Boston, MA (Aug. 29, 2026) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, hit a grand slam in its highly anticipated premiere at the world-famous Fenway Park, Home of the Boston Red Sox, in front of a massive crowd on Saturday night in Boston, MA.
Undisputed BKFC Featherweight World Champion “King” Kai Stewart made history in Saturday’s Main Event with his record-tying sixth successful title defense by defeating the previously unbeaten Harry “The Hitman” Gigliotti via unanimous decision. Two judges scored the fight 48-47 and one scored the contest 49-46, all in favor of Stewart. Stewart, who hails from Great Falls, MT, is now 10-0 in his BKFC career — just the second fighter behind Leonardo “El Zambo” Perdomo to win their first 10 BKFC fights. With the victory, he tied Luis “Baboon” Palomino for most successful title defenses in BKFC history.
Stewart said in his post-fight interview that he’s open to all challengers, including a rematch with Bryan “El Gallo” Duran, who was sitting ringside: “I want whoever is going to pay me the most. If that means slaughtering the cash cow, then sign me up! But I can’t wait to be a dad first; February can’t come soon enough!”
Gigliotti, who represents Haverhill, MA, is now 6-1 in his bare-knuckle fighting career.
Las Vegas’ Christine “Misfit” Ferea further cemented her status as the greatest female fighter to ever grace the BKFC Squared Circle in Saturday’s Co-Main Event by knocking out Sofia “Queen of the Streets” Landi in her first defense of the BKFC Queen of Violence Title. Ferea sent Landi to the canvas twice before their bout was stopped 33 seconds into the second stanza. With the win — Ferea’s 10th straight victory — she upped her record to 12-1, both records for female BKFC fighters.
The six-time BKFC Women’s Flyweight World Champion took aim at combat sports legend Cris Cyborg in her post-fight interview: “Cris, come out of retirement. I love you; you’re the (expletive) GOAT. I’ve looked up to you my whole career. Let’s do it, real fight, bare knuckle. Let’s go, Cris!”
Landi, who represents Buenos Aires, Argentina, was making her highly anticipated BKFC premiere after establishing herself as a star on the King of the Streets circuit.
Boston combat sports legend Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon turned heads in his hotly anticipated BKFC premiere, sending welterweight Stash “The Flash” Kuykendall to the canvas five times in Saturday’s Featured Fight. The fight was stopped 49 seconds into the second frame, with the Bridgewater, MA product Lauzon taking home the win by technical knockout in his first trip to the Squared Circle.
The UFC vet Lauzon is open to more BKFC fights under one condition: “If you guys come back to Fenway, I’ll think about it,” he said with a chuckle in his post-fight interview to the approval of the Boston faithful. “We’ll talk; we’ll figure it out!”
Kuykendall, who hails from Fort Smith, AR, is now 0-3 in his BKFC career.
Here are some highlights from BKFC Founder and President David Feldman’s Post-Event Press Conference.
“I truly mean that this was the most energetic, best crowd that we’ve ever had. It was unbelievable. I’m ecstatic.”
“I always talk about our beginnings in these press conferences. But it’s time that I start speaking my (expletive) mind. We are here now. We are it. There’s nobody else in combat sports that can do what we do … I just want these guys to get more respect and more money, and people need to pay attention to BKFC because we’re not heading anywhere but up.”
Knockout of the Night: David Simpson, James Murrin, Guilherme Viana.
Unbeaten Abington, MA product Peter “Slippery Pete” Barrett cruised to 3-0 after dropping Elijah “The Buffalo Soldier” Harris nine times towards the third-round technical knockout finish in lightweight action. The stoppage came 55 seconds into the third round. Two of the UFC vet Barrett’s three wins have come by stoppage. Harris, who hails from Greencastle, PA, is now 2-3.
Undefeated Columbia, MO featherweight Tray “Big Dogg” Martin smashed his way to 3-0 with a fourth-round knockout at the expense of the previously unbeaten Rico “The Hot Stepper” DiSciullo. Martin picked himself up off the canvas and rallied for the stoppage at 1:21 of the penultimate round. DiSciullo, of Peabody, MA, is now 4-1.
Yakima, WA’s Charon “Dreamcatcher” Spain edged out former UFC star Charles “Boston Strong” Rosa for the split-decision victory in their matchup of debuting lightweight fighters. Spain and Rosa each logged a pair of knockdowns in the fight. Two judges scored the contest for Spain (47-45, 47-46) while one scored the fight 48-45 for the Peabody, MA product Rosa.
Great Falls, MT’s Dallas “The Dentist” Davison upped his bare knuckle fighting record to 8-4 with a come-from-behind knockout victory over Pat “The Vanilla Gorilla” Casey in middleweight action. Davison picked himself up off the canvas and rallied for the stoppage 59 seconds into the second round. Casey, who represents Springfield, MA, is now 4-3.
Former BKFC World Title challenger Taylor “Killa Bee” Starling earned her third straight win and climbed to 7-4 with a decision victory over Kat Paprocki. Two judges scored the fight 29-28 and one scored it 30-27, all in favor of the Rock Hill, SC strawweight Hart. Paprocki, who hails from Denver, CO, is now 2-2. Starling and Paprocki entered the fight as the #3 and #4 ranked contenders, respectively, in the BKFC women’s strawweight division.
Guilherme Viana picked himself up off the canvas and rallied for the first-round knockout over Rob “The Wolf” Perez in the ironweight division. The fight was stopped at 1:04 of the opening stanza. The Brazilian-born Waterbury, CT product is now 3-1, with all of his wins coming by finish. Perez, a product of Worcester, MA, was making his BKFC debut.
Boston’s James “The Honeybadger” Murrin made an excellent first impression in his BKFC premiere by knocking out Chris “Ironfist” Rooney in the opening round of their featherweight bout. The knockout came 35 seconds into round 1. Rooney, who represents Richfield, was also making his BKFC debut.
Billerica, MA’s Jake “The Gorilla” Pilla turned heads in his BKFC debut, sending Angelo Colon to the canvas five times before their featherweight matchup was stopped at 1:07 in the second round. The Rochester, NY product Colon is now 0-2.
Smith Center, KS’s David “Thunder” Simpson only needed 27 seconds to knock out David Burke in light-heavyweight action in the opening bout of Saturday’s BKFC 92 broadcast. Simpson is now 5-5 under the BKFC banner, with all of his victories coming by stoppage. Burke, who hails from Somersworth, NH, is now 1-2 in his BKFC career.
BKFC 92 Results
(C) Kai Stewart def. Harry Gigliotti via Unanimous Decision (48-47×2, 49-46)
Defended BKFC World Featherweight Title
(C) Christine Ferea def. Sofia Landi via KO in Round 2 (0:33)
Defended BKFC Queen of Violence Title
Joe Lauzon def. Stash Kuykendall via TKO in Round 2 (0:49)
Peter Barrett def. Elijah Harris via TKO in Round 3 (0:55)
Tray Martin def. Rico DiSciullo via KO in Round 4 (1:21)
Charon Spain def. Charles Rosa via Split Decision (45-48, 47-45, 47-46)
Dallas Davison def. Pat Casey via KO in Round 2 (0:59)
(3) Taylor Starling def. (4) Kat Paprocki via Unanimous Decision (29-28×2, 30-27)
Guilherme Viana def. Rob Perez via KO in Round 1 (1:04)
James Murrin def. Chris Rooney via KO in Round 1 (0:35)
Jake Pilla def. Angelo Colon via TKO in Round 2 (1:07)
David Simpson def. David Burke via KO in Round 1 (0:27)
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