Just days away from BKFC KnuckleMania IV, Mike Perry and Thiago Alves came face to face for a tense staredown following the pre-fight press conference.

The former UFC fighters headline the first ever BKFC card in Los Angeles after the California State Athletic Commission voted to sanction bare-knuckle fighting in the state.

Perry looks to stay undefeated in bare-knuckle competition after he finished former UFC champion Eddie Alvarez in his most recent outing. As for Alves, he also holds a perfect record in BKFC at 2-0 including a middleweight title win back in 2021.

In the co-main event, Mick Terrill puts his heavyweight title up for grabs against Lorenzo Hunt, who relinquished both of his BKFC championships to earn the opportunity to win a belt in a third division.

UFC veterans Ben Rothwell and Todd Duffee also meet on the card after they were originally scheduled to meet in 2023 but the fight was cancelled just days before the event when Rothwell fell ill. Now healthy again and ready to build on his 2-0 BKFC record, Rothwell welcomes Duffee to the ring on Saturday at KnuckleMania IV.

Author: Staff

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