BKFC 70 is upon us. Thursday night, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL, the same venue as BKFC’s Dec. 21 card, will play host to a rare Thursday night show 96 days removed from the last visit to the Sunshine State.
Live coverage of the show begins tomorrow at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT on DAZN with the free prelims after the countdown show at 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT on the official BKFC YouTube channel. Main card action follows at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on DAZN.
Wednesday evening, the ceremonial weigh-ins for BKFC 70 were held inside the casino’s Dare Nightclub. During these weigh-ins, BKFC ring announcer Jeff Houston revealed that the main event of tomorrow’s show just got a little bit more intriguing.
“King of The Streets” Championship Up For Grabs in BKFC 70 Main Event Thursday
BKFC founder David Feldman held up a new championship belt to go to the winner of the headliner on Thursday night. Either Luis Palomino (9-1 bare-knuckle) or Howard Davis (7-2-1 bare-knuckle) will be crowned the first BKFC King of the Streets Champion after the main event.
Palomino and Davis weighed-in at or within the lightweight maximum, with the former coming in at 156 lbs, while the latter tipped the scales at 153.2 lbs for the fight.
BKFC 70 Co-Main Event Official After Weigh-Ins, Fighters Almost Come to Blows During Face-Off
Immediately beforehand, the co-main event of the evening sees a heavyweight tilt matching Leonardo Perdomo (6-0 bare-knuckle) against Steve Herelius (1-1 bare-knuckle.) Perdomo weighed-in at 256.4 lbs and Herelius clocked in at 237 lbs even.
When the two fighters faced off for a photo opportunity, however, both men engaged in fisticuffs, resulting in Feldman and security needing to intervene before the situation escalated any further.
BKFC 70 Weigh-In Results:
Main Card: (Tomorrow, 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, DAZN)
BKFC 70 Main Event: Luis Palomino (156 lbs) vs. Howard Davis (153.2 lbs) Lightweight-
BKFC King of the Streets Championship.
Co-Main Event: Leonardo Perdomo (256.4 lbs) vs. Steve Herelius (237 lbs) Heavyweight
Featured Bout: Justin Ibarrola Sanchez (135.8 lbs) vs. Abdiel Velasquez (133.8 lbs) Bantamweight
Matt Russo (135.2 lbs) vs. Justin Street (136.4 lbs) Bantamweight
Julio Perez Rodriguez (203.6 lbs) vs. Lewis Glover (204.2 lbs) Cruiserweight
Edgard Plazola (145.8 lbs) vs. Louie Lopez (146 lbs) Featherweight
Chris Garcia (135.4 lbs) vs. Roberto Armas (135.8 lbs) Bantamweight
Peter Peraza (163.4 lbs) vs. Kaine Tomlinson Jr. (165.6 lbs) Welterweight
Free Prelims (Tomorrow, 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, DAZN and YouTube)
Featured Prelim: AJ Rodriguez (134 lbs) vs. Corey Roberts (134.8 lbs) Bantamweight
Co-Featured Prelim: Nicholas Blume (263.2 lbs) vs. Bear Hill (266 lbs) Heavyweight
Jancarlos Rivera (126 lbs) vs. Albert Inclan (126.2 lbs) Flyweight
