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Ben Rothwell Knocks Mick Terrill Out Cold in 36 Seconds to Win Heavyweight Title – BKFC KnuckleMania 5 Highlights

Ben Rothwell Knocks Mick Terrill Out Cold in 36 Seconds to Win Heavyweight Title - BKFC KnuckleMania 5 HighlightsFormer UFC fighter ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell only needed 36 seconds to claim his first championship under the BKFC banner…

Ben Rothwell Knocks Mick Terrill Out Cold in 36 Seconds to Win Heavyweight Title - BKFC KnuckleMania 5 Highlights

Former UFC fighter ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell only needed 36 seconds to claim his first championship under the BKFC banner at KnuckleMania 5.

Emanating from Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Rothwell stepped into the co-main event spotlight against reigning titleholder Mick Terrill. In the opening seconds, both fighters remained cautious which resulted in Rothwell inadvertently poking Terrill in the eye. The unintentional foul brought a brief stop to the contest, but the fight was resumed fairly quickly with Terrill good to go.

Once back underway, Rothwell inched his way in and Terrill attempted to land a right hand. Rothwell unleashed a counter right which caught Terrill clean and immediately rendered him unconscious, sending him crashing to the canvas and bringing an end to the bout in less than a minute.

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Official Result: Ben Rothwell def. Mick Terrill via KO (counter overhand right) at 0:36 of Round 1 to win the BKFC heavyweight championship.

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Check out highlights from Mick Terrill vs. Ben Rothwell at BKFC KnuckleMania 5:

Ben Rothwell Knocks Mick Terrill Out Cold in 36 Seconds to Win Heavyweight Title – BKFC KnuckleMania 5 Highlights

Ben Rothwell Knocks Mick Terrill Out Cold in 36 Seconds to Win Heavyweight Title - BKFC KnuckleMania 5 HighlightsFormer UFC fighter ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell only needed 36 seconds to claim his first championship under the BKFC banner…

Ben Rothwell Knocks Mick Terrill Out Cold in 36 Seconds to Win Heavyweight Title - BKFC KnuckleMania 5 Highlights

Former UFC fighter ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell only needed 36 seconds to claim his first championship under the BKFC banner at KnuckleMania 5.

Emanating from Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Rothwell stepped into the co-main event spotlight against reigning titleholder Mick Terrill. In the opening seconds, both fighters remained cautious which resulted in Rothwell inadvertently poking Terrill in the eye. The unintentional foul brought a brief stop to the contest, but the fight was resumed fairly quickly with Terrill good to go.

Once back underway, Rothwell inched his way in and Terrill attempted to land a right hand. Rothwell unleashed a counter right which caught Terrill clean and immediately rendered him unconscious, sending him crashing to the canvas and bringing an end to the bout in less than a minute.

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Official Result: Ben Rothwell def. Mick Terrill via KO (counter overhand right) at 0:36 of Round 1 to win the BKFC heavyweight championship.

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Check out highlights from Mick Terrill vs. Ben Rothwell at BKFC KnuckleMania 5:

Bec Rawlings Returns to Win Column with Five-Round Beatdown of Taylor Starling – BKFC KnuckleMania 5 Highlights

Bec Rawlings Returns to Win Column with Five-Round Beatdown of Taylor Starling - BKFC KnuckleMania 5 Highlights‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings climbed back into the win column at BKFC KnuckleMania 5 in Philadelphia on Saturday night. After…

Bec Rawlings Returns to Win Column with Five-Round Beatdown of Taylor Starling - BKFC KnuckleMania 5 Highlights

‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings climbed back into the win column at BKFC KnuckleMania 5 in Philadelphia on Saturday night.

After coming up short in her last three outings inside the squared circle, the former UFC fighter looked nothing short of spectacular as she largely dominated her scrap with ‘Killa Bee’ throughout the five-round affair.

Starling came out aggressive and attempted to close the distance early, but ate a nasty counter-right from Rawlings that sent her crashing to the canvas in the opening round. Starling answered the count and never once backed down, but she was unable to match the volume of Rawlings and ultimately came up short on all three judges’ scorecards as a result.

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Official Result: Bec Rawlings def. Taylor Starling via unanimous decision (50-44, 49-45, 50-44)

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Check out highlights from Taylor Starling vs. Bec Rawlings at BKFC KnuckleMania 5:

Video – BKFC Brawlers Taylor Starling and ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings Leave Little to the Imagination

Video - BKFC Brawlers Taylor Starling and 'Rowdy' Bec Rawlings Leave Little to the ImaginationTaylor Starling and former UFC fighter ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings put on a show before the show. Emanating from Wells…

Video - BKFC Brawlers Taylor Starling and 'Rowdy' Bec Rawlings Leave Little to the Imagination

Taylor Starling and former UFC fighter ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings put on a show before the show.

Emanating from Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship will deliver its fifth annual KnuckleMania event headlined by a showdown between former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and 20-year veteran Jeremy ‘Lil Heathen’ Stephens.

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Featuring in the co-main event will be former UFC heavyweight standout ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell as he is set to challenge reigning and defending BKFC heavyweight titleholder Mick Terrill.

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Rounding out the top of the card will be a women’s bare-knuckle bout that is sure to bring the fireworks as BKFC mainstay Taylor Starling meets TUF alumnus Bec Rawlings.

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Ahead of their highly anticipated clash in The City of Brotherly Love, Starling and Rawlings went face-to-face for the final time. Needless to say, their intense staredown offered a little something for every kind of fight fan out there. Check out the video clip below courtesy of MMA Junkie:

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Taylor Starling is 4-3 under the BKFC banner with wins over Charisa Sigala, Cassie Robb, Hannah Guy, and Jenny Savage. Her fight with Sigala at the inaugural KnuckleMania event in 2021 is still considered to be one of the wildest fights in promotional history.

Meanwhile, Rawlings goes into her seventh appearance in the promotion with a 3-3 record and riding a three-fight losing streak, including back-to-back losses against reigning women’s flyweight titleholder Christine Ferea.

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Check out the full KnuckleMania 5 fight card below:

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BKFC KnuckleMania 5 on DAZN Main Card (9 p.m. ET):

  • Eddie Alvarez vs. Jeremy Stephens
  • Mick Terrill vs. Ben Rothwell – BKFC heavyweight championship
  • Taylor Starling vs. Bec Rawlings
  • Patrick Brady vs. Zachary Calmus
  • Dustin Pague vs. JD Burns
  • Travis Thompson vs. Zachary Pannell
  • John Garbarino vs. Apostle Spencer
  • Pat Sullivan vs. Kaine Tomlinson, Jr.
  • Zedekiah Montanez vs. Brandon Meyer
  • Joey Dawejko vs. Steven Banks

BKFC KnuckleMania 5 on YouTube Prelim Card (8 p.m. ET):

  • Cody Russell vs. Logan Tucker
  • Phil Caracappa vs. Noah Norman
  • Itso Babulaidze vs. Bryan McDowell

Conor McGregor is Here to ‘Summon the Gods’ in Bizarre BKFC Speech

Conor McGregor is Here to 'Summon the Gods' in Bizarre BKFC SpeechThe party doesn’t start until Conor McGregor shows up. McGregor showed up late for Thursday’s press event ahead of…

Conor McGregor is Here to 'Summon the Gods' in Bizarre BKFC Speech

The party doesn’t start until Conor McGregor shows up.

McGregor showed up late for Thursday’s press event ahead of Saturday’s BKFC KnuckleMania V card in Philadelphia, PA. Once he stepped on stage and took the podium, the Irish megastar apologized … for absolutely nothing!

“Oh, Philly,” McGregor said. “Sorry I’m late. I don’t give a f*ck. I’m the big boss around here,” McGregor said. “Philadelphia, what’s up? I’m here to summon the gods of fighting into action. May they turn our combatants’ knuckles to knives. And on Saturday night, may we all bleed in the honor of Philadelphia’s rich fighting history.

“May we, as Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s organization, the alien of combat sport, rise above the night’s sky and rain down blows viciously, and prove our worth against any deniers” (h/t MMA Junkie).

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McGregor was also on hand to oversee the faceoff between KnuckleMania main eventers Eddie Alvarez and Jeremy Stephens. Of course, the Irishman has a history with Alvarez, defeating ‘The Underground King’ in November 2016 to capture the UFC lightweight championship.

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Despite having a history with both Alvarez and Stephens, ‘Mystic Mac’ made it pretty clear who he was backing ahead of Saturday’s event inside Wells Fargo Arena.

“May local boy and former UFC lightweight champion, former Bellator world champion, shut this man up over here, Jeremy Stephens,” McGregor said. “He’s coming in here into Philadelphia on this great sporting weekend and trying to take you out, Eddie. This is as big a fight as it gets with world title fight implications. Like I said, combatants, turn your knuckles into knives.

“Bleed in the honor of Philadelphia’s rich fighting history and show the people what Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is about. Let’s go, Philadelphia. Let’s go, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.”

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Checkout the full fight card for KnuckleMania V below:

BKFC ‘KnuckleMania 5’ DAZN Main Card (9 p.m. ET):

  • Eddie Alvarez vs. Jeremy Stephens
  • Mick Terrill vs. Ben Rothwell for the BKFC Heavyweight Championship
  • Taylor Starling vs. Bec Rawlings
  • Patrick Brady vs. Zachary Calmus
  • Dustin Pague vs. JD Burns
  • Travis Thompson vs. Zachary Pannell
  • John Garbarino vs. Apostle Spencer
  • Pat Sullivan vs. Kaine Tomlinson, Jr.
  • Cody Russell vs. Logan Tucker
  • Phil Caracappa vs. Noah Norman
  • Zedekiah Montanez vs. Brandon Meyer
  • Itso Babulaidze vs. Bryan McDowell

BKFC ‘KnuckleMania 5’ YouTube Prelims Card (8 p.m. ET):

  • Joey Dawejko vs. Steven Banks
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Card subject to change.

Conor McGregor is Here to ‘Summon the Gods’ in Bizarre BKFC Speech

Conor McGregor is Here to 'Summon the Gods' in Bizarre BKFC SpeechThe party doesn’t start until Conor McGregor shows up. McGregor showed up late for Thursday’s press event ahead of…

Conor McGregor is Here to 'Summon the Gods' in Bizarre BKFC Speech

The party doesn’t start until Conor McGregor shows up.

McGregor showed up late for Thursday’s press event ahead of Saturday’s BKFC KnuckleMania V card in Philadelphia, PA. Once he stepped on stage and took the podium, the Irish megastar apologized … for absolutely nothing!

“Oh, Philly,” McGregor said. “Sorry I’m late. I don’t give a f*ck. I’m the big boss around here,” McGregor said. “Philadelphia, what’s up? I’m here to summon the gods of fighting into action. May they turn our combatants’ knuckles to knives. And on Saturday night, may we all bleed in the honor of Philadelphia’s rich fighting history.

“May we, as Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s organization, the alien of combat sport, rise above the night’s sky and rain down blows viciously, and prove our worth against any deniers” (h/t MMA Junkie).

Conor McGregor backs former foe eddie alvarez in knuckleMania headliner

McGregor was also on hand to oversee the faceoff between KnuckleMania main eventers Eddie Alvarez and Jeremy Stephens. Of course, the Irishman has a history with Alvarez, defeating ‘The Underground King’ in November 2016 to capture the UFC lightweight championship.

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Despite having a history with both Alvarez and Stephens, ‘Mystic Mac’ made it pretty clear who he was backing ahead of Saturday’s event inside Wells Fargo Arena.

“May local boy and former UFC lightweight champion, former Bellator world champion, shut this man up over here, Jeremy Stephens,” McGregor said. “He’s coming in here into Philadelphia on this great sporting weekend and trying to take you out, Eddie. This is as big a fight as it gets with world title fight implications. Like I said, combatants, turn your knuckles into knives.

“Bleed in the honor of Philadelphia’s rich fighting history and show the people what Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is about. Let’s go, Philadelphia. Let’s go, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.”

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Checkout the full fight card for KnuckleMania V below:

BKFC ‘KnuckleMania 5’ DAZN Main Card (9 p.m. ET):

  • Eddie Alvarez vs. Jeremy Stephens
  • Mick Terrill vs. Ben Rothwell for the BKFC Heavyweight Championship
  • Taylor Starling vs. Bec Rawlings
  • Patrick Brady vs. Zachary Calmus
  • Dustin Pague vs. JD Burns
  • Travis Thompson vs. Zachary Pannell
  • John Garbarino vs. Apostle Spencer
  • Pat Sullivan vs. Kaine Tomlinson, Jr.
  • Cody Russell vs. Logan Tucker
  • Phil Caracappa vs. Noah Norman
  • Zedekiah Montanez vs. Brandon Meyer
  • Itso Babulaidze vs. Bryan McDowell

BKFC ‘KnuckleMania 5’ YouTube Prelims Card (8 p.m. ET):

  • Joey Dawejko vs. Steven Banks
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Card subject to change.