The bout between Geronimo Dos Santos and Andrei Arlovski has been added to the BKFC 76 battle card on June 21 at Dickies Enviornment in Fort Value, Texas. The pair sq. off in a five-round contest at heavyweight.
44-year-old Brazilian Geronimo Dos Santos (1-0) made his bare-knuckle boxing debut in April in Dubai, the place he knocked out former UFC fighter Aleksei Oleinik (0-1) within the first spherical. 46-year-old former UFC heavyweight champion Arlovski is ready to make his BKFC debut after stopping Terrance Hodges within the second spherical of their “Soiled boxing” bout in March in Miami.
BKFC President David Feldman introduced Dos Santos vs Arlovski for the BKFC 76 card in the course of the post-fight press convention following Saturday’s occasion in Salt Lake Metropolis. He additionally introduced that former UFC flyweight title challenger Jessica Eye of Rootstown Township, OH, is scheduled to make her promotional debut on the upcoming occasion towards an opponent to be named.
Eye final fought in July 2022, when she dropped a unanimous resolution to Maycee Barber and suffered her fourth straight defeat. In June 2019, the 38-year-old challenged Valentina Shevchenko for the title however was knocked out within the second spherical by a head kick.
Within the BKFC 76 fundamental occasion, Franco Tenaglia (4-1) defends his light-weight title towards Tony Soto (6-1) in a rematch. Of their first battle final October, Tenaglia of Argentina defeated Soto of Hickory, NC, by majority resolution.
The occasion can also be scheduled to function a heavyweight bout between Kenzie Morrison and Alex Davis, a light-weight heavyweight matchup between Terryl Johnson and Kevin Sims, and a light-weight conflict between Derek Campos and Jake Heffernan. Plus, Brandon Meneses and Willie Gates sq. off at bantamweight.
