Eddie Alvarez faces Jeremy Stephens atop BKFC KnuckleMania 5 live on DAZN from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA on January 25. The former UFC fighters square off in a five-round bare-knuckle boxing bout at welterweight.
Stepping through the ropes in his hometown, former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez (1-1) looks to return to winning ways. San Diego-based former MMA fighter Jeremy Stephens (2-0) of Des Moines, Iowa targets his third victory in BKFC.
In the co-main event, Mick Terrill (9-1) of the UK defends his BKFC heavyweight title against Ben Rothwell (3-0) of Kenosha, Wisconsin. The featured bout between former flyweight title challengers pits Taylor Starling (4-3) of Rock Hill, SC against Bec Rawlings (3-3) of Australia.
Also on the BKFC KnuckleMania 5 fight card is a heavyweight bout between Patrick Brady (1-0) of Sewell, NJ and Zach Calmus (5-2) of Gloucester, MA. Local middleweight John Garbarino makes his BKFC debut against Apostle Spencer (0-1) of Albuquerque, NM. Philadelphia’s welterweight Pat Sullivan debuts against Kaine Tomlinson Jr (1-1) of Roanoke, VA.
Local heavyweight Joey Dawejko makes his promotional debut against Steve Banks (3-2) of South Carolina. Also making his debut in front of the local crowd is Zedekiah Montanez in a lightweight bout against Brandon Meyer (2-2) of Nebraska. Plus, Travis Thompson (5-6) of Pottstown, PA and Zachary Pannell (1-2) of Lancaster, PA clash at bantamweight.
Among the BKFC KnuckleMania 5 prelims, Phil Caracappa of New Jersey and Noah Norman of Coatesville, PA battle it out at bantamweight. Cody Russell of Philadelphia and Logan Tucker of Alabama meet at middleweight. Plus, New York-based newcomer Itso Babulaidze from Georgia takes on Bryan McDowell (1-0) of Maysville, KY at middleweight.
BKFC KnuckleMania 5: Alvarez vs Stephens results
Get BKFC KnuckleMania 5: Alvarez vs Stephens full fight card results below.
Main card
- Jeremy Stephens def. Eddie Alvarez by TKO (R3 at 5:00) | See photos
- Ben Rothwell def. Mick Terrill by KO (R1 at 0:36) – wins BKFC heavyweight title
- Bec Rawlings def. Taylor Starling by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 49-45)
- Patrick Brady def. Zach Calmus by TKO (R1 at 0:53)
- John Garbarino def. Apostle Spencer by KO (R1 at 1:59)
- Kaine Tomlinson Jr def. Pat Sullivan by KO (R1 at 0:37)
- Steven Banks def. Joey Dawejko by TKO (R3 at 1:54)
- Brandon Meyer def. Zedekiah Montanez by KO (R2 at 0:39)
- Travis Thompson def. Zachary Pannell by KO (R2 at 0:41)
- Phil Caracappa def. Noah Norman via disqualification (R4 at 0:40)
Prelims
- Cody Russell def. Logan Tucker by TKO (R3 at 0:49)
- Itso Babulaidze def. Bryan McDowell by unanimous decision (48-42, 47-43, 48-42)