Fort Price, TX (June 19, 2025) – Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship (BKFC), hosted the heated Struggle Week Press Convention for BKFC 76 on Thursday afternoon at Dickies Enviornment in Fort Price, TX.
Following the BKFC 76 press convention in entrance of a giant gathering of native and nationwide media, major eventers Ben Bonner and Tony Soto wasted no time at their face-off, violently shoving one another on the stage earlier than being separated.
The ‘Open to the Public’ Ceremonial Weigh-In and Last Face-Offs will happen tomorrow, Friday, June 20 at 5:30 p.m. CDT at Billy Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Price, TX 86164.
BKFC-76 emanates from Dickies Enviornment this Saturday evening, June 21, broadcast globally on DAZN. Remaining tickets for the dwell occasion might be bought at BKFC.com.
Under are quotes from the members on the press convention;
David Feldman, BKFC Founder/President
“I’m up right here tonight like a fanboy. We’ve bought these legends right here, and there are such a lot of superb storylines for Saturday evening. BKFC in Texas has been a very long time coming. We’ve been attempting to deliver BKFC to Texas for six years, and it’s lastly right here on Saturday evening.”
“The winner of Saturday’s Major Occasion will likely be entered into our four-man match for the BKFC Light-weight World Title.”
“My aim is to have no less than one girls’s struggle on every card, if no more. That’s my aim, so simply deliver it. I do know these women are going to deliver it on Saturday evening.”
Tony “Loco” Soto (6-1), fights Ben “The Bomber” Bonner (3-1) for the vacant BKFC Interim Light-weight World Title
“I’ve bought a distinct opponent however the identical agenda. I admire my opponent stepping up on brief discover, however I’m going to interrupt him on Saturday.”
“I’m going to interrupt you into smithereens and ship you again house just like the baked beans you (expletive) eat abroad.”
Ben “The Bomber” Bonner (3-1), fights Tony “Loco” Soto (6-1) for the vacant BKFC Interim Light-weight World Title
“I’m going to punch (his) head in.”
“There’s just one means this struggle goes, and that’s a win by knockout for me. Tony is a superb fighter, however I see no means he beats me. On struggle evening I’ll be twice his dimension, I’ll have twice his energy, and I’m going to place him out.”
Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski, former UFC Heavyweight World Champion, making his BKFC premiere towards Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland
“My opponent could be very powerful. I’m very excited and, like Nike, simply do it.”
“I need to face (BKFC Heavyweight World Champion) Ben Rothwell, however one step at a time. Josh is a troublesome opponent and I’m very excited. My household helps my preventing, and I like what I’m doing. Practice arduous, struggle arduous. That is going to be an important struggle.”
Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (2-1), fights Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski
“Once they known as me a pair weeks in the past and informed me that it was Arlovski, I bought actually excited, simply out of respect to him. It’s not each day that you just get the chance to struggle top-of-the-line guys to ever stroll this world. I’m good, and I’m excited for the chance.”
Jessica “Evil” Eye, BKFC premiere towards fellow former UFC fan-favorite fighter Mariya Agapova
“I’m centered on one job proper now, and that’s Maria. The primary job is on Saturday and, from there, we’ll make our subsequent resolution.”
Mariya Agapova, BKFC debut towards fellow former UFC fan-favorite fighter Jessica “Evil” Eye
“Huge respect to Jessica. Let’s knuckle up and show who’s the stronger one. I’m actually excited.
Kenzie Morrison, son of late boxing legend Tommy Morrison, BKFC debut towards Alex “The Rhino” Davis (1-1)
“I feel my father could be enthusiastic about BKFC and find it irresistible similar to everybody else does.”
Cameron Delano, skilled bull using star, BKFC debut towards Jesse Desrosier
“On the finish of the day, I give all respect to my opponent. I’ve been hit arduous as hell by a bull, and that’s precisely what I’m in search of on Saturday evening. Let’s get in there and have a warfare.”
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Fort Price, TX (June 19, 2025) Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship (BKFC), The World’s Quickest Rising Fight Sports activities Promotion, has introduced at this time the brand new major occasion for BKFC-76 subsequent Saturday, June 21 at Dickies Enviornment in Fort Price, TX and broadcast globally on DAZN.
UK primarily based bare-knuckle celebrity Ben Bonner (3-1) will now face #1 Ranked Tony Soto (6-1) for the vacant BKFC Interim Light-weight World Title. Because of visa points, Franco Tenaglia is unable to journey to america and defend his BKFC Light-weight World Title towards Soto within the beforehand introduced major occasion.
A local of Yorkshire, England, Bonner most lately knocked out Lewis Eager within the first spherical on November 2, 2024, a shocking stoppage that instantly went viral within the worldwide fight sports activities panorama.
Remaining tickets for BKFC 76 might be bought on-line at BKFC.com and the Dickies Enviornment Field Workplace on the evening of the occasion. Dickies Enviornment is positioned at 1911 Montgomery Road, Fort Price, TX 76107.
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Following a legendary MMA profession, Andrei ‘The Pitbull’ Arlovski of Coconut Grove, FL will make his BKFC debut within the co-main occasion on June 21 towards battle-tested veteran Josh Copeland, (2-1), of Denver, CO.
Competing within the characteristic struggle at BKFC 76, ‘Evil’ Jessica Eye of Las Vegas, NV makes her BKFC debut within the flyweight division towards MMA rival Mariya ‘Cash Mashka’ Agapova, of Kazakhstan, now preventing out of Coconut Grove, FL.
With a stellar skilled boxing report of 22-1-2 together with 20 victories by knockout, Jay, Oklahoma native Kenzie Morrison is tailor made for BKFC’s deep heavyweight division as he makes his bare-knuckle debut towards Alex ‘Rhino’ Davis, (1-0), of Cole Mountain, West Virginia. Morrison is the son of Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Tommy Morrison.
Additionally, preventing within the heavyweight division, Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Garrett, 2-0, of Kansas Metropolis, KS faces BKFC debuting Haze ‘The Hooligan’ Wilson, of Tulsa, OK. Within the mild heavyweight division, Nevada native, Terryl ‘Taj Mahal’ Johnson, makes his BKFC debut towards Kevin Sims, (0-1), of California.
Lightweights will see motion with Texas cross-state rivals Derek ‘The Stallion’ Campos, of Lubbock and Jake ‘The Grinder’ Heffernan of Houston going through off of their BKFC debuts. Preventing within the bantamweight division, Brandon ‘The Voodoo Youngster’ Meneses, (0-1), of Fort Price, TX faces BKFC debuting Willie ‘Whoop Ass’ Gates of Fontana, CA.
Preventing within the welterweight division, BKFC debuting Darren ‘D-Day’ Whitney of Texas, faces Rodney Hinton, (1-0). Light-weight Texas native James Grey will struggle for the primary time underneath the BKFC banner towards Roderick ‘Icewater’ Stewart, (1-2).
Preventing within the cruiserweight division, BKFC newcomers Cameron Delano of Texas and Montana native Jesse Desrosier will face off. Additionally debuting within the males’s flyweight division Christian ‘The Hawk’ Hawkins of Duncanville, TX battles Houston’s Micah ‘Dynamite’ White. Welterweight Jeremy Sauceda, (2-2), of Odessa, TX battles BKFC debuting Israel ‘Rooster’ Rodriguez of Amarillo, TX.
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