The main event at BFL 45 will be a heavyweight championship fight between Arjan Bhullar and American Ryan Pokryfky. This bout will be Bhullar’s first title defense and second pro bout under the Battlefield Fight League banner.
BFL officials announced that Bhullar would be in the main event last week, and MMASucka.com found out his opponent on Tuesday morning.
Bhullar (3-0) fought one amateur bout despite wanting to go pro right off the hop. In his pro debut Bhullar defeated the former amateur heavyweight champ Adam Santos. He went on to earn a decision against Jon-Taine Hall at Hard Knocks 44 and most recently won the BFL heavyweight belt by knocking out Blake Nash at BFL 39 in October 2015. It has been extremely tough to find the former Olympian fitting opponents.
Pokryfky (5-2) fights out of Livonia, Michigan and has been a pro fighter since before Bhullar even made his amateur debut. Pokryfky had his most active year, fighting three times in 2015, however hasn’t seen the cage in 2016. Most recently the 29-year-old knocked out Allen Crowder at a regional show, For the Leathernecks 4.
BFL 45 goes down on September 17 from the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam, B.C. Also featured on the card is a title fight between Jamie Siraj and Cole Smith for the BFL bantamweight belt and Ash Mashreghi will make his lightweight debut against Tristan Connelly.
