Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debuts in the UAE on April 4 with BKFC 71: Trout vs Trinidad-Snake, live on DAZN from Dubai Tennis Stadium. The first of two back-to-back fight cards features a total of 11 bouts, with two titles contested on the night.
In the main event, Austin Trout (3-0) of El Paso, TX defends his BKFC welterweight belt against Carlos Trinidad-Snake (6-0) of Omaha, NE. In the co-main event, Britain Hart (9-3) of Layton, UT defends her BKFC strawweight strap against Tai Emery (2-1) of Australia.
Also on the card is a middleweight bout between Sabah Homasi (1-0) of New Brunswick, NJ and Jonny Tello (2-2) of Canada. Newcomers Aleksey Oleinik and Geronimo Dos Santos of Brazil clash at heavyweight. Plus, in another contest at welterweight, Los Angeles-based Adel Altamimi of Iraq makes his BKFC debut against David Mora (1-0) of Spain.
BKFC 71 Dubai results
Get BKFC 71 Dubai full fight card results below.
Main card
- Austin Trout def. Carlos Trinidad-Snake by split decision (57-56, 55-58, 58-55) | See photos
- Britain Hart def. Tai Emery by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 50-45)
- Jonny Tello def. Sabah Homasi by unanimous decision (48-45, 48-45, 47-46)
- Geronimo Dos Santos def. Aleksey Oleinik by KO (R1, 1:49)
- Adel Altamimi def. David Mora by KO (R3, 1:28)
- Ahmed Khairy def. Leandro Martins by TKO (R3, 1:01)
- Mladen Iliev def. Aboubkeur Houari by KO (R2, 0:23)
- Mahamed Aly def. Jaskaran Singh by TKO (R1, 0:59)
- Mahmoud Ahmed def. Fuad Tarverdi by split decision (47-46, 47-46, 46-47)
Prelims
- Elnur Suleymanov def. Lucas Sontgen by KO (R2, 0:14)
- Islam Sizbulatov def. Cheng Leang by KO (R1, 0:40)
BKFC 71 Dubai live blog
Austin Trout defeats Carlos Trinidad-Snake by decision to retain title
Austin Trout defeats Carlos Trinidad-Snake by split decision. After six rounds, including an extra round, the scores were 57-56, 55-58, and 58-55. With the victory, Trout makes the second successful defense of his BKFC 165-pound title.
Austin Trout goes down in first round
Carlos Trinidad-Snake knocks Austin Trout down in the first round. After Trout gets back on his feet and beats the count, the fight continues.
BKFC 71 main event: Austin Trout vs Carlos Trinidad-Snake
The BKFC 71 main event pits Austin Trout (3-0) of El Paso, TX against Carlos Trinidad-Snake (6-0) of Omaha, NE. Former WBA light middleweight champion, Trout, makes the second defense of his BKFC welterweight title.
Britain Hart defeats Tai Emery to retain title
Britain Hart defeats Tai Emery by unanimous decision to make the fourth successful defense of her BKFC 125-pound belt.
BKFC 71 co-main event: Britain Hart vs Tai Emery
The BKFC 71 co-main event features Britain Hart (9-3) of Layton, UT up against Tai Emery (2-1) of Australia. Hart puts her BKFC strawweight title on the line, making the fourth defense of her belt.
Jonny Tello defeats Sabah Homasi by decision
Jonny Tello defeats Sabah Homasi by unanimous decision in a five-rounder at middleweight.
Geronimo Dos Santos KO's Aleksey Oleinik
Geronimo Dos Santos knocks out Aleksey Oleinik in the first round with a big right hand at heavyweight.
Adel Altamimi KO's David Mora
Adel Altamimi drops and stops David Mora in the third round at welterweight.
Ahmed Khairy TKO's Leandro Martins
Ahmed Khairy defeats Leandro Martins via third-round TKO at lightweight.
Mladen Iliev KO's Aboubkeur Houari
Mladen Iliev defeats Aboubkeur Houari by knockout in the second round at middleweight.
Mahamed Aly TKO's Jaskaran Singh
Mahamed Aly defeats Jaskaran Singh via first-round TKO at heavyweight.
Mahmoud Ahmed defeats Fuad Tarverdi by decision
Kicking off the main card, Mahmoud Ahmed defeats Fuad Tarverdi by split decision at bantamweight.
BKFC 71 prelims
Among the BKFC 71 free prelims, Elnur Suleymanov stops Lucas Sontgen in the second round at middleweight, and Islam Sizbulatov KO’s Cheng Leang in the first round at welterweight.
BKFC 71 Dubai start time
BKFC 71 Dubai airs live on DAZN. The start time in the U.S. is 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT.
