| 2026 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 17, 2026 | |||
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| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2026 is the ninth year in the history of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, a bare-knuckle fighting promotion based in Philadelphia.
The 2026 season started with BKFC 86 Mohegan Sun: Lane vs. Pague on January 17, 2026.
| BKFC 86 Mohegan Sun: Lane vs. Pague | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | January 17, 2026 |
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States |
BKFC 86 Mohegan Sun: Lane vs. Pague (also known as BKFC on DAZN 9) was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on January 17, 2026. [1]
A BKFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Julian Lane and Dustin Pague headlined the event. [1] Former WBO junior lightweight boxing champion Jamel Herring made his debut against Matt Guymon. [2]
| BKFC 86 Mohegan Sun: Lane vs. Pague [3] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 75 kg |  Dustin Pague | def. | Julian Lane (c) | Decision (unanimous) (57-56, 57-56, 57-56) | 6 | 2:00 | For the BKFC Welterweight Championship. The fight went to a sixth overtime round. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Jamel Herring | def. | Matt Guymon | Decision (unanimous) (50-43, 50-43, 50-43) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Welterweight 75 kg | Ramiro Figueroa | def. | Dalvin Blair | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Rico DiSciullo | def. | Ashton Caniglia | KO | 2 | 0:26 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Guilherme Viana | def. | Juan Figuerva | KO | 1 | 1:59 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Ras Hylton | def. | Branko Busick | TKO | 5 | 1:53 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Trey Martin | def. | Nathan Ghareeb | Decision (split) (47-48, 48-47, 49-46) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Joey Gambino | def. | Kurtis Ellis | TKO | 2 | 1:08 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Brandon Meneses | def. | Zach Pannell | TKO | 1 | 0:55 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Jared Lennon | vs. | Chachi Versace | Draw (48-46, 46-48, 47-47) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| BKFC Knucklemania 7698 | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | February 7, 2026 |
| Venue | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Attendance | 18,217 [4] |
BKFC Knucklemania VI was a bare-knuckle fighting event that was held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 7, 2026. [5]
A BKFC World Heavyweight Championship bout between champion Ben Rothwell and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski took place at the event. [6] The two previously met twice in mixed martial arts: first in July 2008 at Affliction: Banned, where Arlovski won by third‑round knockout, and again in July 2019 at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards, where Arlovski earned a unanimous decision victory. [6]
A heavyweight bout between current BKFC Light Heavyweight World Champion (also former Cruiserweight World Champion) Lorenzo Hunt and former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Yoel Romero (also former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship challenger) was scheduled to serve as the co-main event. [6] However, Romero became ill with the flu and was replaced by current BKFC Middleweight Champion David Mundell in a non-title 199 lb catchweight bout. [7]
Matthew Semelsberger was scheduled to fight Prince Nyseam but he was forced to pull out of the fight due to severe neck pain and was replaced by Brett Shoenfelt. [8]
The following fighters were awarded bonuses: [4]
| BKFC Knucklemania VI [9] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Andrei Arlovski | def. | Ben Rothwell (c) | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 1:14 | For the BKFC World Heavyweight Championship. |
| Catchweight 90 kg | Lorenzo Hunt | def. | David Mundell | KO | 4 | 0:29 | |
| Middleweight 79 kg | John Garbarino | def. | Kaine Tomlinson Jr. | TKO (referee stoppage) | 5 | 0:49 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Ben Bonner | def. | Tony Soto | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 48-47, 49-46) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Patrick Brady | def. | Bear Hill | Decision (unanimous) (50-42, 50-41, 49-43) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| W.Bantamweight 61 kg |  Jade Masson-Wong | def. | Crystal Pittman | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Mike Richman | def. | Joe Elmore | Decision (majority) (47-47, 48-46, 49-46) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Charles Bennett | def. | Pat Sullivan | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:56 | |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Cody Russell | def. | Harrison Aiken | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:16 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Zedekiah Montanez | def. | Brandon Meyer | KO | 2 | 1:59 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Lex Ludlow | def. | Zach Culmus | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Prince Nyseam | def. | Brett Shoenfelt | Decision (unanimous) (30-25, 30-25, 30-25) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Joshua Oxendine | def. | Travis Thompson | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Terrill vs. McFarlane | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | March 14, 2026 |
| Venue | Utilita Arena |
| City | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Terrill vs. McFarlane (also known as BKFC Fight Night 34 and BKFC UK 15) is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on March 15, 2026. [10]
A heavyweight bout between former BKFC Heavyweight World Champion Mick Terrill and Jay McFarlane is scheduled to headline the event. [10]
| BKFC Fight Night Newcastle: Terrill vs. McFarlane [11] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Mick Terrill | def. | Jay McFarlane | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:53 | For the inaugural BKFC UK Heavyweight Championship. |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Sean Weir | def. | Matty Hodgson | TKO | 1 | 1:42 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Gzim Selmani | def. | Daniel Curtin | KO | 2 | 0:22 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Lewis Garside | def. | Kieron Sewell | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-45, 49-47, 48-47 |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Joe Lister | def. | Danny Wall | KO | 1 | 1:28 | |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Jack Cullen | def. | Marley Churcher | KO | 2 | 1:59 | |
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Dec Spelman | def. | Jonny Redmond | TKO | 1 | 2:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Lewis Keen | def. | Jon Telfer | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-43, 50-43, 50-44 |
| Featherweight 66 kg | James Lilley | def. |  Yannick Van Dinther | KO | 1 | 0:38 | |
| Welterweight 75 kg | Mikey Henderson | def. | Liam Dooley | TKO | 1 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | James Walker | def. | Mohammed Saleem | TKO | 4 | 2:00 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Jeff Saunders | def. | Bartek Kanabey | TKO | 3 | 0:28 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Stew Martin | def. | Jordan Burnett | TKO | 1 | 2:00 | |
| BKFC 87 Hollywood, FL: Stewart vs. Gaffie | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | March 20, 2026 |
| Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood |
| City | Hollywood, Florida, United States |
BKFC 87 Hollywood, FL: Stewart vs. Gaffie was a bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on March 20, 2026. [12]
A BKFC Featherweight Championship bout between current undefeated champion Kai Stewart and fellow current unbeaten BKFC Europe Featherweight Champion Nico Gaffie headlined the event. [13]
| BKFC 87 Hollywood, FL: Stewart vs. Gaffie [14] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kai Stewart | def. |  Nico Gaffie | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) | 5 | 2:00 | For the BKFC Featherweight Championship. |
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Leonardo Perdomo | def. | Rashad Coulter | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:07 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Bryan Duran | def. | Derek Perez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:19 | |
| W.Strawweight 52 kg | Shelby Cannon | def. | Rosalinda Rodriguez | Decision (split) (48-46, 46-49, 49-45) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Leonel Carrera | def. | Sabah Homasi | DQ (illegal strike) | 2 | 1:06 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg |  Jeremy Smith | def. | Donald Sanchez | Decision (split) (48-47, 48-47, 47-48) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Robert Armas | def. | AJ Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Jancarlos Rivera | def. | Samuel Samples | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:59 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Chris Garcia | def. | Chancey Wilson | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:19 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Chino Blume | def. | Alex Davis | Decision (split) (30-27, 30-27, 27-30) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Ernesto Suarez | def. | Victor Flor | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:56 | |
| BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun: Porter vs. Wilson | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | March 28, 2026 |
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States |
BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun: Porter vs. Wilson (also known as BKFC Fight Night 35) is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on March 28, 2026. [15]
A heavyweight bout between Parker Porter and Haze Wilson is scheduled to headline the event. [15]
| BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun: Porter vs. Wilson | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Parker Porter | vs. | Haze Wilson | ||||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Pat Casey | vs. | Zeb Vincent | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Rico DiSciullo | vs. | Elijah Harris | ||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Harry Gigliotti | vs. | Timmy Mason | ||||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Gary Balletto III | vs. | Adam De Freitas | ||||
| W.Flyweight 57 kg | Alexandra Ballou | vs. | Taylor Dagner | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Lardy Navarro | vs. | Rick Caruso | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Guilherme Viana | vs. | Joseph White | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Joseph Peters | vs. | Maurice Horne | ||||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Isiah Williams | vs. | Joshua Whiteside | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | David Burke | vs. | Terryl Johnson | ||||
| W.Bantamweight 61 kg | Sophia Hayes | vs. | Nadia Moreno | ||||
| BKFC Fight Club | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | April 7, 2026 |
| Venue | 2300 Arena |
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
BKFC Fight Club (also known as BKFC Fight Club 1) is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 7, 2026. [16]
This will be the first BKFC Fight Club event. BKFC Fight Club cards are small‑scale shows held in warehouse‑style venues with limited attendance, featuring competitors matched by similar weight and experience levels. All bouts are approved by the local athletic commission, and fighters are paired through a random draw shortly before competing. The promotion plans to stage one Fight Club event per month. [16]
| BKFC Fight Night Honolulu: Pitolo vs. Coltrane | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | April 11, 2026 |
| Venue | Blaisdell Center |
| City | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
BKFC Fight Night Honolulu: Pitolo vs. Coltrane (also known as BKFC Fight Night 36) is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 11, 2026. [17]
A middleweight bout between former champion Maki Pitolo and Doug Coltrane is scheduled to headline the event. [17]
| BKFC Fight Night Honolulu: Pitolo vs. Coltrane | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Maki Pitolo | vs. | Doug Coltrane | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Keali'i Kanekoa | vs. | Joseph Creer | ||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Toby Misech | vs. | Charles Bennett | ||||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Zach Zane | vs. | Justin Cornell | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Chris Cisneros | vs. | Justin Baesman | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Jovan Alayon | vs. |  Christopher Inocencio | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Namakana Pakala | vs. | Joel Guzman | ||||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Randy Kamaiopili Jr | vs. | Shiro Hitto | ||||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Joseph Calarruda | vs. | Fatu Tuitasi | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Maika Samson | vs. | Nalu Cenal | ||||
| TBA | Hazel Naheinaena | vs. | Kat Rabellizsa | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Nicholas Saragosa | vs. | Andru Davis-Henry | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Jerome Macalino | vs. | Pono Enos | ||||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Vincent Aragona | vs. | Simeon Crawford | ||||
| BKFC 88 Denver: Camozzi vs. Rodriguez | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | April 17, 2026 |
| Venue | National Western Center |
| City | Denver, Colorado, United States |
BKFC 88 Denver: Camozzi vs. Rodriguez is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 18, 2026. [18]
An interlim BKFC Cruiserweight Championship bout between former champion Chris Camozzi and Esteban Rodriguez is scheduled to headline the event. [18]
| BKFC 88 Denver: Camozzi vs. Rodriguez | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Chris Camozzi | vs. | Esteban Rodriguez | For the interim BKFC Cruiserweight Championship. | |||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Ramiro Figueroa | vs. |  Elvin Brito | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Josh Copeland | vs. | Corey Willis | ||||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Josh Fremd | vs. | Jared Torgeson | ||||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Andrew Yates | vs. | Rodney Hinton | ||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Angelo Trujillo | vs. | Anthony Yost | ||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Octavin Turner | vs. | Joby Steffensmeier | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Tylor Sijohn | vs. | Jojo Schillizzi | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Matt Maestas | vs. | Ruben Arroyo | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Sergio Lopez | vs. | Brett Hudson | ||||
| BKFC Fight Night Australia: Hepi vs. Wiśniewski 2 | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | April 18, 2026 |
| Venue | Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre |
| City | Townsville, Australia |
BKFC Fight Night Australia: Hepi vs. Wiśniewski 2 (also known as BKFC Fight Night 37) is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 18, 2026. [19]
This event will mark the promotion's first event in Australia. [19]
A heavyweight rematch between Haze Hepi and Krzysztof Wiśniewski is scheduled to headline the event. [19] The pair previously met at BKFC 83 in October 2025, where Wiśniewski won by technical knockout at the end of the third round. [20]
| BKFC Fight Night Australia: Hepi vs. Wiśniewski 2 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Haze Hepi | vs. |  Krzysztof Wiśniewski | ||||
| BKFC Fight Night Clearwater: Warren vs. Cooke | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | April 25, 2026 |
| Venue | OCC Road House |
| City | Clearwater, Florida, United States |
BKFC Fight Night Clearwater: Warren vs. Cooke (also known as BKFC Fight Night 38) is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on April 25, 2026. [21]
A light heavyweight between Jared Warren and BKFC UK Light Heavyweight Championship Conor Cooke is scheduled to headline the event. [21]
| BKFC Fight Night Clearwater: Warren vs. Cooke | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Jared Warren | vs. | Conor Cooke | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Ryan Reber | vs. | Joshua Oxendine | ||||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Tony Murphy | vs. | Justin Williams | ||||
| W.Strawweight 52 kg | Crystal Van Wyk | vs. | Kat Paprocki | ||||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Mike Heckert | vs. | Justin Walters | ||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Brandon Allen | vs. | Lukas Jones | ||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg |  Diego Romo | vs. | Eric Westbury | ||||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Frankie Solomon | vs. | Rickie McConnico | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Jason DiNunzio | vs. | Israel Rodriguez | ||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Chachi Versace | vs. | Gabriel Hernandez | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Thomas Jungles | vs. | Anthony Grubbs | ||||
| BKFC Blood 4 Blood | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | May 6, 2026 |
| Venue | Ocean Center |
| City | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
BKFC Blood 4 Blood is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on May 6, 2026. [22]
This event will mark the promotion's inaugural Blood 4 Blood event. [22]
Blood 4 Blood is a BKFC event concept created in partnership with Danny Wimmer Presents that combines bare‑knuckle bouts with live heavy metal performances. Designed as a "4 Brawls, 4 Bands" crossover show, the card features a middleweight bout between Slaughter to Prevail frontman Alex Terrible facing Cameron Delano, alongside performances from Slaughter to Prevail, Black Label Society, Crowbar, and Malevolence. The series aims to blend combat sports with heavy music in a single live event format. [22]
| BKFC Blood 4 Blood | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Alex Terrible | vs. | Cameron Delano | ||||
| Middleweight 79 kg | Jake Bostwick | vs. | Roderick Stewart | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Sergey "Kratos" Kalinin | vs. | Brock Walker | ||||
| W.Flyweight 57 kg | Taylor Starling | vs. | TBA | ||||
| BKFC 89 Salt Lake City | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | May 15, 2026 |
| Venue | Maverik Center |
| City | West Valley City, Utah, United States |
BKFC 89 Salt Lake City is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on May 15, 2026. [23]
This event will mark the promotion's fourth visit to Utah and first since BKFC 74. [23]
| BKFC Fight Night Palm Desert | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | May 22, 2026 |
| Venue | Acrisure Arena |
| City | Thousand Palms, California, United States |
BKFC Fight Night Palm Desert is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on May 22, 2026. [24]
| BKFC 90 Birmingham: Tierney vs. Franco | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | May 30, 2026 |
| Venue | Maverik Center |
| City | West Valley City, Utah, United States |
BKFC 90 Birmingham: Tierney vs. Franco (also known as BKFC UK 16) is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on May 30, 2026. [25]
An interim BKFC Welterweight Championship bout between BKFC UK Welterweight Champion Connor Tierney and BKFC Europe Welterweight Champion Rico Franco is scheduled to headline the event. [25] They previously met at "Bare Knuckle Boxing 16" in March 2019 where Franco won by round one knockout. [25]
| BKFC 90 Birmingham: Tierney vs. Franco | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 75 kg | Connor Tierney | vs. | Rico Franco | For the interim BKFC welterweight Championship | |||
