BKFC MAKES SMASHING FIRST IMPRESSION AT SCOTTISH PREMIERE IN FRONT OF OVER 10,000 FANS! CONOR MCGREGOR FRONT AND CENTER FOR VICTORIES BY SEAN WEIR, DANNY CHRISTIE AND GZIM SELMANI!

Glasgow, Scotland (Nov. 7, 2026) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, made a smashing first impression with a night of knockouts in its highly anticipated Scottish premiere with BKFC-96 on Saturday night at the Sold-Out OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.

With combat sports legend and BKFC Partner Conor McGregor front and center, Scotland is now the 14th country to host a BKFC event after Saturday’s historic debut in Glasgow.

Undefeated Scottish sensation Sean “The Butcher” Weir won the vacant BKFC U.K. Light-Heavyweight Title in Saturday’s Main Event, needing just 101 seconds to strike gold and cruise to 4-0 at the expense of Leigh “The Boom” Cohoon. The unbeaten Wishaw, Scotland product sent Cohoon to the canvas three times en route to the first-round technical knockout victory. Cohoon, who hails from Manchester, England, is now 4-2.

“I want the 185-title and I want it right now,” Weir said to the uproarious approval of his hometown crowd in his post-fight interview.

Former BKFC U.K. Light-Heavyweight Champion Danny “The Bastard” Christie was victorious in Saturday’s Co-Main Event, stopping former mixed martial arts (MMA) standout Stevie “Braveheart” Ray in the second round of their hotly anticipated middleweight showdown. Christie floored Ray twice before their fight was called to a halt with just one second left in the second stanza. Christie, who hails from Carlisle, England, is now 6-3. The Kirkcaldy, Scotland product Ray, an 11-fight UFC veteran, was making his BKFC premiere.

The former champ Christie was asked about his future fights in his post-fight interview. “That’s up to Mr. Feldman and Mr. McGregor,” he replied. “I just want to go over and hug my kids. I’ve got five kids and I love all of you. I’m a grandad now. Let’s (expletive) go!”

In the BKFC-96 Featured Fight, former WWE superstar, Gzim “The Albanian Psycho” Selmani climbed to 2-0 with a hard-fought decision against Reece “The Giant Slayer” Heer in heavyweight action. Selmani, known as “Rezar” during his professional wrestling days, recorded a pair of knockdowns in the fight, leading all three judges to score the contest 50-43 in his favor. The Blackpool, England fighter Heer was making his BKFC debut.

“I’m on my way to the most prestigious championship in combat sports — the BKFC Heavyweight World Title,” Selmani yelled in his post-fight interview. “This is just the start. I’ll take out all of you (expletives) one by one.”

Here are some highlights from the BKFC -96 Post-Event Press Conference, featuring BKFC Founder and President David Feldman and combat sports legend and BKFC Partner Conor McGregor.

Fight of the Night: Scott Malone def. Kieron Sewell.

Knockout of the Night: Cory Chapman, Barry Boyle.

Performance of the Night: Danny Christie.

Feldman on BKFC-96: “We had an unbelievable show tonight. A star was born tonight with Sean Weir. We had an attendance tonight of just over 10,000 people. The Scottish fans brought it; probably the loudest crowd that we’ve had at BKFC so far.”

McGregor on BKFC-96: “What an evening. I’m not surprised. As a McGregor, you know about the McGregors in this land. To be on Scottish soil, I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

McGregor on Sean Weir: “I’m blown away. The man is a star. When you can command an audience like that, in a victory like that, you’re a seven-figure BKFC fighter.”

McGregor on his possible fighting future with BKFC: “It’s a guarantee.”

Feldman also announced on the broadcast that BKFC-99 will take place at the legendary Utilita Arena in Sheffield, England on Feb. 13. Ben “The Bomber” Bonner will defend his BKFC Lightweight World Title for the first time against Rico “Bon Bon” Franco in the headliner.

Dundee, Scotland’s Scott “Boom Boom” Malone shined in his BKFC debut, overcoming a pair of knockdowns to edge out Kieron “The Scumbag” Sewell for the decision victory in the sudden-death overtime round of their back-and-forth bantamweight battle. All three judges agreed on the 10-9 verdict for the winner, Malone, who logged one knockdown on the night. Sewell, who represents Carlisle, England, is now 1-2.

Glasgow, Scotland’s Barry “The Pitbull” Boyle earned his first victory after knocking out Kaseem Saleem in the second round of their heavyweight clash. Boyle, now 1-1, floored Saleem twice before the fight was stopped 44 seconds into the second round. The Dumfries, Scotland product Saleem is now 1-3.

Unbeaten Northumberland, England fighter KJ Metcalfe cruised to 3-0 by stopping Doalty “Roadhouse” Torrance in the second round of their welterweight matchup. Metcalfe recorded a pair of knockdowns before the fight was stopped 74 seconds into the second round. Torrance, who hails from Glasgow, Scotland, is now 1-1.

Middlesbrough, England’s Cory “El Chapo” Chapman needed just 40 seconds to surge to 3-0 with a one-punch knockout over Lewis “Dynamite” Dixon in the bantamweight division. Chapman from Carlisle, England, is now 1-1.

Undefeated Wishaw, Scotland featherweight Dan “The Man” Morel climbed to 3-0 with a come-from-behind stoppage victory over Owen “Bam Bam” Webster. Morel picked himself up off the canvas and notched five knockdowns of his own en route to the technical knockout finish at 1:17 of the fourth round. Webster, who represents Rochdale, England, is now 0-2.

Edinburgh, Scotland’s Lewis “The Leith Warrior” Knox climbed to 6-2 with a fourth-round stoppage at the expense of Tommy “Chaos” Carus in the featherweight division. Knox logged three knockdowns before Carus’ corner called a stop to the fight at 1:27 of the penultimate round. Carus, who represents Liverpool, England, is now 0-2.

Ayrshire, Scotland’s Rhys “Crazy Horse” Pagan smashed his way to 2-0 by taking out Danny “The Destroyer” Moir in the opening round of their light-heavyweight matchup. Pagan previously fought for a WBO European championship in his gloved boxing career. The Scarborough, England fighter Moir is now 8-3-1.

Carlisle, England’s Charlie “The Hitman” Thomson climbed to 5-1 in his bare knuckle fighting career with a fourth-round knockout over Ian “Jock” Mulroy in middleweight action. Thomson picked himself up off the canvas and floored Mulroy six times before the fight was stopped at 1:26 of Round 4. Mulroy, who hails from Inverness, Scotland, was making his BKFC debut.

BKFC 96 Results

Sean Weir def. Leigh Cohoon via TKO in Round 1 (1:41)

Wins vacant BKFC U.K. Light-Heavyweight Title

Danny Christie def. Stevie Ray via TKO in Round 2 (1:59)

Gzim Selmani def. Reece Heer via Unanimous Decision (50-43×3)

Scott Malone def. Kieron Sewell via Unanimous Decision in Overtime Round (10-9×3)

Barry Boyle def. Kaseem Saleem via KO in Round 2 (0:44)

KJ Metcalfe def. Doalty Torrance via TKO in Round 2 (1:14) 

Cory Chapman def. Lewis Dixon via KO in Round 1 (0:40)

Dan Morel def. Owen Webster via TKO in Round 4 (1:17)

Lewis Knox def. Tommy Carus via TKO in Round 4 (1:27)

Rhys Pagan def. Danny Moir via TKO in Round 1 (1:22)

Charlie Thomson def. Ian Mulroy via TKO in Round 4 (1:26)

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