Lejsek | ||||
| Welterweight 75 kg |  Bartlomiej Krol | vs. | Luke Nevin | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Gaz Corran | vs. | Dawid Chylinski | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Matty Hodgson | vs. | Danny Moir | ||||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Dawid Oscar | vs. | Kyle Redfearn | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jimmy McCrory | vs. | Leigh Cohoon | ||||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Liam Dooley | vs. | David Round | ||||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Patryk Fornalski | vs. | John Blenkiron | ||||
| W.Flyweight 57 kg |  Sinéadh Ní Nualláin | vs. | Mathilda Wilson | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Danny Mitchell | vs. | Benjamin Lowe | ||||
| BKFC 71 Dubai Day 1: Trout vs. Trinidad-Snake | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | April 4, 2025 |
| Venue | Dubai Tennis Stadium |
| City |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
BKFC 71 Dubai Day 1: Trout vs. Trinidad-Snake an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 4, 2025. [22]
This is the first BKFC event that consists of two days. [22]
A BKFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Austin Trout and undefeated contender Carlos Trinidad-Snake is scheduled to headline the event. [22] A BKFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current champion Britain Hart and Tai Emery is scheduled to be the co-main event. [23]
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and former UFC fighter Aleksei Oleinik are scheduled to compete against each other in their promotional debuts.
| BKFC 71 Dubai Day 1: Trout vs. Trinidad-Snake | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Austin Trout | vs. | Carlos Trinidad-Snake | For the BKFC Welterweight Championship. | |||
| W.Strawweight 52 kg | Britain Hart | vs. | Tai Emery | For the BKFC Women's Strawweight Championship. | |||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Sabah Homasi | vs. | Jonny Tello | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jaskaran Singh | vs. |  Mohamed Aly | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Mahmoud Ahmed | vs. |  Fuad Tarverdi | ||||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Lucas Sontgen | vs. | Elnur Suleymanov | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Islam Siszbulatow | vs. | Cheng Leang | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg |  Ruel Pañales | vs. | Ali Elkhatib | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Aleksei Oleinik | vs. |  Junior dos Santos | ||||
| BKFC 72 Dubai Day 2: Stewart vs. Strydom | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | April 5, 2025 |
| Venue | Dubai Tennis Stadium |
| City | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
BKFC 72 Dubai Day 2: Stewart vs. Strydom an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 5, 2025. [24]
A BKFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Kai Stewart and undefeated contender Tommy Strydom is scheduled to headline the event. [24] An inaugural BKFC Women's Featherweight Championship bout between Hannah Rankin and Jessica Borga is scheduled to be the co-main event. [24]
Former Bellator MMA fighter and former Geordie Shore reality show star Aaron Chalmers is set to make his debut against Chas Symonds.
| BKFC 72 Dubai Day 2: Stewart vs. Strydom | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kai Stewart | vs. | Tommy Strydom | For the BKFC Featherweight Championship. | |||
| W.Featherweight 66 kg | Hannah Rankin | vs. | Jessica Borga | For the inaugural BKFC Women's Featherweight Championship. | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Dan Chapman | vs. | Brandon Allen | ||||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Fábio Maldonado | vs. | John Phillips | ||||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Aaron Chalmers | vs. | Chas Symonds | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Guto Inocente | vs. |  Hasan Yousefi | ||||
| Welterweight 75 kg |  Sabri Ben Henia | vs. | Vlad Tuinov | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Matin Safari | vs. | Mark Angel Sadang | ||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Shamil Dzhakhbarov | vs. |  Dilshat Nurym | ||||
| BKFC Fight Night: Ohama | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | April 18, 2025 |
| Venue | The Astro |
| City | Omaha, Nebraska |
BKFC Fight Night: Ohama an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 18, 2025. [25]
| BKFC 73 Italy: Camozzi vs. Hunt II | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | April 26, 2025 |
| Venue | Palazzo Wanny |
| City |  Florence, Italy |
BKFC 73 Italy: Camozzi vs. Hunt II an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 26, 2025. [26]
A BKFC Cruiserweight Championship rematch between current champion Chris Camozzi and former champion (also former BKFC Light Heavyweight Champion) Lorenzo Hunt is scheduled to headline the event. [26] They previously met in September 2023 at BKFC 50 where Hunt won the bout by split decision. [27]
| BKFC 73 Italy: Camozzi vs. Hunt II | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Chris Camozzi | vs. | Lorenzo Hunt | For the BKFC Cruiserweight Championship. | |||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Rico Franco | vs. | Jimmy Sweeney | For the BKFC European Welterweight Championship. | |||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Arbi Chakaev | vs. | Nicola Salisci | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Andrea Bicchi | vs. |  Tomáš Meliš | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Ruslan Tokhtarov | vs. | Navid Mansouri | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Haze Hepi | vs. | Steven Banks | ||||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg |  Dominik Estorer | vs. | Ernesto Papa | ||||
| W.Bantamweight 61 kg | Nicole Schäfer | vs. |  Nadja Miljanević | ||||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Walter Pugliesi | vs. | Dominik Herold | ||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Marco Guistarini | vs. |  Zdravko Dimitrov | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Giovanni Carpentieri | vs. | Josef Hala | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Enzo Tobbia | vs. |  Emre Akbas | ||||
| BKFC 74: Salt Lake City | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | May 11, 2025 |
| Venue | Maverik Center |
| City | West Valley City, Utah |
BKFC 74: Salt Lake City an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on May 11, 2025. [28]