Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship updated the fight card for BKFC 86, taking place on 17 January at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, USA. Eight fights are now official for the fight card. The DAZN App is streaming the event exclusively.
Newly crowned welterweight champion Julian Lane defends his BKFC belt for the first time against Dustin Pague and Jamel Herring debuts in the co-feature.
The Ultimate Fighter alum Rico Disciullo (2-0, 2 KOs) looks for his third win against Ashton Caniglia (1-0). Both men were victorious last month at the BKFC Mohegan Sun Fight Night event.
Heavyweight newcomers Guilherme Viana (1-0) and Juan Figuerva (1-0) face one another. Both men impressed in their BKFC debuts late last year.
Bantamweight Quentin Gaskins (2-1, 2 KOs) looks for his second consecutive win versus Brandon Meneses (2-1-1, 2 KOs). Both of Gaskins’s wins came by first-round stoppage. Meneses is coming off a first-round defeat to MMA veteran Willie Gates.
In other action, Joey Gambino debuts against Kurtis Ellis (1-1). A bantamweight bout pits Jared Lennon (1-1) against Chachi Versace (0-0).
A heavyweight bout between debutants Ras Hylton and Branko Busick is also scheduled.
DAZN 86 broadcasts exclusively on DAZN with a start time 7pm EST local time on Saturday 17 January. That’s 12am Sunday 18 January in the UK.
More bouts should be announced soon. Fight card subject to change.
