Bareknuckle FC returned to the United Kingdon on Saturday, July 1, 2023 for BKFC 46: Newcastle, featuring Rico Franco and Kaleb Harris facing off in the British card’s main event.
Franco, fighting out of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, UK would no doubt have the local crowd behind him against American Kaleb Harris in the welterweight headliner. Franco entered the bout having won his last two fights inside the BKFC ring. Harris, who had been fired up at Friday’s weigh-in, had also won his last two contests, the end result being that the winner of the BKFC 46 main event would be positioned for big things moving forward.
BKFC 46: Newcastle takes place at the Walker Activity Dome in Newcastle, England on Saturday, July 1, 2023 with the main card airing live via the BKFC App and Fite.tv. Full results from the event can be found below. Prelims for the card kick off at 1PM ET.
BKFC 46: Newcastle — Franco vs. Harris Results
Main Card
Rico Franco def. Kaleb Harris by TKO, Round 5, 0:58
Robert Barry def. Ben Scotchbrook by KO, Round 5, 0:11
Lewis Keen def. Zdenek Pernica by TKO, Round 3, 0:32
Dawid Oskar def. Matthew Hill by TKO, Round 1, 1:44
Paul Cook def. Aaron Foster by TKO, Round 1, 0:41
Bartlomiej Krol def. Sebastian Krautwald by unanimous decision
Gary Fox def. Hayden Sheriff by TKO, Round 1, 0:38
Patryk Sagan def. Morgan Starkey by TKO, Round 1, 0:49
Preliminary Card
Robert Brown def. Ben Hatchett by TKO, Round 1, 1:36
Arron Blakely def. Krystian Nadolski by KO, Round 1, 1:27
Karl Thompson def. Dustin Rabiega by TKO, Round 3, 1:06