Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) hosts “Knucklemania IV” on Saturday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. “King Of Violence” Mike Perry (3-0) will face long-time rival and UFC veteran Thiago Alves (2-0) in the main event.
The BKFC Heavyweight Championship is up for grabs in the co-main event. Reigning champion Mick Terrill (7-1) will put his title on the line against none other than BKFC’s No. 1 Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the and former cruiserweight and light heavyweight champion, Lorenzo “The Juggernaut” Hunt (11-1).
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The rising UFC lightweight star announced this week that he and his wife Laura have welcomed two baby girls into the world. According to Pimblett, Betsy and Margot were born April 17.
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“[April 17] the day our lives changed forever,” Pimblett wrote on Instagram. “All worth it for yous [two] perfect little girls Betsy and Margot Pimblett.”
Pimblett, 29, has won seven straight bouts, including all five of his octagon appearances. After stopping Luigi Vendramini, Rodrigo Vargas, and Jordan Leavitt to kick off his UFC run, “The Baddy” picked up a pair of decision wins against veteran opponents.
At UFC 282 in December 2022, Pimblett earned a controversial unanimous decision victory over Jared Gordon. Pimblett made one appearance in 2023, returning just over a year later at UFC 296 this past December where he defeated former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson in a one-sided decision win.
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The UFC’s upcoming return to Louisville, Ky. has 13 fights booked already with a main event still to be determined.
The event, which takes place at the KFC Yum Center on June 8, serves as the UFC’s first card in Louisville in 13 years with the last card there headlined by Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann. While rumors have swirled about the headliner for the upcoming UFC Louisville card, nothing is official just yet.
In the meantime, the promotion announced a number of matchups booked for the card including two-time light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes making his long awaited return to action against Dustin Jacoby.
A top contender at 205 pounds for most of his career, Reyes looks to bounce back after dropping his past four fights in a row, including a knockout loss to Ryan Spann in his most recent outing in 2022. Following a long layoff, Reyes returns in June to face the experienced kickboxer Jacoby, who also looks to get back on track after he fell to Alonzo Menifield this past December.
Teen sensation Raul Rosas Jr. also returns on the UFC Louisville card for his rebooked matchup against Ricky Turcios. The bantamweights were originally scheduled to meet back in February but Rosas fell ill just before walking to the octagon so the fight was scrapped.
Now they’ll clash in June instead.
Veteran lightweight Thiago Moises also returns on the card as he faces Ludovit Klein while recent Ultimate Fighter winner Brad Katona takes on Jesse Butler at 135 pounds.
Here’s the full 13 fight card announced by the UFC on Thursday with a main event still to be determined
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) hosts “Knucklemania IV” on Saturday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. “King Of Violence” Mike Perry (3-0) will face long-time rival and UFC veteran Thiago Alves (2-0) in the main event.
The BKFC Heavyweight Championship is up for grabs in the co-main event. Reigning champion Mick Terrill (7-1) will put his title on the line against none other than BKFC’s No. 1 Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the and former cruiserweight and light heavyweight champion, Lorenzo “The Juggernaut” Hunt (11-1).
On Thursday, the fight promotion held the event’s pre-fight press conference. After the question and answer session, the fighters faced off with their opponents ahead of Saturday’s fights.
“I said yes, and then they still didn’t give it to me. I’m not happy at all.”
Ketlen Vieira doesn’t like the direction her division is heading in.
The UFC bantamweight landscape received a massive injection of life earlier this year when former PFL lightweight champion Kayla Harrison was signed to the promotion. Harrison debuted at UFC 300 and looked as impressive as ever, submitting former UFC champion Holly Holm with a second-round rear-naked choke (watch highlights) in what was also her divisional debut earlier this month (April 13, 2024).
Vieira, 32, has yet to compete this year, holding down the No. 2 spot in the official rankings after last earning a unanimous decision against Pannie Kianzad in July 2023. Ready to return after her January matchup against Macy Chiasson fell through, Vieira (14-3) claims Harrison turned her down for a clash at UFC 303 this upcoming International Fight Week in Las Vegas.
“She might be the shiny new toy, but just like any toy, she needs to be played with and tested,” Vieira told MMA Mania. “Even [Julianna] Pena. She hasn’t fought for two years. She isn’t deserving of the title shot.
“I was offered the [Harrison] fight for June 29th. I said yes, and then they still didn’t give it to me. I’m not happy at all.”
MMA Mania has reached out to Harrison for a response to Vieira and will provide an update if received. The targeted UFC 303 event date has already been on the radar of the former Olympian, mentioning a potential interim title bout if current undisputed champion Raquel Pennington is unavailable — a silly idea, believes “Rocky.”
“It seems that Kayla is just not taking the fight,” Vieira said. “If the UFC offered the fight, the UFC wants the fight. It’s just Kayla not taking it. In the UFC, there’s only great athletes and if she thinks she’s going to say no to this fight and take an easier fight, there’s no easy fights. We’re all very good athletes. She has to stop running and take the fight and sign the contract.”
Ultimately, Vieira still likes the timetable to return around UFC 303. Should she challenge for UFC gold sooner rather than later, a fight with Pennington would be a sequel to their January 2023 meeting. Pennington won the bout via a split decision.
“My name’s not Germaine [de Randamie] or Julianna Pena so I don’t pick fights,” Vieira said. “At the same time, I know that I need to go up. I’m going to take any fight that’s going to get me to the belt because I know I deserve that. I want that belt. Kayla was someone that is starting [in UFC] but would be a big fight that would bring me the attention and get me to that belt. I’m looking to [fight] ranked fighters, increase my ranking, and I have been cleared for that date. I said yes to that fight so, I’m ready to fight around that date, but I want a fight that’s going to take me to the belt, which is what I deserve.”
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Beneil Dariush resumed sparring in March after taking some significant time off from hard sessions in the gym, Kings MMA coach Rafael Cordeiro recently revealed on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast.
Dariush had an eight-fight winning streak snapped by Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan in 2023, both via stoppage due to strikes — after which, Cordeiro asked the 34-year-old lightweight to take some time off. It wasn’t the only time Dariush suffered head trauma in 2023.
“Benny had a very rough year last year,” Cordeiro said. “He had two knockouts and three knockdowns. He was knocked down twice and knocked out once in the gym, and then fought Charles and was TKO’d. He fought Arman next and was knocked out. He had five situations during the year where his head was hurt. He’s a young kid, and it was a request I made for him to take some time.”
Prior to his rough stretch, Dariush only lost four of his previous 27 MMA bouts dating back to 2009, all by stoppage. Michael Chiesa tapped him with a rear-naked choke, while Ramsey Nijem, Edson Barboza, and Alexander Hernandez won by knockout or TKO.
Cordeiro said Dariush is financially set and doesn’t need to rush back into the octagon, but will be prepared when time comes. The founder and leader of Kings MMA said Dariush is sparring again in California and feeling great.
“I don’t worry as a coach, I worry as a father. I have him as my kid and I don’t need to put him to real test for nothing right now,” Cordeiro said. “Benny won eight and lost two of his last 10 fights and some people want him to retire. That’s absurd. It’s disrespectful with his story, but since we can’t listen to noise or things we can’t control, we’ll focus on his health.”
“Let’s see the fights that make sense for him for the moment he’s physically recovered,” he continued. “I’m not talking about confidence. He has confidence. It’s more of a neurological thing. I want him to worry about it for a moment because he was hit a lot.”
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