Overview

• The Oct. 4 event at Newark’s Prudential Center will mark BKFC’s first New Jersey card and feature a 175-pound King of Violence championship headliner.
• Mike Perry enters unbeaten in bare-knuckle competition with a 5-0 record and signature stoppages of former UFC champions Eddie Alvarez and Luke Rockhold.
• Jeremy Stephens brings a perfect 3-0 BKFC mark after stopping Alvarez at Knuckle Mania and returns following a one-fight UFC deal that ended in a decision loss to Mason Jones.
• Perry’s most recent bout was a boxing crossover against Jake Paul that ended in a sixth-round TKO defeat and framed his return as a title defense opportunity.
• Founder David Feldman confirmed the matchup on The Ariel Helwani Show, underscoring BKFC’s use of mainstream MMA media for major announcements.