Uncasville, CT (Dec. 20, 2025) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, ended its historic, record-breaking 2025 campaign with an exclamation point on Saturday night with BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun at the sold-out Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.
In Saturday’s Main Event, undefeated New Britain, CT heavyweight sensation Parker Porter climbed to 3-0 at the expense of the previously unbeaten Anthony “The Warrior of Christ” Garrett in one of the craziest fights in the history of BKFC’s heavyweight division. Porter scored the first knockdown of the night before being dropped three times in the opening round. He survived an early onslaught in the opening seconds of the second frame before rallying for the knockout 42 seconds into the second stanza.
Porter, now 3-0 with three knockouts entered fight night as the #4 Ranked contender in the BKFC heavyweight division, called for his shot at the winner of “Big” Ben Rothwell’supcoming BKFC Heavyweight World Title defense against Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski in the Main Event of KnuckleMania VI on Feb. 7 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
“I want that belt,” the fan-favorite Porter told the jam-packed Mohegan Sun Arena. “Wherever you have to put me to get it, that’s where I’m going. I don’t stop, man. You’ve gotta kill me to stop me. I’m relentless.”
Garrett, who represents Dallas, TX, is now 3-1 under the BKFC banner.
Saturday’s event was the record-breaking 33rd BKFC event of the year, and streamed LIVE worldwide on The BKFC App.
Pat “The Gorilla Ninja” Casey turned heads in Saturday’s Co-Main Event as the Springfield, MA fighter ran through the previously unbeaten David “The Sandman” Sanchez in the opening round of their hotly anticipated middleweight showdown. Casey recorded a pair of knockdowns before the contest was stopped with 13 seconds left in the first round. Casey is now 3-2 on the strength of back-to-back, first-round finishes.
“This is my house. I run the Sun. I’ve fought here many times. This is my backyard, and I run this place,” Casey said in his post-fight interview. “I think I’m one of the best in the world, and I want to fight whoever will give me the opportunity to show that.” The Hurricane, UT product Sanchez is now 2-1.
Abington, MA’s Peter “Slippery Pete” Barrett improved to 2-0 in Saturday’s Featured Fight, defeating Anthony “The Pistol” Pike via split decision in their back-and-forth, lightweight battle. Barrett took home the win on two scorecards (49-46, 48-47), while one judge scored it for Pike (48-47). Pike, who hails from Tucson, AZ, was making his BKFC debut.
Gary “Batman” Balletto Jr., of Cranston, RI smashed his way to 2-0 under the BKFC banner with a second straight stoppage, sending Skyler Mauller to the canvas five times en route to the second-round stoppage in middleweight action. The fight was stopped 29 seconds into the second frame. Balletto Jr., is the son of boxing legend Gary Balletto Sr.. Mauller, who representsNew Lexington, OH, is now 1-2.
Worcester, MA’s “Slick” Sito Navarro climbed to 4-1 with his third straight win on Saturday, edging out Anthony “Leonidas” Sanchez for the split decision victory in their bantamweight battle. Two judges scored it for Navarro (49-46, 48-47), and one judge scored it in favor of Sanchez (49-47). The Midland, TX fighter Sanchez moves to 1-3 in defeat.
The #5 ranked contender in the BKFC women’s flyweight division, Gabrielle Roman of Perth Amboy, NJ earned her second victory when the ringside physician stopped her strawweight matchup with Crystal “The Lovely” Van Wyk due to a cut around the eye of Van Wyk. The stoppage came at the conclusion of the opening round. Roman is now 2-3, with both of her wins coming by first-round stoppage. Van Wyk, who hails from Hudson, FL by way of Cape Town, South Africa, entered fight night as the #4 ranked contender in the strawweight division. Van Wyk is now 2-2.
Peabody, MA’s Rico DiSciullo upped his record to 2-0 with a 41-second knockout at the expense of Stash “The Flash” Kuykendall in lightweight action. Both of DiSciullo’s BKFC victories have come by stoppage. The Fort Smith, AR product Kuykendall is now 0-2.
Waterbury, CT’s Guilherme Viana shined in his BKFC debut, dropping Aleem “The Hammer” Whitfield twice en route to the second-round knockout in their heavyweight matchup. The bout was stopped with one second left in the second round. Whitfield, a product of Geneva, NY and a former trialist for the United States Olympics gloved boxing team, is now 0-2.
Tewksbury, MA’s Joe “Bam Bam” Peters smashed his way to 2-0 after the referee called a stop to his light-heavyweight fight with David Burke at the conclusion of the opening round. Peters picked himself up off the canvas and rallied with a pair of knockdowns. Both of his wins have come by first-round finish. Burke, who represents Sommerworth, NH, was making his BKFC debut.
Travis “The Outlaw” Demko lived up to his nickname in his BKFC debut as the Stoughton, MA product was disqualified from his lightweight matchup with Omaha, NE’s Ashton “No Chance” Caniglia, who was also making his BKFC debut, due to continued illegal eye pokes. Demko was deducted a point in the third round before the referee called a stop to the contest 34 seconds into the fourth round, with Caniglia taking home the victory by DQ.
BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun Results
(4) Parker Porter def. Anthony Garrett via KO in Round 2 (0:42)
Pat Casey def. David Sanchez via TKO in Round 1 (1:47)
Peter Barrett def. Anthony Pike via Split Decision (49-46, 47-48, 48-47)
Gary Balletto Jr. def. Skyler Mauller via KO in Round 2 (0:29)
Sito Navarro def. Anthony Sanchez via Split Decision (48-47, 47-49, 49-46)
Gabrielle Roman def. (4) Crystal Van Wyk via TKO in Round 1 (2:00)
Rico DiSciullo def. Stash Kuykendall via KO in Round 1 (0:41)
Guilherme Viana def. Aleem Whitfield via KO in Round 2 (1:59)
Joe Peters def. David Burke via TKO in Round 1 (2:00)
Ashton Caniglia def. Travis Demko via Disqualification in Round 4 (0:34)
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