BKFC ANNOUNCES MAIN CARD FOR MASSIVE INTERNATIONAL EVENT! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 IN SALT LAKE CITY, UT
‘PLATINUM’ MIKE PERRY VS. EDDIE ALVAREZ
BEN ROTHWELL VS. TODD DUFFEE
CHRISTINE FEREA VS. BEC RAWLINGS
KAI STEWART VS. HOWARD DAVIS
Tickets Now On-Sale
Salt Lake City, UT (October 18, 2023) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, has announced a massive international bare-knuckle event on Saturday, December 2 at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Headlining BKFC-56 is the highly anticipated return of ‘The Face of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry, battling long-time arch-rival, Eddie ‘The Underground King’ Alvarez in the middleweight division. Co-featured is a can’t miss heavyweight clash between ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell and Former UFC Star, Todd Duffee.
Also fighting at BKFC-56, Women’s Flyweight World Champion Christine ‘Misfit’ Ferea will defend her title in a highly anticipated rematch against Australian arch-rival, #3 Ranked Contender ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings. BKFC Featherweight World Champion Kai ‘Hefty Bag’ Stewart will also defend his title against Fast Rising Star, #2 Ranked Challenger Howard Davis.
Tickets for BKFC-56 starting at $68 are Now On-Sale and can be purchased online at BKFC.com. The Maverik Center is located 3200 Decker Lane, West Valley City, UT 84119. More information can be found at www.MaverikCenter.com. BKFC-56, sponsored by Bucked Up, Fubo Sports, MIT 45, Only Fans, Crescent Tools and LIONS NOT SHEEP, will also be broadcast on Pay-Per-View with additional purchase information to follow.
“Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is thrilled to debut in the great state of Utah with this extraordinary event on Saturday, December 2 at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City,” said David Feldman, President and Founder of BKFC. “This is the deepest card in our over five years as a promotion featuring our biggest stars and bare-knuckle fans in the arena and those watching on Pay-Per-View are guaranteed a fantastic night of action from start to finish.”
“As BKFC has gained an international reputation for our events selling out in advance, I strongly encourage Salt Lake City combat sports fans to purchase their tickets early to ensure entrance into the best combat sports show of the year.”
Following a successful six-year run fighting for the UFC, ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry, (3-0) made his highly anticipated BKFC debut against veteran Julian Lane at KnuckleMania 2 on February 19, 2022. In an exciting contest fought in front of a sold-out crowd at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL, Perry would be victorious by unanimous decision.
As BKFC would make their acclaimed debut in London, England at the famed Wembley Arena on August 20, 2022, Perry clashed with Bellator superstar and hometown favorite Michael Page in front of a massive crowd. After five epic rounds, the fight was declared a draw warranting a rarely used sixth-round which resulted in an extraordinary final two minutes with Perry being declared the winner, highlights of which turned into an international viral sensation. Perry would further stamp his name as the Face of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship with a second-round knockout of former Bellator champion Luke Rockhold on April 29, 2023 in Denver, CO at BKFC’s then biggest event.
Known as ‘The Underground King’, Eddie Alvarez, (1-0), has fought all over the world succeeding in numerous MMA promotions. Fighting Chad Mendes at BKFC-41 on April 29, 2023, Alvarez would mount a remarkable come from behind victory in his BKFC debut. Alvarez is nicknamed due to his reputation for participating in numerous underground bare-knuckle fights.
Following a reign of destruction in the UFC’s heavyweight division, ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell scored a first-round knockout of BKFC veteran Bobo O’Bannon at BKFC-30 on October 1, 2022. He followed that up at BKFC-41 with a third-round knockout of Josh Watson in one of the most thrilling heavyweight bare-knuckle fights of the last five years.
After a successful ten-year run in the UFC compiling a record of 9-4 that included six first round knockouts, Todd Duffeemakes his long-awaited bare-knuckle debut against the Baddest Man in the Heavyweight Division, ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell.
Internationally recognized at the ‘Toughest Woman in Combat Sports’, BKFC Flyweight World Champion, Christine ‘Misfit’ Ferea, (7-1), rematches against ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings, (3-2) after their hotly contested battle at BKFC-41 was stopped by the ringside physician in the second round. Ferea also holds two sensational bare-knuckle victories over world champion Britain Hart in addition to wins over Taylor Starling, Calista Silgado, Calie Cutler and Jennifer Tate. Rawlings also holds a victory over Britain Hart.
BKFC Featherweight World Champion Kai ‘Hefty Bag’ Stewart, (4-0), of Great Falls, MT quickly impressed under the BKFC banner with two first round knockouts; Darrick Gates at BKFC Fight Night Montana and Daniel Gary at BKFC-24. Defeating Rusty Crowder at BKFC Fight Night Montana 2 on September 10, 2022, Stewart claimed the world title at BKFC-44 on June 9, 2023 with a spectacular performance against Louie Lopez in front of a sold-out, hometown crowd at the Four Seasons Arena. Fighting out of Plantation, FL, All-Action Attraction Howard Davis, (5-1-1) is currently riding a three-fight winning streak including popular victories over Jeff Chiffens (BKFC-49), Eduardo Peralta (BKFC-45) and Trevor Morris (BKFC-38.
Further details for BKFC-56 will be announced shortly.
