Connor “Brum Town Bomber” Tierney defended his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) United Kingdom Welterweight Title for the first time on Saturday by defeating former BKFC UK Light-Heavyweight Champion Danny “The Bastard” Christie via TKO in the Main Event of BKFC 77 at the sold-out bp pulse LIVE in Tierney’s hometown of Birmingham, England.

Christie’s corner stopped the fight 14 seconds into the fourth round.

Tierney is now 9-2 on the strength of back-to-back victories, while the Carlisle, England product Christie’s record falls to 5-3 in defeat.

Saturday’s event aired LIVE worldwide on The BKFC App.

In the BKFC 77 Co-Main Event, Johannesburg, South African light-heavyweight Chas “Bad News” Wasserman smashed his way to 2-2 in the Squared Circle with a second-round KO at the expense of professional gloved boxing standout Jamie Cox. The fight was called to a stop 40 seconds into the second frame after Wasserman logged the first knockdown of the fight. Cox, who hails from Swindon, England, brought a 26-2 professional gloved boxing record into Saturday’s BKFC debut.

In the BKC 77 Feature Fight, Stoke-On-Trent, England’s Matt “The Mechanic” Wiwczaryk climbed to 2-1 in his bare knuckle career by defeating Marley “The Tank” Churcher in a hard-fought, unanimous decision. All three judges agreed on the 49-46 verdict. The Thatcham, England product Churcher is now 3-4 in bare knuckle action.

Former BKFC World Lightweight Championship challenger James “Lights Out” Lilley improved his overall record to 9-3-1 with a TKO over Madrid, Spain’s Fran “Mi Vida Loca” Suarez in lightweight action after Suarez failed to answer the bell at the onset of the third frame. The Swansea, Wales fighter is now 2-2 in the BKFC Squared Circle. Suarez is now 2-2 in bare knuckle.

Burnley, England’s “One Smack” Jack Dugdale lived up to his nickname in his BKFC premiere, stopping “Bonzai” Frankie Gavin of Birmingham by KO just 52 seconds into the opening round of their welterweight showdown. Dugdale is now 4-1 in his bare knuckle career; Gavin, who boasts a professional gloved boxing record of 26-4, was making his debut in the sport.

West Bromwich, England’s Tom Stokes picked himself up off the canvas and rallied for a come-from-behind, second-round KO victory over Ryan “The Tank” Aston of Dudley, England in welterweight action. The bout was called to a stop with just one second left in the second stanza.

Black Country, England’s Dawid “Macho” Chylinski needed just 46 seconds to knock out Jimmy Wallhead of Loughborough, England in their lightning-fast, light-heavyweight matchup. Chylinski logged two knockdowns in the fight and upped his overall record to 4-2 in the process. Wallhead was making his BKFC debut.

Bristol, England’s Mario Soo was victorious in his BKFC premiere, sending Ricky “The Birmingham Bull” Nelder to the canvas three times before their cruiserweight bout was stopped at 1:22 in the third frame. Nelder is now 5-5 in his bare knuckle career.

Debuting Tilburg Noord, Netherlands featherweight Jelle “Barbarius” Zeegers recorded two knockdowns en route to a stoppage victory over Torquay, England’s Toby “The War Dog” Bindon. The fight was called to a stop via TKO at 1:54 of the second round. Bindon was also making his BKFC premiere. Bindon is now 2-4 in bare knuckle.

Ramsgate, England’s Mac "Attack" Bygraves climbed to 2-0 in the Squared Circle and 3-0 in his overall bare knuckle career, earning the decision victory over “Gorgeous” George Thorpe of Birmingham in middleweight action. All three judges agreed on the winner (50-45, 48-47, 49-47). Thorpe falls to 2-1 in bare knuckle action.

Coventry, England heavyweight Krzysztof “Big Man” Wisniewski turned heads in his BKFC premiere, recording the second-round KO over Thai Tetley of Nottingham, England. Time of the stoppage was 1:49 in the second frame. Wisniewski’s overall bare knuckle record is 2-0; Tetley was making his debut in the sport.

Birmingham’s Kris Trezise edged out Paul “The One Man Army” O’Sullivan of Burton On Trent, England for the decision win in their back-and-forth middleweight showdown. Two judges scored the fight 48-45 while one had it 47-46, all in favor of Trezise, who upped his bare knuckle record to 5-2 with the win. O’Sullivan is now 1-2 in his bare knuckle career.

Birmingham’s Liam “The Ginge from Shard End” Smyth was victorious in his BKFC premiere as the social media star stopped Rafal “The Assassin” Witkoski of Coventry, England in the fourth round of their heavyweight matchup. The KO put a stop to the fight with just four seconds remaining in the fourth frame. Witkoski was also making his BKFC debut.

BKFC 77 Results

(C) Connor Tierney def. Danny Christie via TKO in Round 4 (0:14)

Defends BKFC UK Welterweight Title

Matthew Wiwczaryk def. Marley Churcher via Unanimous Decision (49-46x3)

James Lilley def. Fran Suarez via TKO in Round 2 (2:00)

Jack Dugdale def. Frankie Gavin via KO in Round 1 (0:52)

Tom Stokes def. Ryan Aston via KO in Round 2 (1:59)

Dawid Chylinski def. Jimmy Wallhead via KO in Round 1 (0:46)

Mario Soo def. Ricky Nelder via TKO in Round 3 (1:22)

Jelle Zeegers def. Toby Bindon via TKO in Round 2 (1:54)

Mac Bygraves def. George Thorpe via Unanimous Decision (50-45, 48-47, 49-47).

Krzysztof Wisniewski def. Thai Tetley via KO in Round 2 (1:49)

Kris Trezise def. Paul O’Sullivan via Unanimous Decision (48-45x2, 47-46)

Liam Smyth def. Rafal Witkoski via KO in Round 4 (1:56)