Bare Knuckle has been legalized in the state of New Jersey. And BKFC made sure to go all out for their first show, BKFC 82, in the Garden State at the Prudential Center. A slew of bloody brawls have been booked, including two title fights. Fan favorites such as Mike Perry, Jeremy Stephans, Jimmie Rivera, Christine Ferea, and Jessica Borga will all be featured and likely result in some nasty finishes. All fights Saturday night are five rounds at two minutes per round.
BKFC 82 Main Event: BKFC King of Violence Championship: Mike Perry vs. Jeremy Stephens
“I never care who I’m fighting. I do want it to be fun for the fans, and he’s proven himself to the fans of the sport. I’m going to show you guys the best ‘Platinum’ that you’ve seen,” he said.
Stephans predicted a knockout win for himself. “With this being Halloween, I’m going to carve him up real nice before I knock him out.”
BKFC 82 Co-Main Event: Inaugural BKFC Queen of Violence Championship: [C-FLW] Christine Ferea vs. [C-FW] Jessica Borga
“There’s nothing nice about her. I’m going to (expletive) her (expletive) up on Saturday night,” exclaimed Ferea (10-1 bareknucle).
“I’m done talking. I’m here to fight. That’s it,” Borga said (3-0 bareknuckle).
BKFC 82 Featured Fight: Timmy Mason vs. Jimmie Rivera
A last-minute replacement, Timmy Mason (2-2 bareknuckle), replaces Frankie Edgar. He will take on former UFC fighter Jimmie Rivera (2-2-1 bareknuckle)
“I’m going to show them what Jersey is all about. It’s unfortunate that Frankie Edgar couldn’t make it, but it doesn’t matter who they put in front of me. I’m going to show Timmy what New Jersey is about, and I love to fight. We’re going to put on a show,” Rivera said.
“I’m just excited to fight a cop. I’ve been running from cops my whole life, but now I get to fight one and not get in trouble,” Mason joked.
Check out this more extensive preview of the fights that go down later tonight.
You can see all the fireworks from the pre-fight press conference here.
You can watch the show on DAZN.
BKFC Fight Night Philly Results
Main Card: (Tonight, 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, DAZN)
‘Platinum’ Mike Perry (c) def. Jeremy Stephens via TKO at 1:35 of Round 5 to retain the BKFC King of Violence Title
Christine Ferea def. Jessica Borga via TKO at 0:26 of Round 4 for the inaugural BKFC Queen of Violence Title
Jimmie Rivera def. Timmy Mason via TKO at 0:29 of Round 3
Oluwale Bamgbose def. Karl Roberson via TKO at 0:58 of Round 2
Quentin Gaskins def. Phil Caracappa via KO 1:53 of Round 1
Jeff Lentz def. Elijah Harris via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 2:00 of Round 1
Mike Trizano def. JC ‘Corazon’ Deleon via KO at 0:20 of Round 1
Pat Carroll def. Aleem Whitfield via TKO at 0:25 of Round 2
Prelims: (Tonight, 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT, DAZN/Youtube)
Jmani Oliver def. Irakli Ghvinjilia via unanimous decision (48-45, 48-44, 47-45)
Justin Clarke def. Ishiah Carson via unanimous decision (50-43, 50-43, 50-43)
