BKFC Pechanga takes place on Saturday evening. Though this Saturday is the second in a row with a full slate of fights, California could very nicely be the middle of the fight sports activities universe this third weekend of 2025.
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Whereas MMA‘s high promotion, the UFC, is establishing store in Englewood, CA for UFC 311 this coming Saturday evening, BKFC parks its bus in Temecula, CA on the Pechanga Resort On line casino. Stay protection of BKFC Pechanga could be seen gavel-to-gavel on DAZN starting with the countdown present at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT.
The BKFC Pechanga countdown present can be seen on the promotion’s official YouTube channel on the similar time. Fights kick off at 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT on DAZN. All instructed, barring any postponements or cancellations between now and the weekend, the ultimate model of the bare-knuckle boxing lid-lifter will characteristic 10 contests. Observe: All BKFC fights are 5 rounds in size at two minutes per spherical.
In a single week, BKFC goes eastward, as subsequent Saturday night, Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia, the house courtroom of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers, performs host to the 2025 version of BKFC KnuckleMania, KnuckleMania V. Extra on that subsequent week.
BKFC Pechanga Fundamental Occasion: Kurdanov Clashes With Brito
Though no belts can be at stake in BKFC Pechanga this coming weekend, the fights that the promotion have trotted out for Saturday evening are of the can’t miss selection. On the high of the invoice this weekend, you’ll see a contest within the welterweight ranks (165 lbs) matching Evgeny Kurdanov (5-3 fight sports activities, 0-2 BKFC) towards Elvin Brito (9-9 fight sports activities, 6-5 BKFC.)
Kurdanov enters the headliner having posted a file of 3-2 in his final 5 contests courting again to September of 2020. At the moment second, he’s on a two-fight dropping streak, each below the BKFC promotional signature.
Final trip, he dropped a first-round TKO by means of physician’s stoppage on the finish of the interval throughout his match versus Julian Lane (16-10-1 fight sports activities, 3-0 BKFC) in April of 2024 throughout KnuckleMania IV. Can he earn his first win within the promotion this weekend?
Throughout the best way, Brito enters this weekend’s card on a 1-4 clip in his final 5 fights. Again in August, he sustained a unanimous resolution defeat to Jake Lindsay (19-12 fight sports activities, 4-1 BKFC) throughout BKFC Kansas Metropolis after 10 minutes of motion. Solely time will inform if Brito can return to the win column.
BKFC Pechanga Co-Fundamental Occasion: Peralta Squares Off In opposition to Christensen
Instantly beforehand, the co-main occasion of BKFC Pechanga sees motion at light-weight take middle stage for a contest between Robbie Peralta (22-11, 1 NC fight sports activities, 2-2 BKFC) and Jordan Christensen (5-5 fight sports activities, 3-2 BKFC.) Peralta comes into this combat, a “dwelling sport” for the native Californian, having gone 3-2 in his final 5 bare-knuckle contests.
He’s hit a tough patch of late, nonetheless, as he’s dropped his final two fights in succession. Most not too long ago, he sustained a first-round knockout as a consequence of punches with solely six seconds having elapsed from the clock towards Ruben Warr (2-2 BKFC) in July of final yr.
Together with his fellow Californians watching and rooting him on, will Peralta, nicknamed “Issues,” proper the ship and provides them one thing to cheer about?
Within the different nook, Jordan Christensen enters BKFC Pechanga with a file of 2-3 in his final 5 contests courting again to June of 2023. In the mean time, he’s hoping to get again within the win column this weekend.
Most not too long ago, he dropped a unanimous resolution after 10 minutes to Andrew Yates (15-5 fight sports activities, 3-1 BKFC) in October of final yr. How will he do that weekend?
BKFC Pechanga: Ryan Petersen Meets Matt Socholotiuk in Welterweight Contest
Additionally on the cardboard this Saturday evening is one other welterweight affair, this one pitting Ryan Petersen (2-0 bare-knuckle, 1-0 BKFC) towards Matt Socholotiuk (2-0 bare-knuckle, 2-0 BKFC) in a battle of two fighters early on of their respective bare-knuckle careers.
Ryan Petersen enters BKFC Pechanga with a fast turnaround between fights, having simply set foot within the ring lower than two months in the past and scoring a second-round knockout victory over Dan Godoy (0-2 BKFC) on Nov. 23 in Los Angeles from Thunder Studios. With lower than 60 days’ layoff, will the fast turnaround be useful or a hindrance?
In the meantime, Matt Socholotiuk comes into the weekend having gotten his hand raised in each of his appearances below the BKFC banner. Again on the finish of August, he bested Nash Diederichs (1-1 BKFC) throughout BKFC Prospect Collection: Edmonton with a first-round knockout in 50 seconds.
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