BKFC continues so as to add to its historical past on the Onerous Rock Dwell in Hollywood, Florida, with an enormous matchup. This can transpire on Friday, December fifth, with a sequel conflict between Austin Trout and Luis Palomino. Their first struggle was for welterweight gold, and this second assembly could have significant championship stakes in one other weight division. Austin Trout is without doubt one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in BKFC and the previous BKFC welterweight champ is now constructing on a path to develop into a two-division titleholder within the promotion.
Austin Trout captured that welterweight belt from Luis Palomino himself with Trout seeking to accomplish a feat that Palomino was the primary to perform. The primary two division champion in BKFC historical past, Luis Palomino, seems to be to now tie up his sequence with Trout and advance within the BKFC light-weight title event. This can be a semi-final conflict with Trout seeking to now seize the 155-pound strap in a bout that can broadcast internationally on DAZN.
Austin Trout has secured his identify within the annals of fight sports activities as a two-sport world champion with belts in each bare-knuckle and gloved boxing. A fourth-round end of ex-UFC title challenger Diego Sanchez at KnuckleMania III started his journey on the earth of gloveless fight. Trout then snared the belt from Luis Palomino at BKFC 57. ‘No Doubt’ gained the gold over Palomino when the latter was considered the primary pound-for-pound fighter within the sport.
Trout has since notched title defenses over Rico Franco at BKFC on DAZN 1 and Carlos Trinidad-Snake at BKFC 71. He did this earlier than vacating the 165-pound crown with Austin Trout now looking for BKFC light-weight title accolades.
BKFC Trout vs. Palomino 2 struggle overview
Luis Palomino is a staple of the Onerous Rock Dwell, having had his final 5 fights contained in the Hollywood, Florida venue. Palomino’s first title win transpired in a conflict with Isaac Vallie-Flagg at BKFC 11, the place the previous emerged because the BKFC light-weight world champion. Palomino would go on a historic run with the 155-pound strap as he went on to writer a number of title defenses. This got here in opposition to Jim Alers at BKFC 14, former BKB champ Tyler Goodjohn at BKFC 18, former BKFC featherweight champ Dat Nguyen at BKFC 22, in addition to Martin Brown at KnuckleMania II.
He would then safe two division champ standing within the firm as Palomino moved as much as welterweight. Luis Palomino would earn his second bare-knuckle win over Elvin Brito, and this time, he turned the welterweight kingpin at BKFC 26. Palomino would concurrently maintain these straps and went on to defeat Tom Shoaff at BKFC 34 in addition to James Lilley at BKFC 45 to document a pair of light-weight title defenses.
BKFC 57 marks Palomino’s lone loss in naked knuckle, which presumably offers him plenty of starvation to tie up this sequence with the artful pugilist. ‘Baboon’ returned to profitable methods in opposition to Howard Davis as Palomino put collectively one other masterclass effort at BKFC 70.
