While BKFC cards have always felt a little like the black sheep of the combat sports family, there were some interesting match-ups, and the usual guilty pleasure feel to BKFC’s latest offering. In the main event, for some baffling reason positioned above multiple title fights (at least on the marquee, the bout order appeared to be flipped later), were UFC veteran Mike Perry and infamous Ultimate Fighter alum Julian Lane (Let me Bang, Bro TM). The promotion could very well have marketed this as the “TMF” title fight (“Trashiest MF’er”), but at least you knew these two would go out guns blazing.

On the more sporting side of things, Luis Palomino put his lightweight championship on the line against Martin Brown, and Britain Hart-Beltran took part in the inaugural women’s flyweight championship fight against Christine Ferea.

With bare knuckle boxing essentially piggybacking on MMA, it was no surprise to see another UFC star making their debut at KnuckleMania 2. In this case, it was former featherweight title challenger Chad “Money” Mendes, in a blatant mismatch against Joshuah “Famez” Alvarez, whose 1-1 record saw a six year gap between fights.

BKFC KnuckleMania 2 takes place Saturday, February 19, 2022 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Full results from the event, available on the BKFC App and Fite.tv, can be found below. The preliminary card kicks off at 6:30 PM ET.

BKFC KnuckleMania 2: Perry vs. Lane Results

Main card

Luis Palomino (c) def. Martin Brown by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) – for the BKFC lightweight championship
Chad Mendes def. Joshuah “Famez” Alvarez by knockout, Round 4, 1:34
Mike Perry def. Julian Lane by Unanimous Decision (48-46, 48-46, 48-46)
Christine Ferea def. Britain Hart-Beltran by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) – for the inaugural BKFC women’s flyweight championship
Gustavo Trujillo def. Stephen Townsel by Knockout, Round 1, 1:41
Christine Vicens def. Jade Masson-Wong by TKO (Doctor’s Stoppage), Round 3, 0:49
Francesco Ricchi def. Jake Bostwick by Unanimous Decision (48-44, 48-44, 48-44)
Ulysses Diaz def. Sawyer Depee by KO, Round 2, 1:00
Edgard Plazaola def. Chevvy Bridges by KO, Round 3, 1:29

Preliminary Card

Yosdenis Cedeno def. Mario Vargas by Unanimous Decision (48-45, 49-44, 47-46)
John Michael Escoboza def. Zion Tomlinson by knockout, Round 4, 1:16

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BKFC officials announced Wednesday that Perry vs. Lane would serve as the main event of KnuckleMania 2 on February 19, 2022. Seeds for the fight were sown at BKFC Tampa last month, when the two fighters got into something of a scuffle.

David Feldman, BKFC President, also revealed in a recent interview that former UFC featherweight contender Chad Mendes would debut at the event. No opponent for Mendes has been named, Feldman told MMA Fighting. In addition to Mendes and Perry vs. Lane, Luis Palomino is set to defend his lightweight title against Martin Brown, and Britain Beltran (nee Hart) will fight for gold, against an opponent to be named later.

The event will serve as the bare knuckle debut for Perry (14-8 MMA, 0-0 BKB), the troubled UFC star who signed on with BKFC late last year. Despite his lack of bare knuckle experience, however, Perry will enter the bout off a win, after looking solid in a decision victory over Michael Seals at the inaugural Triad Combat event last November.

UFC fans will remember Julian Lane and his “let me bang, bro!” line from Ultimate Fighter history infamy. Lane (12-9-1 MMA, 3-4 BKB) made the switch to bare knuckle in 2018, and hasn’t looked back. Most recently, he lost a unanimous decision against Bellator MMA veteran David “Caveman” Rickels at BKFC Witchita in October.

According to Feldman, another former UFC talent, Brian Foster, is also expected to debut on the KnuckleMania 2 card.

BKFC’s KnuckleMania 2 will take place on February 19, 2022 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

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