“King” Kai Stewart defended his BKFC Featherweight World Title for the third time in the primary occasion of BKFC on DAZN – Billings, MT Saturday evening by defeating Jimmie “El Terror” Rivera on the sold-out First Interstate Enviornment in Billings, MT, broadcast globally on DAZN.
All three judges scored the bout in favor of the Nice Falls, MT product, who made historical past in 2023 at age 22 because the youngest World Champion in BKFC historical past. Two judges scored the bout 50-45, whereas the third scored 49-46.
Stewart improved to 7-0 with the victory. Rivera, an 11-time UFC vet hailing from Ramsey, NJ, fell to 2-2-1 with the loss.
“I try to be the perfect; I actually thought I used to be going to take him out. I nonetheless imagine that I’m the perfect within the BKFC,” Stewart advised the jam-packed crowd in his post-fight interview. “I cleaned out the 145 division. I is probably not prepared for 155. I need to be sure that I’m prepared, however being the two-division champ is in my future. I’m the king, and the king won’t ever die, child!”
Julian “Let Me Bang” Lane earned his third straight BKFC victory in Saturday’s co-main occasion with a unanimous determination over former skilled boxing world champ Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo of their hotly anticipated welterweight matchup. Two judges scored the combat 49-46, whereas one had it 48-47, all in favor of the Mansfield, OH fighter Lane. Lane evened his bare-knuckle combating document to 7-7 with Saturday’s victory. Angulo, who hails from Mexicali, Mexico, is now 1-1 in his BKFC profession.
Lane known as out BKFC Welterweight World Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout in his post-fight interview.“A lot respect to every little thing you’ve completed. You’ve confirmed that you simply’re constructed for this (expletive),” Lane mentioned.
“I’m able to put myself to the take a look at, and hopefully you honor that problem, and hopefully we are able to placed on a present for all of the followers.”
The #1 ranked contender within the BKFC welterweight division, Carlos Trinidad-Snake, cruised to 6-0 below the BKFC banner with a third-round technical knockout on the expense of Zach “The Juice” Juusola within the BKFC on DAZN – Billings, MT Characteristic Struggle. The Omaha, NE product despatched Juusola to the canvas as soon as in every of the primary three rounds. The stoppage got here 56 seconds into the third spherical. Juusola, who hails from Las Vegas, is now 1-1 with BKFC.
Brandon “Superman” Allen, the #1 ranked contender within the BKFC featherweight division notched his fifth straight stoppage victory with a third-round knockout over Timmy Mason. The stoppage got here 38 seconds into spherical 3. Allen is now 5-1 in his BKFC profession. Mason, who represents Helena, MT, is now 1-2.
A lot to the approval of his hometown crowd, Billings’ “Defiant” Bryant Acheson smashed his solution to 3-0 below the BKFC banner with a 48-second technical knockout in his cruiserweight matchup with Scott “The Mad Poet” Roberts. Roberts’ document evened at 1-1 with the loss.
Dallas “The Dentist” Davison upped his BKFC document to 4-3 with a first-round technical knockout on the expense of Christian “The Terminator” Torres. The ringside physician known as a cease to the bout on the conclusion of the opening spherical. The Nice Falls-based Davison logged a pair of knockdowns within the first stanza. The Endicott, NY native Torres is now 2-6 in his bare-knuckle profession.
Former BKFC Featherweight World Title challenger Louie “El Loco” Lopez improved to 5-4 in his BKFC profession with a unanimous determination over Roberto “El Gallo Negro” Armas of their 145-pound matchup. All three judges scored the combat 50-45 for the Missoula, MT product. Armas, who hails from San Benito, TX, noticed his document transfer to 3-4 with the loss.
Natalie Gage climbed to 2-0 along with her unanimous determination over Gabrielle Roman, who entered combat evening because the #5 ranked contender within the BKFC girls’s flyweight division. Two judges scored the strawweight combat 48-47 whereas one had it 49-46, all in favor of the Indianapolis, IN fighter. Roman, who represents Perth Amboy, NJ, is now 1-2-1 in her BKFC profession.
Leo “Bushido” Bercier earned his fifth victory below the BKFC banner with a first-round knockout on the expense of Drew “Laborious Physique” Nolan in cruiserweight motion. Bercier scored three knockdowns en path to the victory that got here at 1:42 of the opening stanza. The Nice Falls, MT fighter is now 5-2. Nolan, who hails from Buffalo, NY, strikes to 1-2 in his BKFC profession.
Within the opening bout of the evening, Las Vegas’ Eli “Snapdragon” Jamerson wanted simply 99 seconds to defeat hometown fighter AJ “A-Practice” Craig through technical knockout of their battle of debuting bantamweight fighters. Jamerson was accountable for the only real knockdown of the competition, which led to the first-round stoppage.
BKFC on DAZN: Montana Outcomes
Kai Stewart def. Jimmie Rivera through Unanimous Choice (50-45×2, 49-46) – Defends BKFC World Featherweight Title
Julian Lane def. Alfredo Angulo through Unanimous Choice (49-46×2, 48-47)
Carlos Trinidad-Snake def. Zach Juusola through TKO in Spherical 3 (0:56)
Brandon Allen def. Timmy Mason through KO in Spherical 3 (0:38)
Bryant Acheson def. Scott Roberts through TKO in Spherical 1 (0:48)
Corey Willis def. Brady Meister through TKO in Spherical 1 (1:01)
Dallas Davison def. Christian Torres through TKO in Spherical 1 (2:00)
Louie Lopez def. Roberto Armas through Unanimous Choice (50-45×3)
Natalie Gage def. Gabrielle Roman through Unanimous Choice (48-47×2, 49-46)
Leo Bercier def. Drew Nolan through KO in Spherical 1 (1:42)
Eli Jamerson def. AJ Craig through TKO in Spherical 1 (1:39)
