BKFC 86 is here! Tonight, the Mohegan Sun Arena will be the setting for the first BKFC show of the year. After the countdown show at 5pm ET/2pm PT on YouTube, DAZN will carry the card from gavel to gavel, starting one hour later at 6:00 PM ET/3:00 PM PT.
Last night’s ceremonial weigh-in was successful and chaotic, meaning tonight’s eleven-fight schedule will take place as planned on the streaming platform. We have high stakes for the first BKFC show of 2026 in tonight’s main event.
BKFC 86 Main Event: BKFC Welterweight Championship: [C] Julian Lane vs. No. 4 contender Dustin Pague
At the top of tonight’s show, the BKFC Welterweight Championship will be on the line in the evening’s BKFC 86 main event. Incumbent BKFC welterweight champion Julian Lane (9-8 bare-knuckle) will make his first defense of the title against challenger and No. 4 contender Dustin Pague (5-2 bare-knuckle). All fights tonight will be an advertised maximum of five rounds of two minutes per round.
BKFC 86 Co-Main Event: Jamel Herring vs. Matt Guymon
Immediately before that, the BKFC 86 co-main event will see the crossover debut of a boxing legend. Jamel Herring will take off the gloves when he fights Matt Guymon (2-1 bare-knuckle).
This will be Jamel Herring’s first fight in any discipline since April 2024. That evening, he lost after 10 rounds via split decision to Jackson Jon England (19-3, 10 KOs).
BKFC 86 Results:
Main card (tonight, 7:00 PM ET/ 4:00 PM PT, DAZN)
Main Event: Julian Lane vs. Dustin Pague, BKFC Welterweight Championship.
Co-main event: Jamel Herring vs. Matt Guymon Herring: Bare-knuckle debut.
Featured fight: Dalvin Blair vs. Ramiro Figueroa
Rico DiSciullo vs. Ashton Caniglia
Guilherme Viana vs. Juan Figuerva
Ras Hylton vs. Branko Busick
Nate Ghareeb vs. Tray Martin
Joey Gambino def. Kurtis Ellis by TKO (broken finger) at 1:08 of round 2.
Preliminaries: (6:00 PM ET/ 3:00 PM PT, DAZN)
Featured preliminary round: Brandon Meneses def. Zach Pannell by KO (punches) at 0:55 of round 1.
Co-featured preliminary round: Jared Lennon vs. Chachi Versace ends in a split draw (48-46 Lennon, 48-46 Versace, 47-47.) Versace: Scored two knockdowns in round 4.
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