Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, makes their highly anticipated return to Southern California on Saturday, November 15 at Acrisure Arena in Greater Palm Springs, headlined by the BKFC Light Heavyweight World Title clash between arch-rivals, Champion Josh ‘D-Day’ Dyer, (5-1), and the Promotions #1 Pound-for-Pound Fighter and BKFC Middleweight World Champion David ‘The Redneck’ Mundell, (10-1).
“BKFC is thrilled to announce our fifth event in Southern California with our biggest local event at one of the premiere new venues in the world,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “David Mundell and Josh Dyer are two of the toughest and most skilled athletes in global bare-knuckle fighting, they’ve each been demanding this fight and fans on November 15 will witness one of the very best fights that can be made in combat sports.”
“Additionally, we’ll be announcing a stellar lineup of fights promising an outstanding evening for fans in attendance and those watching on DAZN. With huge crowds and sellouts of our events all over the world, I strongly encourage fans to purchase tickets in advance.”
“Hosting our first combat sports event marks an exciting new chapter for Acrisure Arena,” said John Page, Senior Vice President of Acrisure Arena, Coachella Valley Firebirds. “It rounds out our diverse lineup of concerts, sports, and live entertainment, and we look forward to welcoming more world-class combat events in the future.”
A native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the hard-hitting Josh ‘D-Day’ Dyer makes the first defense of BKFC Light Heavyweight World Title following his sensational fourth round stoppage Former World Champion Mike Richman on May 10, 2025, at BKFC-74 in Salt Lake City, UT. He also holds notable victories Will Albrecht (KO-1, BKFC-63), Dakota Cochrane (KO-1, BKFC Fight Night Omaha) and Jared Warren (KO-5, BKFC-12). His only loss came to then #1 Pound-for-Pound Fighter Lorenzo Hunt over four years ago.
David ‘The Redneck’ Mundell of Dunedin, FL is riding an incredible eight-fight winning streak dating back December 2021. Among the victories on his remarkable run under the BKFC including five world title defenses are Danny Christie (KO-2, BKFC on DAZN 1), Doug Coltrane (KO-2, BKFC-53), Mike Richman (KO-2, BKFC-47), Francesco Ricchi (KO-3, BKFC-34), David Simpson (KO-5, BKFC Fight Night Tampa 2), Julian Lane (UD, BKFC-25), Stanislav Grosu (UD, BKFC Fight Night Tampa), Ronnie Forney (KO-1, BKFC-8) and Drew Lipton (KO-1, BKFC-6).
The event will also be broadcast internationally on DAZN.
TICKETS & PARKING
Presale for BKFC-84 will begin on Thursday, October 16 at 10:00 a.m. PT followed by general on-sale on Friday, October 17 at 10:00 a.m. PT. Tickets will also be available at the Ticketmaster Box Office at Acrisure Arena as well as online at Ticketmaster, the official ticketing provider of Acrisure Arena. More information can be found at www.AcrisureArena.com.
Social Media
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Website: www.BKFC.com
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is the first promotion allowed to hold a legal, sanctioned, and regulated bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889. Based in Philadelphia, and headed by President and former professional boxer David Feldman, BKFC is dedicated to preserving the historical legacy of bare knuckle fighting, while utilizing a specifically created rule set that emphasizes fighter safety. BKFC holds all of its bouts in a revolutionary circular four-rope ring, designed to encourage fast-paced and exciting bouts. The patented BKFC “Squared Circle” contains scratch lines, based on the Broughton Rules which governed bare knuckle fighting in the 19th century, and which requires fighters to “Toe the Line”: start every round face to face, and just inches apart.
In BKFC, only those fighters who are established professionals in boxing, MMA, kickboxing, or Muay Thai are allowed to compete. The referees and judges are required to have extensive professional combat sports experience. All fights are held under the auspices and control of an Athletic Commission. Unlike other fighting organizations and combat sports internationally which claim to be “bare knuckle”, but require wraps, tape, and gauze; BKFC is true to its word as fighters are not allowed to wrap their hands to within one inch of the knuckle. This makes BKFC unquestionably the truest form of bare knuckle fighting. BKFC is dedicated to not just creating the safest, most exciting, and highest-level bare-knuckle fighting organization in the world, it’s also leading the way for a new fully recognized professional combat sport. BKFC is truly the sport of the future, which fully respects its remarkable past.
