Ben Rothwell may grow to be a BKFC “champ champ” when the promotion makes its debut in Australia.
The BKFC introduced Tuesday that its debut card in Australia on July 18 is ready to be headlined by Rothwell preventing Alex Simon for the inaugural BKFC tremendous heavyweight title. Rothwell (37-14 in MMA) claimed a heavyweight title with a 36-second knockout of Mick Terrill this previous January.
Try the announcement and a response from BKFC half proprietor Conor McGregor beneath.
INAUGURAL SUPERHEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE ON THE LINE!
BIG Ben Rothwell goals for double gold honours!
HW AND SHW WORLD CHAMP https://t.co/6Jev9oiCvF
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 3, 2025
Simon makes his bare-knuckle debut with an opportunity to win gold in his residence nation. A longtime powerlifting standout, Simon has competed sporadically in fight sports activities since 2018. He’s 1-1 as an MMA fighter and most just lately stepped into the boxing ring in August 2023 when he misplaced by fifth-round TKO (retirement) to Bryce Jones.
Within the co-main occasion, Australia’s personal Bec Rawlings fights Jade Masson-Wong in a flyweight bout. Rawlings, a veteran MMA fighter, snapped a three-fight skid within the BKFC ring this previous January when she gained a unanimous choice over Taylor Starling. Masson-Wong is 3-2 in BKFC and is coming off of a break up choice loss to Christine Ferea.
BKFC 79 takes place at RAC Enviornment in Perth, Australia, on July 18.
