BKFC HEADS BACK TO SALT LAKE CITY ON SATURDAY, MAY 10 – LIVE ON DAZN

MIKE RICHMAN DEFENDS LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE VS. JOSH DYER

Salt Lake City, UT (March 17, 2025) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, returns to the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, May 10, broadcast globally on DAZN. Headlining BKFC on DAZN: Salt Lake City, Mike ‘The Marine’ Richman, (7-2), will defend his BKFC Light Heavyweight World Title against #4 Ranked Challenger Josh ‘D Day’ Dyer, (4-1), in a must-see clash of bare knuckle combatants.

Tickets start at $50 and fans can sign-up for an exclusive pre-sale to BKFC on DAZN: Salt Lake City at BKFC.com. The Maverik Center is located at 3200 S. Decker Lake Dr., West Valley City, UT 84119.

“This is our third event in Salt Lake City where we’ve drawn some of the biggest crowds in BKFC history,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “Mike Richman has worked very hard to become the BKFC Light Heavyweight World Champion and faced some of the best bare knuckle fighters in the world, however Josh Dyer has earned the opportunity in this tremendous battle of true warriors of the sport.”

“We’re putting together a fantastic undercard which we will announce shortly including numerous local fighters in a marquee event for those attending in-person at the Maverik Center and those watching globally on DAZN.”

“Another blockbuster BKFC event to add to our already packed spring/summer schedule,’ said Jared Kass, SVP DAZN. “BKFC has been a huge asset to DAZN since we launched our partnership, and we look forward to broadcasting another spectacular event.”

Longtime fan favorite Mike Richman of Rosemount, MN earned the world title with a stunning first round knockout of champion Jared Warren on December 21, 2024. He also holds exciting victories over battle-tested veterans Erick Lozano (BKFC Fight Night Clearwater), Isaac Doolittle (BKFC-31), Dakota Cochrane (BKFC-23) and Marcel Stamps (BKFC-17). Richman had also previously twice challenged for world titles against David Mundell (BKFC-47) and Lorenzo Hunt (KnuckleMania III).

Fighting out of Sioux Falls, SD, Josh Dyer challenges for the world title following a show-stopping first round knockout on August 3, 2024 of Will Albrecht at BKFC-63 in Sturgis, South Dakota before a crowd of over 15,000 at the 86th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Dyer also holds victories over Dakota Cochrane (first round knockout at BKFC Fight Night Omaha) and a fifth-round stoppage of Jared Warren at BKFC-12.

Additional fights for this exciting night of world class bare-knuckle fighters will be announced shortly.

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About Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is the first promotion allowed to hold a legal, sanctioned, and regulated bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889. Based in Philadelphia, and headed by President and former professional boxer David Feldman, BKFC is dedicated to preserving the historical legacy of bare knuckle fighting, while utilizing a specifically created rule set that emphasizes fighter safety. BKFC holds all of its bouts in a revolutionary circular four-rope ring, designed to encourage fast-paced and exciting bouts. The patented BKFC “Squared Circle” contains scratch lines, based on the Broughton Rules which governed bare knuckle fighting in the 19th century, and which requires fighters to “Toe the Line”: start every round face to face, and just inches apart.

In BKFC, only those fighters who are established professionals in boxing, MMA, kickboxing, or Muay Thai are allowed to compete. The referees and judges are required to have extensive professional combat sports experience. All fights are held under the auspices and control of an Athletic Commission. Unlike other fighting organizations and combat sports internationally which claim to be “bare knuckle”, but require wraps, tape, and gauze; BKFC is true to its word as fighters are not allowed to wrap their hands to within one inch of the knuckle. This makes BKFC unquestionably the truest form of bare knuckle fighting. BKFC is dedicated to not just creating the safest, most exciting, and highest-level bare-knuckle fighting organization in the world, it’s also leading the way for a new fully recognized professional combat sport. BKFC is truly the sport of the future, which fully respects its remarkable past.

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