| 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
The 2025 season will start with BKFC Fight Night Pechanga: Kurdanov vs. Brito on January 18, 2025.
List of events
| # | 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
| 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.
Background
A welterweight bout between Evgeny Kurdanov and Elvin Brito is scheduled to headline this event.
Fight card
| 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
| 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.
Background
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. A BKFC World Heavyweight Championship bout between champion Mick Terrill and Ben Rothwell is scheduled to take place at the event.
Influencer Bryce Hall was scheduled compete at this event against Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Kimbo Slice Jr.). However, Ferguson Jr. pulled out due to unknown reasons and the bout was scrapped.
Fight card
| 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
| 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.
Background
A welterweight bout between Julian Lane and former UFC fighter Cameron VanCamp is scheduled to headline the event.
Fight card
| 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
| 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.
Background
A bout for the vacant BKFC UK Cruiserweight Championship bout between Karl Thompson and Rob Boardman is scheduled to headline the event.
Fight card
| 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BKFC FIGHT NIGHT NEWCASTLE". Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. Retrieved 2024-12-07.