Nashville, TN (May 15, 2026) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, makes their highly anticipated debut in Nashville, TN on Friday, June 19 at The Pinnacle.
Advance tickets for BKFC Fight Night Nashville are Now On-Sale and can be purchased online at BKFC.com. The Pinnacle is located at Nashville Yards, 910 Exchange Lane, Nashville, TN 37203.
Doors will open on the night of the event at 7:00 p.m. 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.
Headlining BKFC Fight Night Nashville is an explosive welterweight clash between Former World Title Challenger and #3 Ranked Tony ‘Loco’ Soto, (6-3), of Hickory, NC and Upset Minded, Battle Tested Veteran JC ‘Corazon’ Deleon, (2-1), of Fort Worth, TX.
Fighting in the co-main event in the featherweight division, Fast-Rising Star and #2 Ranked Nathan ‘The Reaper’ Rivera, (5-0), of Marietta, GA battles All-Action Tray ‘Big Dogg’ Martin, (1-0), of Moberly, MO.
“This is our first event in Nashville and we’re very thrilled to promote the most exciting, most relatable and most aggressive sport at The Pinnacle in the Music City on Friday, June 19,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “We’re promoting sold-out shows all over the country this year and I strongly encourage fans to purchase tickets in advance.”
“With their always attacking styles, Tony Soto vs. JC Deleon is an outstanding matchup in our deep welterweight division.”
“Nathan Rivera is one of our young, homegrown stars, rising in the rankings but Tray Martin is his toughest test in a must-see featherweight matchup.”
With five years of fighting under the BKFC banner, Tony Soto, a native of Brooklyn, NY is among the most popular bare-knuckle fighters in the world. Fighting in front of a record setting, sold-out crowd of over 18,000 at KnuckleMania IV on February 7, 2026 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Soto battled in a hotly contested distance clash with the United Kingdom’s Ben Bonner, losing a very close decision.
Competing in his hometown on June 21, 2025, JC DeLeon stopped veteran Ruben Warr with a sensational third round knockout in front of a sold-out crowd at Dickies Arena.
Since his BKFC debut in November 2023, fan-favorite Nathan Rivera has consistently impressed with each exciting victory. Included among his triumphs are; former world title challenger Tommy Strydom, (KO-3 at BKFC Fight Night Michigan), Alex Castro, (KO-4 at BKFC Fight Night Clearwater), Justin Street, (UD at BKFC-69), Dustin Garrett, (KO-1 at BKFC Prospect Series) and Jaymes Hader, (KO-1 at BKFC-53.)
With an extensive professional boxing background, Tray Martin impressed in his BKFC debut with a dominant distance victory over Nathan Ghareeb on January 17, 2026 at BKFC-86.
Fighting in the feature fight at BKFC Fight Night Nashville, heavyweights will make their debut with Prince McLean of Pori, Finland battling Jeramy Karshner of Circleville, OH. Light heavyweights will see action with Ravon ‘Big Shot’ Baxter, (1-1-1), of Dayton, OH facing Junior ‘The Joker’ Hicks, (0-1), of Lamoni, Iowa. Also making their heavyweight debuts, Jabori Murphy of Clarksville, TN clashes with Rosedale, IN native Damien Black.
Fighting in the welterweight division, Joshua ‘Jigsaw’ Whiteside, (1-0), faces BKFC debuting Caleb Harvey. Debuting in the light heavyweight division, Zach ‘The Ripper’ Russ of Fort Thomas, KY battles Phoenix, AZ native Yancarlos Beltran. Bantamweight Devon ‘Hardhitta’ Hostler of Brandon, MO clashes with Joby ‘Jobywankenobi’ Steffensmeier, (0-1), of Davenport IA.
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