BKFC TAKES OVER NORTH TEXAS WITH PUBLIC EVENTS AHEAD OF SATURDAY’S NIGHT GROUNDBREAKING STATE DEBUT
Fort Worth, TX (June 17, 2025) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotions, takes over North Texas this week ahead of their groundbreaking debut in the State on Saturday night, June 21 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX and broadcast globally on DAZN.
Open to the Public Events this week include the Fight Week Press Conference on Thursday at the
Pavilion at Dickies Arena at 3:00 p.m. CDT and the Ceremonial Weigh-In and Final Face-Offs on Friday at 5:30 p.m. CDT at Billy Bob’s Texas.
Below are full details for events this week.
Thursday, June 19 – 3:00 p.m. CDT
Fight Week Press Conference –“Open to the Public”
Pavilion at Dickies Arena
1911 Montgomery Street
Fort Worth, TX 76101
n Streaming LIVE on The BKFC App
Friday, June 20 – 5:30 p.m. CDT
Ceremonial Weigh-In and Final Face-Offs – “Open to the Public"
Billy Bob’s Texas
2520 Rodeo Plaza
Fort Worth, TX
n Streaming LIVE on The BKFC App
Saturday, June 21
BKFC-76 at Dickies Arena
1911 Montgomery Street
Fort Worth, TX 76101
Doors Open -- 6:00 p.m. CDT
Prelims – 7:00 p.m. CDT
Main Card – 8:00 p.m. CDT
n Post-Fight Press Conference to Follow / Location TBA
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Fort Worth, TX (June 14, 2025) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, has announced today the new main event for BKFC-76 next Saturday, June 21 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX and broadcast globally on DAZN.
UK based bare-knuckle superstar Ben 'The Bomber' Bonner (3-1) will now face #1 Ranked Tony ‘Loco’ Soto (6-1) in a non-title lightweight clash. Due to visa issues, Franco Tenaglia is unable to travel to the United States and defend his BKFC Lightweight World Title against Soto in the previously announced main event.
A native of Yorkshire, England, Bonner most recently knocked out Lewis Keen in the first round on November 2, 2024, a stunning stoppage that immediately went viral in the international combat sports landscape.
Click Here to Watch Ben Bonner KO1 Lewis Keen.
Remaining tickets for BKFC-76 can be purchased online at BKFC.com and the Dickies Arena Box Office on the night of the event. Dickies Arena is located at 1911 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107.
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Following a legendary MMA career, Andrei ‘The Pitbull’ Arlovski of Coconut Grove, FL will make his BKFC debut in the co-main event on June 21 against battle-tested veteran Josh Copeland,
(2-1), of Denver, CO.
Competing in the feature fight at BKFC-76, ‘Evil’ Jessica Eye of Las Vegas, NV makes her BKFC debut in the flyweight division against MMA rival Mariya ‘Money Mashka’ Agapova, of Kazakhstan, now fighting out of Coconut Grove, FL.
With a stellar professional boxing record of 22-1-2 including 20 victories by knockout, Jay, Oklahoma native Kenzie Morrison is tailor made for BKFC’s deep heavyweight division as he makes his bare-knuckle debut against Alex ‘Rhino’ Davis, (1-0), of Cole Mountain, West Virginia. Morrison is the son of Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Tommy Morrison.
Also, fighting in the heavyweight division, Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Garrett, 2-0, of Kansas City, KS faces BKFC debuting Haze ‘The Hooligan’ Wilson, of Tulsa, OK. In the light heavyweight division, Nevada native, Terryl ‘Taj Mahal’ Johnson, makes his BKFC debut against Kevin Sims, (0-1), of California.
Lightweights will see action with Texas cross-state rivals Derek ‘The Stallion’ Campos, of Lubbock and Jake ‘The Grinder’ Heffernan of Houston facing off in their BKFC debuts. Fighting in the bantamweight division, Brandon ‘The Voodoo Child’ Meneses, (0-1), of Fort Worth, TX faces BKFC debuting Willie ‘Whoop Ass’ Gates of Fontana, CA.
Fighting in the welterweight division, BKFC debuting Darren ‘D-Day’ Whitney of Texas, faces Rodney Hinton, (1-0). Lightweight Texas native James Gray will fight for the first time under the BKFC banner against Roderick ‘Icewater’ Stewart, (1-2).
Fighting in the cruiserweight division, BKFC newcomers Cameron Delano of Texas and Montana native Jesse Desrosier will face off. Also debuting in the men’s flyweight division Christian ‘The Hawk’ Hawkins of Duncanville, TX battles Houston’s Micah ‘Dynamite’ White. Welterweight Jeremy Sauceda, (2-2), of Odessa, TX battles BKFC debuting Israel ‘Rooster’ Rodriguez of Amarillo, TX.
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Media Contact/Credentials
Bernie Bahrmasel
Double B Sports
Phone: + 1 773 592-2986
Email: Bernie@BKFC.com
Twitter: @BernieBahrmasel
About Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is the first promotion allowed to hold a legal, sanctioned, and regulated bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889. Based in Philadelphia, and headed by President and former professional boxer David Feldman, BKFC is dedicated to preserving the historical legacy of bare knuckle fighting, while utilizing a specifically created rule set that emphasizes fighter safety. BKFC holds all of its bouts in a revolutionary circular four-rope ring, designed to encourage fast-paced and exciting bouts. The patented BKFC “Squared Circle” contains scratch lines, based on the Broughton Rules which governed bare knuckle fighting in the 19th century, and which requires fighters to “Toe the Line”: start every round face to face, and just inches apart.
In BKFC, only those fighters who are established professionals in boxing, MMA, kickboxing, or Muay Thai are allowed to compete. The referees and judges are required to have extensive professional combat sports experience. All fights are held under the auspices and control of an Athletic Commission. Unlike other fighting organizations and combat sports internationally which claim to be “bare knuckle”, but require wraps, tape, and gauze; BKFC is true to its word as fighters are not allowed to wrap their hands to within one inch of the knuckle. This makes BKFC unquestionably the truest form of bare knuckle fighting. BKFC is dedicated to not just creating the safest, most exciting, and highest-level bare-knuckle fighting organization in the world, it’s also leading the way for a new fully recognized professional combat sport. BKFC is truly the sport of the future, which fully respects its remarkable past.
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