Honolulu, Hawaii (April 1, 2026) – Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion debuts in Hawaii on Saturday, April 11 at the iconic Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu.
BKFC Fight Night Honolulu is headlined by a middleweight clash between MMA Star Maki ‘Coconut Bombz’ Pitolo of Nanakuli, Hawaii and BKFC World Title Challenger Doug ‘Coldred’ Coltrane, (3-2), of North Carolina.
“BKFC is thrilled to debut in the beautiful state of Hawaii, home to a wealth of bare-knuckle fighters and fans,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “We’re putting together a fantastic evening of action-packed fights featuring many of the toughest and most talented fighters in Hawaii.”
Tickets for BKFC Fight Night Honolulu can be purchased online at BKFC.com. The Blaisdell Arena is located at 777 Ward Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96814. Doors will open on the night of the event at 5:00 p.m. local time. The action-packed event will 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 11:00 p.m. EST / 8:00 p.m. PST.
Co-featured at BKFC Fight Night Honolulu in the light heavyweight division, slap fighting conqueror Kealii ‘The Saint’ Kanekoa of Pahoa, Hawaii faces BKFC contender Joseph ‘The Dark Knight’ Creer, (5-3), of Columbus, GA.
Fighting in the feature bout at BKFC Fight Night Honolulu, Hilo, HI native Toby ‘2 Quick’ Misech makes his BKFC debut against bare-knuckle fan favorite ‘Felony’ Charles Bennett, (1-3) of Ocala, FL.
Maki Pitolo compiled a professional MMA record of 16-12 with eight knockouts and four submissions competing in the UFC, Bellator and Victory FC. Doug Coltrane looks to regain another world title opportunity after losing a hard-fought clash with BKFC Middleweight World Champion David Mundell at BKFC-53. He holds exciting victories over Blake LaCaze (KO-2 at BKFC-43), Brian Johnson (KO-2 at BKFC-35) and Eduardo Concepcion (UD at BKFC Fight Night Fort Lauderdale).
Kealil Kanekoa brings a slap fighting record of 3-3 into his BKFC debut and holds a 1-0 record in bare-knuckle fighting. Joseph Creer enters the squared circle in Hawaii with stoppage victories in his last two fights; Taylor Bull (KO-2 at BKFC Fight Night Michigan) and Kayden Giroux (KO-4 at BKFC Fight Night Edmonton).
Toby Misech sports a professional MMA record of 14-13 heading into his bare-knuckle debut. Charles Bennett stopped hometown favorite Pat Sullivan in the second round on February 7, 2026 at KnuckleMania VI.
Welterweights will see action with Zach ‘Dub Z’ Zane, (0-1), of Wailuku, Hawaii facing BKFC debuting Justin Cornell of Jackson, CA. Fighting in the light heavyweight division, Hilo, HI native Chris ‘The Maverick’ Cisneros, (1-0), faces an opponent to be announced. BKFC lightweight newcomers clash with Jovan Alayon of Alea, HI squaring off with Christopher Inocencio of Toyanza, CA.
Debuting in the light heavyweight division, Namakana ‘Nama’ Pakala of Hawaii facesan opponent to be announced. Middleweight newcomers will square off with Randy Kamaiopili Jr. battling Shiro Hitto of Hawaii. Welterweight Fatu Tuitasi of Hawaii makes his BKFC debut against an opponent to be determined.
Bantamweight newcomers square off with Hawaii’s Maika Samson clashing with Nalu Cenal also of Hawaii. Women will face off in the lightweight division with Hazel Nahienaena facing Kat Rabellizsa in their BKFC debuts. Lightweight newcomer Nicholas ‘One Shot’ Saragosa of Kaneohe, HI battles an opponent to be determined.
Lightweights face-off in their debut with Jerome ‘The Phenom’ Macalino of Ewa Beach, HI battling Pono Enos also of Hawaii. Hawaiian cruiserweight newcomers will clash with Vincent Aragona squaring off against Simeon Crawford.
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