Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s 2026 campaign has been a slow one.
The promotion had one fight card in January, and last weekend’s Knucklemania is the sole February event.
Fans will see a lot more BKFC action beginning in March.
BKFC officially added more events to its 2026 schedule, including its Australia debut and a return to California.
After a five-week hiatus, BKFC’s next event will take place on 14 March in Newcastle. Former heavyweight champion and local favourite Mick Terrill headlines.
The following week, BKFC returns to Hollywood, Florida for BKFC 87 on 20 March with featherweight champion Kai Stewart defending his belt against Nico Gaffie.
And the promotion wraps up March with another visit to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino, where unbeaten heavyweight contender Parker Porter will face the dangerous Josh “Stay Down” Watson on 28 March.
BKFC: Five Fight Cards in April
After three fights in three weeks in March, the promotion gets even busier in April.
On 8 April, Bare Knuckle Fight Club debuts in the promotion’s hometown of Philadelphia.
Four days later, on 12 April, BKFC debuts in Hawaii.
Not many promoters can hold two fight cards in different countries on the same day.
BKFC will do it on 18 April, with BKFC 88 in Denver and the first-ever BKFC Fight Night Australia event in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The organisation tried holding an event “Down Under” last year but the local athletic commission “declined the application”.
A busy April ends with BKFC’s return to Florida for BKFC Fight Night Clearwater on 25 April.
Two events are confirmed so far for May.
The promotion returns to The Maverik Center in Salt Lake City on 16 May. The arena hosted BKFC 65 in September 2024.
A week later, BKFC Fight Night Palm Desert takes place at the Acrisure Arena. It’s the second event at Acrisure for BKFC. This past November, Lorenzo Hunt knocked out Josh Dyer there in one of 2025’s best bare knuckle fights.
