Salt Lake City, UT (March 17, 2025) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, returns to the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, May 10, broadcast globally on DAZN. Headlining BKFC on DAZN: Salt Lake City, Mike ‘The Marine’ Richman, (7-2), will defend his BKFC Light Heavyweight World Title against #4 Ranked Challenger Josh ‘D Day’ Dyer, (4-1), in a must-see clash of bare knuckle combatants.
Tickets start at $50 and fans can sign-up for an exclusive pre-sale to BKFC on DAZN: Salt Lake City at BKFC.com. The Maverik Center is located at 3200 S. Decker Lake Dr., West Valley City, UT 84119.
“This is our third event in Salt Lake City where we’ve drawn some of the biggest crowds in BKFC history,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “Mike Richman has worked very hard to become the BKFC Light Heavyweight World Champion and faced some of the best bare knuckle fighters in the world, however Josh Dyer has earned the opportunity in this tremendous battle of true warriors of the sport.”
“We’re putting together a fantastic undercard which we will announce shortly including numerous local fighters in a marquee event for those attending in-person at the Maverik Center and those watching globally on DAZN.”
“Another blockbuster BKFC event to add to our already packed spring/summer schedule,’ said Jared Kass, SVP DAZN. “BKFC has been a huge asset to DAZN since we launched our partnership, and we look forward to broadcasting another spectacular event.”
Longtime fan favorite Mike Richman of Rosemount, MN earned the world title with a stunning first round knockout of champion Jared Warren on December 21, 2024. He also holds exciting victories over battle-tested veterans Erick Lozano (BKFC Fight Night Clearwater), Isaac Doolittle (BKFC-31), Dakota Cochrane (BKFC-23) and Marcel Stamps (BKFC-17). Richman had also previously twice challenged for world titles against David Mundell (BKFC-47) and Lorenzo Hunt (KnuckleMania III).
Fighting out of Sioux Falls, SD, Josh Dyer challenges for the world title following a show-stopping first round knockout on August 3, 2024 of Will Albrecht at BKFC-63 in Sturgis, South Dakota before a crowd of over 15,000 at the 86th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Dyer also holds victories over Dakota Cochrane (first round knockout at BKFC Fight Night Omaha) and a fifth-round stoppage of Jared Warren at BKFC-12.
Additional fights for this exciting night of world class bare-knuckle fighters will be announced shortly.
