Next Saturday evening the expected rematch between Chris Eubank Jr. will take place. and Conor Benn DAZNBKFC 84 is the nightcap to a doubleheader full of boxing action on Palm Desert, CA’s streaming service and Acrisure Arena. Coverage begins at 8:00 PM ET/ 5:00 PM PT with the countdown show on YouTube.
The fights themselves start just after 9pm ET/6pm PT on DAZN. All told, if there are no adjustments to the fight order between now and next weekend, the final version of Saturday night’s card will feature an 11-match series under bare-knuckle rules.
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BKFC 84 Main Event: BKFC Light Heavyweight Championship: [C] Josh Dyer vs. Lorenzo Hunt II
At the top of the schedule at BKFC 84 is another championship rematch, this one taking place at light heavyweight (185 lbs). Current BKFC light heavyweight champion Josh Dyer (5-1, 2 NC bare-knuckle) meets former BKFC light heavyweight and BKFC cruiserweight champion Lorenzo Hunt (11-2 bare-knuckle) for the second time.
Their first meeting in April 2021 at BKFC 17 ended in the fifth round of the match when Dyer was unable to advance as he lost eye contact and lost by TKO. How will chapter two of this story play out?
As with all BKFC fights, Saturday’s main event will consist of a maximum of five rounds of two minutes per round. Dyer, who was supposed to fight David Mundell this weekend before the fight was postponed, enters this rematch having gone 3-0 in his last five bouts with two no-contests. Most recently, he secured the title at 185 with a fourth-round knockout of Mike Richman (7-4, 1 NC bare-knuckle in Salt Lake City on DAZN.
It’s been more than four and a half years since the original match against Lorenzo Hunt, but one thing is crystal clear going into BKFC 84: revenge is on his mind on Saturday night.
On the other side, Lorenzo Hunt will make the walk to the ring this weekend with a record of 4-1 in his last five fights. However, there is a long time between the battles for Hunt and his camp. Prior to BKFC 84 on Saturday evening, he last competed on April 27 last year.
That spring evening, he suffered a dislocated arm in the first round of his fight against Mick Terrill (10-2 bare-knuckle), thwarting his bid for the BKFC Heavyweight Championship at BKFC KnuckleMania IV in Los Angeles at the Peacock Theater.
A planned return fight on April 26 this year against Chris Camozzi in Rome, Italy never materialized as Hunt suffered an injury. He has already captured the BKFC Light Heavyweight Championship once in his career, so can he win the title a second time?
BKFC 84 Co-Main Event: Drew Stuve vs. Zeb Vincent
Immediately preceding the headliner, BKFC 84’s co-main event will take place at middleweight (175 lbs). Drew Stuve (3-0 bare-knuckle) comes in on 10 days’ notice to face Zeb Vincent (3-2 bare-knuckle). Stuve has yet to lose under bare-knuckle rules. The last time he was out, he scored a first-round knockout of Will Santiago (2-2-1 bare-knuckle) on August 9 in Edmonton, AL.
Stuve is a replacement for Vincent’s original opponent at BKFC 84, Steven Sainsbury (1-0 bare-knuckle), after Sainsbury withdrew from the event late last week. With only a week and a half to prepare for this match, how will he do when the order is given to get up?
Meanwhile, Zeb Vincent enters this match on the back of a 3-2 record in all competitions in his last five fights. Most recently, he lost via first-round knockout to Dionisio Ramirez (2-0 bare-knuckle) on April 18.
Vincent had expected to meet Steven Sainsbury until he withdrew from the competition a week ago. Will the change of opponent be helpful or a nuisance?
BKFC 84 Featured Fight: Aspen Ladd vs. Shyanna Bintliff
Also on BKFC 84’s main card, the evening’s fight brings about the bare-knuckle debut of a UFC and PFL veteran in a women’s featherweight bout. Aspen Ladd, who posted a 12-5 record in MMA, makes her first walk as a bare-knuckle fighter when she fights Shyanna Bintliff (2-1 bare-knuckle).
Ladd enters the fray after nearly 18 months away from competition. On May 17, 2024, in the Bellator Champions Series Paris, she defeated Ekaterina Shakalova (9-4 MMA) by unanimous decision. Aspen Ladd hasn’t had a fight since that night in France.
A fight against Alejandra Lara in the Global Fight League last spring was scrapped after the promotion’s first events were also canceled, delaying Aspen Ladd’s return until now. Is there a win in store for her this Saturday night in California?
In the other corner, Shyanna Bintliff made her BKFC debut successfully on August 2, finishing Marisol Ruelas (0-2 bare-knuckle) in Sturgis, SD. She has quite a challenge ahead of her in the form of Aspen Ladd for her second BKFC appearance, but can she rise to the challenge?
Rest of the map
The main card of BKFC 84 will be supplemented with the following fights:
- a light heavyweight affair that pairs Cody Vidal (2-1-1 bare-knuckle) with David Simpson (3-4 bare-knuckle)
- a welterweight showdown between Evgenii Kurdanov (5-2 bare-knuckle) and Paulo Games (1-1 bare-knuckle)
- a featherweight bout that paired Daniel Alvarez (2-2 bare-knuckle) with Jared Lennon (1-1 bare-knuckle)
- a bantamweight fight against David Diaz (2-1-1 bare-knuckle) vs. Justyn Martinez (2-5 bare-knuckle)
- a welterweight show between Ryan Petersen (2-1 bare-knuckle) and Enkhtur Bayartsogt (bare-knuckle debut)
- and a heavyweight bout against Chase Gormley (1-1 bare-knuckle) versus Nelson Best (bare-knuckle debut).
What fights are you looking forward to on the BKFC 84 main card? Let us know in the comments.
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