‍David “Redneck” Mundell made history on Friday by defending his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) World Middleweight Title for the record fourth time with a dominant unanimous decision over challenger Donald Sanchez at the sold-out Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, NM.

Mundell entered fight night atop the media’s BKFC Pound-for-Pound rankings. The Oldsmar, FL product lived up to that billing by dropping the hometown fighter Sanchez twice in the opening frame and once more in the third stanza. Two judges scored the fight 49-43 while one had it 50-42, all in favor of Mundell.

Mundell is now 10-1 in the Squared Circle on the strength of eight straight wins. He entered Friday’s action hunting for his sixth straight stoppage victory.

Mundell called out BKFC King of Violence Champion “Platinum” Mike Perry (5-0) in his post-fight interview.

“I’ve been on top and I’m here to stay,” he told the jam-packed Tingley Coliseum. “If you’re going to keep giving me bums, at least give me a famous one. Mike Perry, where you at?”

Sanchez is now 4-2 under the BKFC banner.

BKFC 75, which was BKFC's seventh event in Albuquerque, streamed LIVE worldwide on The BKFC App.

In the BKFC 75 Co-Main Event, Russian-born Albuquerque cruiserweight Murat “SamBeast” Kilimetov steamrolled his way to 3-0 in his BKFC career with a third straight stoppage victory over his toughest challenge yet, Leo “Bushido” Bercier.

Kilimetov dropped Bercier once en route to the standing TKO stoppage at the 1:36 mark in the opening frame before calling out BKFC World Cruiserweight Champion Chris Camozzi (4-1) in his post-fight interview.

“I need the belt,” Kilimetov told the rocking Tingley Coliseum. “Chris, let's go. Bring me my belt. I'm ready.”

Here are some highlights from BKFC Founder/President David Feldman in his post-BKFC 75 Press Conference.

“Another great night here in Albuquerque. We had about seven guys pull out of this card in the last few weeks so it was tough to keep this one together, but it was a great night of finishes and a great Main Event. Donald Sanchez got dropped three times, got up and finished strong, just didn't have enough. David Mundell just keeps walking through guys and proved that he’s going to be hard to beat.” 

“This was the loudest crowd we’ve ever had in Albuquerque. The fans are sensational here.”

“We just finalized our return to Italy this week, and we just got a new date locked in for Dubai. Our seventh year in business is certainly going to be our biggest and best year yet.”

Knockout of the Night: Bobby Henry 

Performance Bonuses: Murat Kilimetov and Skyler Mauller

In the BKFC 75 Feature Fight, Belen NM’s Derek “Rage” Perez earned his second straight/fourth overall BKFC victory with a third-round TKO over “Slick” Rick Caruso in featherweight action. Perez dropped Caruso twice, paving the way for the stoppage in the closing seconds of the third frame. Perez is now 4-4 in his BKFC career, while the Princeton, WV fighter Caruso falls to 2-5, 1 NC in the Squared Circle.

Albuquerque’s Felipe “Flip” Chavez returned to the win column and upped his BKFC record to 3-1 with a unanimous decision over Brandon “The Downs Warrior” Honsvick in welterweight action. Chavez, a cousin of combat sports legend Diego “The Nightmare” Sanchez, recorded the sole knockdown of the fight in the opening round. Honsvick, who hails from Hurricane, UT, is now 1-2 under the BKFC banner.

William “Wild Bill” Albrecht picked himself up off the canvas en route to a TKO victory over Kyle “The Irishman” McElroy in their battle of Albuquerque light-heavyweights. The ringside physician called a stop to the bout at the conclusion of the second round. Albrecht is now 3-1 in his BKFC career, with all of those wins coming by stoppage; McElroy is now 2-6.

Crooksville, OH’s Skyler Mauller lived up to his surname in his BKFC premiere, needing just 43 seconds to roll through “Irish” Bryant McClain in middleweight action. The Rio Rancho, NM product McClain is now 0-2 under the BKFC banner.

Broward County, FL’s Bobby “B3” Henry turned heads in his BKFC premiere with a stunning, come-from-behind, one-punch knockout over Kasey “Cornbread” Yates in their welterweight matchup. Henry picked himself up off the canvas in the fourth round and stopped Yates with 29 seconds remaining in the fifth frame. Henry is the younger brother of undefeated BKFC superstar Bryce “Baba Yaga” Henry (5-0). Yates, who hails from Albuquerque, is now 0-2 in his BKFC career.

BKFC 75 Results

David Mundell def. Donald Sanchez via Unanimous Decision (49-43x2, 50-42)

Defends BKFC World Middleweight Title

Murat Kilimetov def. Leo Bercier via TKO in Round 1 (1:36)

Derek Perez def. Rick Caruso via TKO in Round 3

Felipe Chavez def. Brandon Honsvick via Unanimous Decision

William Albrecht def. Kyle McElroy via TKO in Round 2 (2:00) 

Skyler Mauller def. Bryant McClain via TKO in Round 1 (0:43)

Bobby Henry def. Kasey Yates via KO in Round 5 (1:31)