Philadelphia, PA (June 23, 2026) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, hosted Public / Media Workouts Today at Stateside Live! just ten days ahead of their highly anticipated return to the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday, July 3 with Liberty Brawl, Philadelphia’s 250th Anniversary Celebration of America.
Remaining tickets for Liberty Brawl can be purchased online at BKFC.com. The Xfinity Mobile Arena is located at 3601 Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149. Doors open at Xfinity Mobile Arena at 7:00 p.m. on the night of the event with the prelims starting at 8:00 p.m. and the main card at 9:00 p.m. Liberty Brawl will be broadcast exclusively on DAZN.
Below are quotes from the participants at the jam-packed Liberty Brawl Media Workouts.
Eddie ‘The Underground King’ Alvarez / Philly Combat Sports Legend
“The fights themselves sell, and that’s what’s special about BKFC. Most of the fights end within five minutes because it’s a real fight with bare fists. It’s the greatest sport on the planet.”
“If you really want to experience the culture of Philadelphia, it’s a fist fight and BKFC has granted you the opportunity to experience that culture on July 3. In Philadelphia, we fight; come see it.”
David Feldman, BKFC Founder and President“This is going to be an amazing night for us. It’s been an amazing year; an amazing eight years with BKFC. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of our fans and supporters.”
“Austin Trout is one of the best pure boxers that’s ever entered the game. It all comes down to which Austin Trout is in there. He always trains to the best of his abilities; I’m not worried about that. But has he gotten old? I don’t think that’s happened, but that’s the only question mark. Ben Bonner knows that his last fight wasn’t fantastic and we gave him a shot and he knows he has to be phenomenal. If he’s not phenomenal, it’s going to be a short night for him.”
Johnny ‘Cannoli’ Garbarino / Undefeated Middleweight Contender, (4-0)
“I’m very, very sharp right now. I practice my butt off every day to not get hit. I’m not doing all this hard work just to let it crumble on July 3.”
“Just because he’s a Marine doesn’t mean that he can’t get his (expletive) kicked.”
Cody Russell / Undefeated Middleweight Prospect (2-0)
“We train for every circumstance. I believe in my hands; if I touch you, you go down. In both of my fights I had multiple knockdowns in each fight.”
“It’s not about creating fake drama. It’s about fighting the best, beating the best, and believing that you are the best.”
“If you haven’t seen Cody Russell fight and you haven’t seen Jake Bostwick fight, tune in, get some popcorn ready and just enjoy the show. It’s going to be the Fight of the Year.”
Lex ‘The Grizzly Bear’ Ludlow / Undefeated Cruiserweight Veteran, (3-0)
“Esteban Rodriguez is a paper champ. Where’s Chris Camozzi? He put his tail between his legs and ran. What’s going on with Alessio Sakara? He’s missing. I’m the most hated guy.”
Anthony Pagan / BKFC Lightweight Prospect (1-0)
“I’m going to be competing in a one-round war. It’s going to be a way higher pace than what people are used to, even by BKFC standards. Much respect to my opponent; we’re going to go out there and try to take each other’s head off without worrying about getting tired.”
Matt ‘White Chocolate’ Turnbull / BKFC Debuting Lightweight
“You should buy tickets to watch me fight July 3 because I’m the baddest white boy alive. Come ask about me.”
‘King’ Zed Montanez / Lightweight Prospect, (1-1)
“I bring authenticity, you know what I mean? I don’t have to try to make a show; what you see is what you get. I come to fight. Win, lose or draw, I come to rumble. It’s in my blood.”
————————————————————
Competing in the Feature Fight at Liberty Brawl, arch-rivals; Undefeated Philly Sports Fan Favorite Johnny ‘Cannoli’ Garbarino, (4-0, 4 KOs) and Former Two-Time BKFC World Champion and #5 Ranked Mike ‘The Marine’ Richman, (8-3), of Rosemount, MN will clash in the middleweight division.
Fighting in the Main Event at Liberty Brawl for the vacant BKFC Lightweight World Title, Undefeated and #2 Ranked Pound-for-Pound Fighter Austin ‘No Doubt’ Trout, (5-0), of Las Cruces, NM faces #1 Divisionally Ranked Lightweight and Former World Champion Ben ‘The Bomber’ Bonner, (5-2), of Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Co-headlining, BKFC Female Fighting Legend, Britain Hart, (10-3), of Bedford, VA defends her BKFC Strawweight World Title against #1 Divisionally Ranked and Undefeated Challenger Sarah ‘TNT’ Shell, (3-0), of Omaha, NE.
Cody Russell, (2-0), of Philadelphia battles hard-core bare-knuckle veteran ‘Brutal’ Jake Bostwick, (5-2-1), of the United Kingdom. Lex ‘The Grizzly Bear’ Ludlow, (3-0), of Philadelphia faces off against Drew ‘Hard Body’ Nolan, (1-3), of Cadillac, MI.
Philly’s Matthew ‘White Chocolate’ Turnbull makes his BKFC debut against cross-city rival Pat ‘The Irishman’ Sullivan, (1-2) in the lightweight division. Malon ‘Maximus’ Griffin premieres in the squared circle against Billy Graves fighting in the welterweight division. Nick Bord and Amir Nuriddeen make their BKFC debuts in the middleweight division.
———————————————————–
Liberty Brawl marks the third BKFC event at the Xfinity Mobile Arena; the previous two historical record setting sellouts taking place at Knuckle Mania VI on January 25, 2025 (Attendance 17,762) and Knuckle Mania VI on February 7, 2026 (Attendance 18, 217).
Social Media
Instagram: @BareKnuckleFC
Twitter: @BareKnuckleFC
Facebook: @BareKnuckleFC
YouTube: @BareKnuckleFightingChampionship
TikTok: @BareKnuckleFC
Website: www.BKFC.com
