Joe Riggs KO1 Melvin Guillard... Last Saturday, October 9th in Billings, Montana, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) made its debut in the state of Montana. In the main event, fighting in the middleweight division,  Joe ‘Diesel’ Riggs, (3-1-1, 1 KOs), knocked out former UFC star Melvin Guillard with a one-punch, left hand in the first round (0:59). Following the victory, Riggs was adamant in his post-fight comments that his next fight be for a BKFC title. “Doesn’t matter what weight class, I’m ready for another world title fight,” said Riggs. He lost a prior BKFC title clash in June 2021 against Hector Lombard that was stopped by the ringside physician in the fourth round.

 

Christine Ferea TKO3 Calista Silgado... Former BKFC flyweight champion Christine ‘Misfit’ Ferea, (4-0, 4 KOs) made a triumphant return to the ring with a third-round stoppage (1:34) of Colombia's Calista Silgado, an experienced boxer who is 0-1 in bare knuckes. Following the fight Ferea called out Bec Rawlings in what would be an outstanding bare-knuckle clash.

 

ADDITIONAL RESULTS

 

Fighting in the lightweight division, Lloyd Woodard, (1-0, 1 KO), knocked out Brett Fields, (0-1), in the first round. Time of the stoppage was 0:14.

 

Missoula, MT native Leo Bercier, (1-0, 1 KO), made his BKFC debut a successful one with a second-round knockout (1:26) of Luis Villasenor, (0-1) in the light heavyweight division.

 

BKFC fan favorite Tom Shoaff, (3-3, 3 KOs), stopped valiant Josh Wright, (0-1) in the second stanza (1:25), in an outstanding all-action, lightweight clash.

 

Jade Masson-Wong, (1-0, 1 KO), of Quebec, Canada made a huge impression with her BKFC debut, stopping Crystal Pittman, (0-1), in the third round (0:21) of their flyweight battle.

 

Middleweight Bryant Acheson, (1-0, 1 KO), knocked out Josh Watson, (0-1), in the first round (0:30).

 

Welterweight Dallas Davison, (1-0, 1 KO), was victorious over JorDan Christensen (0-1) with a TKO at the end of the second round via doctor’s stoppage.

 

James Dennis Sawyer Depee, (1-0, 1 KO), knocked out  James Dennis, (0-1), in the first round, (1:01), fighting in the welterweight division.

 

Rounding out the card, featherweight Kai Stewart, (1-0, 1 KO), defeated Darrick Gates, (0-1), by first round stoppage.