BKFC 72: Stewart vs Strydom airs live on DAZN from Dubai Tennis Stadium on April 5. The second of two back-to-back fight cards features a series of bare-knuckle boxing bouts, with two championship belts contested in the headliner of the show.
In the main event, Kai Stewart (7-0) of Liberal, KS defends his featherweight title against Tommy Strydom (4-0) of South Africa. In the co-main event, Hannah Rankin (1-0) of the UK and Jessica Borga (2-0) of Lakeland, FL battle it out for the vacant 145-pound strap.
Also on the card is a featherweight bout between Brandon Allen (5-1) of Tampa, FL and Nico Gaffie (1-0) of Spain. Sabri Ben Henia of Tunis fights fellow newcomer Vladislav Tuinov at welterweight. Additionally, John Phillips of Wales and Fabio Maldonado of Brazil make their debuts at cruiserweight.
BKFC 72 Dubai results
Get BKFC 72 Dubai full fight card results below.
- Kai Stewart def. Tommy Strydom by unanimous decision (50-43, 50-43, 50-43) | See photos
- Jessica Borga def. Hannah Rankin by KO (R1, 0:32)
- Nico Gaffie def. Brandon Allen by TKO (R4, 1:59)
- Vladislav Tuinov def. Sabri Ben Henia by KO (R1, 0:26)
- John Phillips def. Fabio Maldonado by KO (R2, 0:29)
- Aaron Chalmers def. Chas Symonds by TKO (R3, 0:16)
- Hassan Yousefi def. Guto Inocente by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
- Mark Angel Sadang def. Matin Safari by KO (R1, 1:27)
- Dilshat Nurym def. Shamil Dzhakhbarov by TKO (R1, 1:23)
BKFC 72 Dubai live blog
Photos: Jessica Borga joins BKFC champions list
Jessica Borga stops Hannah Rankin in 32 seconds to land the inaugural women’s featherweight title, joining the BKFC champions list.
Kai Stewart defeats Tommy Strydom to retain title
Kai Stewart defeats Tommy Strydom by unanimous decision to make the fourth successful defense of his BKFC 145-pound title.
Kai Stewart vs Tommy Strydom
BKFC 71 main event features Kai Stewart (7-0) of Liberal, KS making the fourth defense of his featherweight title against Tommy Strydom (4-0) of South Africa.
Jessica Borga stops Hannah Rankin to win title
Jessica Borga defeats Hannah Rankin by knockout in the first round to become the first BKFC champion at women’s featherweight.
Hannah Rankin vs Jessica Borga
The BKFC 72 co-main event pits Hannah Rankin (1-0) of the UK against Jessica Borga (2-0) of Lakeland, FL. The inaugural 145-pound title is on the line.
Nico Gaffie TKO's Brandon Allen
Nico Gaffie defeats Brandon Allen via fourth-round TKO.
Brandon Allen vs Nico Gaffie
The BKFC 72 featured fight pits Brandon Allen (5-1) of Tampa, FL against Nico Gaffie (1-0) of Spain at featherweight.
BKFC 72 start time
BKFC 72 Dubai airs live on DAZN. The start time in the U.S. is 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT.
