The stars are out in full force in Hollywood, FL this week as the fully loaded BKFC 57 goes down Friday under the bright lights at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, LIVE worldwide on The BKFC App.
Luis “Baboon” Palomino, the Pound-for-Pound BKFC King, hunts for his historic 10th straight victory against former World Boxing Association champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout in their matchup for the vacant BKFC World Welterweight Championship. The undefeated Palomino is the most accomplished fighter in BKFC history. No athlete except Palomino has kicked off their career with nine straight victories, and he’s the only fighter to ever hold the top spot on the BKFC Pound-for-Pound rankings. But the hard-hitting Peruvian-American’s toughest challenge is waiting for him in Hollywood. Trout is the most accomplished gloved boxer to ever compete under the BKFC banner. The former WBA champ is looking to smash his way to 2-0 in the Squared Circle and add a BKFC belt to his impressive trophy case after taking out combat sports legend Diego Sanchez in his bare knuckle debut.
Two of the sport’s most dangerous lightweights collide in Friday’s Co-Main Event as the No. 4 contender in the division Bryce “Baby Yaga” Henry (3-0, 3 KOs) and Robbie “Problems” Peralta (3-0) toe the line in a must-see matchup at 155 pounds. Henry is heralded by his peers and pundits as the future of bare knuckle fighting, but the UFC vet Peralta is also undefeated for good reason. Major rankings and title implications are on the line Friday for one of the most exciting weight classes in BKFC.
Friday’s Feature Fight pits two of bare knuckle fighting’s hardest-hitting light-heavyweight contenders against each other in the Squared Circle. Don’t blink when John Michael “JoMi” Escoboza (8-1, 4 KOs) takes on Isaac “The Honey Badger” Doolittle (3-1). Both of these big men are eager to punch their ticket into the Top 5 rankings with a big win in Hollywood.
BKFC 57 also features the No. 2 contender in the BKFC featherweight division, Louie “El Loco” Lopez (3-2, 3 KOs), against the undefeated Bryan “El Gallo” Duran (5-0, 5 KOs) , the first fighter in BKFC history to begin their career with five straight stoppage victories, as well as “Royal” Ryan Reber (4-0, 3 KOs, the No. 3 contender in the bantamweight division), Matt “Rambo” Russo (2-0, 2 KOs, the No. 3 contender in the men’s flyweight division) and Christine Vicens (2-0, 1 KO, the No. 4 contender in the women’s flyweight division).
