Sturgis, South Dakota (August 5, 2026) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, has announced the full, action-packed card for their highly anticipated return this Saturday night, August 8 at The 86th Annual Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.
BKFC Fight Night Sturgis will be held at Sturgis Buffalo Chip just prior to a concert by heavy metal superstars, Megadeth.
“This is our third straight year of promotion at Sturgis where two of our biggest crowds, over 25,000 each year, have been in attendance,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “The Motorcycle Rally is a remarkable yearly event which we are honored to be part of.”
“Bryant Acheson and Mike Jones are two of the toughest fighters in BKFC and this fight will be explosive right from the start with high stakes on the line in our stacked cruiserweight division.”
“Additionally, we’ve got a stellar undercard promising action from start to finish for the huge Sturgis crowd and those watching live globally on The BKFC App.”
BKFC Fight Night Sturgis will be broadcast internationally as part of the BKFC+ Subscription for $7.99 per month on the BKFCApp – The Best Value in Combat Sports starting at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT. Remaining tickets for the live event starting at 7:00 p.m. local time can be purchased online at BKFC.com. The Sturgis Buffalo Chip is located at 20622 Fort Meade Way, Sturgis, SD 57785.
The Ceremonial Weigh-In from the main stage at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip will be streamed on The BKFC App on Friday night at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.
Headlining BKFC Fight Night Sturgis, #1 Ranked Cruiserweight ‘Defiant’ Bryant Acheson, (5-0), of Billings, MT returns to Sturgis and battles Fast-Rising Mike Jones, (3-1), of Price, UT in a highly anticipated cruiserweight fight.
Among Bryant Acheson dominant victories under the BKFC banner include; Scott Roberts (KO-2), Joseph Creer (UD at BKFC-53 – Sturgis) and Josh Watson (KO-1 at BKFC Fight Night Montana).
Mike Jones’ three exciting wins have come against Stephen Townsell (KO-1 at BKFC Fight Night Hollywood), Sean Hotusing (KO-2 at BKFC-74) and Diego Romo (UD at BKFC-65).
Co-featured in the heavyweight division, Bear ‘The Last Barbarian’ Hill, (2-1), of Ardmore, AL returns to Sturgis clashing with Brady Meister, (2-2), of Great Falls, MT.
Fighting in the feature bout, Middleweight Zeb ‘CWB’ Vincent, (3-4), of Missouri faces Alonzo ‘AAA’ Martinez,
(5-2), of Omaha, NE. Female bantamweights will see action in an outstanding matchup between South Dakota’s Shyanna Bintliff, (1-1) and fan favorite Crystal Pittman, (3-4), of Tampa, FL. Middleweight Lucas Wright of Virginia makes his BKFC debut against Bryan ‘The Iceman’ McDowell, (1-1), of Maysville, KY.
Welterweights’ face-off with BKFC newcomer ‘Cassius’ Clay Collard, of Las Vegas, NV battling Daniel Keepers, (0-1), of North Las Vegas, NV. Rounding out the main card, South Dakota featherweight Traevon ‘Kid Cobra’ Kroger, (2-0), looks to stay undefeated against BKFC debuting KB Dubeau-Staby of Canada.
Fighting on the prelims, battle tested veterans Art ‘The Berserker’ Driscoll, (0-3), of Brunswick, OH and Justin ‘The Demon of Muay Thai’ Walters, (0-2), of Winchester, KY square off each seeking their first victory. BKFC newcomers will battle in a welterweight fight between Jason Simon of Sisseton, SD and Mississippi native Jason Sanderson.
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