Uncasville, CT (December 11, 2025) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, has announced full details of their highly anticipated return to the famed Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
Remaining tickets for BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun can be purchased at BKFC.com. The Mohegan Sun Arena is located at 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT 06382. The event will also be broadcast internationally as part of the BKFC+ Subscription for $7.99 per month on the BKFC App – The Best Value in Combat Sports with the first bell at 7:00 p.m. EST.
Fighting in the main event, Undefeated and #4 Ranked Heavyweight Parker Porter (2-0), of New Britain, CT faces battle tested veteran, Denver, CO native Josh Copeland, (2-2). Fan favorite and hard-hitting Porter has quickly impressed BKFC fans with two show-stopping first round knockouts; Chase Gormley at BKFC on DAZN 4 and Dillon Cleckler on June 14, 2025. Copeland’s victories have both come by knockout; Steve Herelius at BKFC-50 and Levi da Costa at BKFC-31.
Co-featured also in the heavyweight division, fast-rising Kansas City, KS native Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Garrett, (3-0), battles Chase Gormley, (1-1), of Los Angeles, CA. Garrett has earned all three victories by first round knockout; Haze Wilson at BKFC-78, Lavar Johnson at BKFC Fight Night Los Angeles and John Orr at BKFC Fight Night Kansas City. Gormley stopped Tylor Sijohn in the second round at BKFC Fight Night Los Angeles.
Popular local middleweight Gary ‘Batman’ Balletto Jr., (1-0), of Cranston, RI clashes with Newark, OH native Skyler ‘The Phoenix’ Mauller, (1-1). Balletto Jr., the son of New England boxing legend Gary Balletto Sr., stopped Rodney Thomas in the second round on June 14, 2025 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Mauller scored a first-round knockout of Bryant McClain at BKFC-75.
Lightweights will see action with Plymouth, MA native Peter ‘Slippery Pete’ Barrett, (1-0), battling Danny Hilton (1-0), of Prescott Valley, AZ. Fighting in the bantamweight division, Lardy ‘Sito’ Navarro, (3-1), of Worcester, MA faces Anthony Sanchez, (1-2), of Midland, TX. Middleweight Pat ‘The Gorilla Ninja’ Casey, (2-2), of Springfield, MA clashes with David ‘Tha Sandman’ Sanchez, (2-0).
Fighting in the women’s strawweight division, Crystal Van Wyk, (2-1), of Charlotte, NC faces Gabrielle Roman, (1-3-1), of South Amboy, NJ. Somerville, MA lightweight Rico Disciullo, (1-0), battles Stash ‘The Flash’ Kuykendall, (0-1), of Fort Smith, AK. BKFC debuting heavyweight Guilherme Vianna of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hits the squared circle against Aleem ‘The Hammer’ Whitfield, (0-1) of Geneva, NY.
Light heavyweight Joseph Peters, (1-0), of Connecticut faces New Hampshire newcomer David Burke. Lightweight newcomers will clash as Boston, MA native Travis Demko battles Ashton Caniglia of Omaha, NE.
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