Ben Rothwell is running it back with Andrei Arlovski in the main event for BKFC KnuckleMania VI with the card set to take place on Feb. 7 from the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
Rothwell clashes with Arlovski with the heavyweight title on the line after they met twice previously in Affliction back in 2008 and then again in the UFC in 2019.
The first encounter ended with Arlovski scoring a third-round knockout in Affliction and then earning a decision win over Rothwell in the rematch in the UFC.
Now Rothwell seeks his revenge with the third fight taking place in bare-knuckle with his heavyweight title on the line.
Yoel Romero is also returning for the upcoming KnuckleMania VI card as the seemingly ageless former UFC title challenger books his second bare-knuckle fight. He’s faces BKFC light heavyweight champion Lorenzo Hunt, who just recently returned from a long layoff when he scored a knockout over Josh Dyer in November.
Romero signed with BKFC and made an immediate impact with a second-round knockout in his debut. Now the 48-year-old Olympic silver medalist in wrestling, who is also scheduled to compete at RAF 4 on Saturday, is returning to bare-knuckle fighting with the matchup booked against Hunt.
Hunt won’t be putting his light heavyweight title on the line for this matchup, however, with the fight against Romero taking place at a catchweight.
The third fight announced for BKFC KnuckleMania VI is a rematch between Tony Soto and Ben Bonner after they first met back in June. Bonner pulled off the upset that night when he beat Soto by decision but now they’ll run it back again in February.
More fights for BKFC KnuckleMania VI will be announced in the coming weeks with a press conference scheduled with the fighters from the top three fights appearing at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT on Wednesday.
