BKFC Dubai features Britain Hart versus Tai Emery and Hannah Rankin against Jessica Borga in championship fights across two cards. The back-to-back events take place at Dubai Tennis Stadium on April 4-5, marking the debut of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship in the UAE.
Hart and Emery clash in the co-main event on April 4, while Rankin and Borga square off in the co-feature on April 5. The promotion announced both matchups on Tuesday.
Britain Hart (9-3) puts her strawweight title on the line. The 28-year-old native of Layton, Utah, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Taylor Starling last August.
Tai Emery (2-1) returns to the BKFC ring for the first time since dropping a unanimous decision to Po Denman at BKFC Thailand 4 in December 2022. In her previous bare-knuckle bout at Super RIZIN 3 last July, the 38-year-old Australian contender stopped Charisa Sigala in the first round.
Atop the first BKFC fight card in Dubai, former WBO super welterweight champion Austin Trout (3-0) of El Paso, TX defends his BKFC welterweight title against Carlos Trinidad-Snake (6-0) of Omaha, NE.
Hannah Rankin and Jessica Borga battle it out for the BKFC featherweight belt. Scotland’s 34-year-old former WBA super welterweight champion Rankin (1-0) defeated Deborah Melhorn (0-1) of Germany by split decision in her BKFC debut last October. Borga (2-0) of Lakeland, FL stopped Katharina Lehner in 41 seconds last April at BKFC Clearwater.
Headlining the second BKFC Dubai fight card, Kai Stewart (7-0) of Billings, MT defends his featherweight title against Tommy Strydom (4-0) of South Africa.
The full lineups for both BKFC Dubai cards are expected to be confirmed shortly.