BKFC Knucklemania V
January 25, 2025 @ 8:00 PM EST
Two of the sport’s most violent fighters will finally collide.
Fan-favorites inside and out of the Octagon are Eddie Alvarez and Jeremy Stephens, signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship years removed from countless UFC wars. Both two fights in with no gloves on, it’s about time Alvarez and Stephens meet in the ring – and that’s what they’ll do on Jan. 25.
BKFC announced that they’d be making their way to Philadelphia, Pennslyvania for the first time with Knuckle Mania V, and who better to headline than Kensington’s own Alvarez, one of the promotion’s biggest stars.
A former lightweight champion in the UFC and Bellator, Alvarez, 40, steps into the BKFC ring after going 1-1 against fellow UFC veterans Chad Mendes and Mike Perry. “The Underground King” last fought for the inaugural ‘King of Violence’ title in December but fell short against a more durable Perry, losing by second-round TKO.
Ex-UFC Featherweight Jeremy Stephens, 38, has had better luck in the BKFC, beating a Top 5 contender in Jimmie Rivera before Bobby Taylor in September.
