Overview
- The event is set for Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia with the heavyweight championship on the line in Rothwell vs. Arlovski III.
- Arlovski holds two prior wins over Rothwell from 2008 (Affliction) and 2019 (UFC), setting the stage for their first bare-knuckle meeting with the belt at stake.
- Yoel Romero faces BKFC light heavyweight champion Lorenzo Hunt at a 210-pound catchweight, with Hunt’s title not at risk.
- A rematch between lightweight titleholder Ben Bonner and Tony Soto is confirmed after Bonner’s decision win in June.
- BKFC says additional fights will be announced in the coming weeks, with a fighter press conference scheduled following the reveal.