Sheesh.
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) touched down in Scotland for the first time this past weekend (Sat., Nov. 7, 2026), staging BKFC 96 inside the sold-out OVO Hydro in Glasgow.
In the main event, Sean Weir captured the vacant BKFC U.K. Light Heavyweight championship by stopping Leigh Cohoon in the first round (watch highlights here).
However, the second fight on the BKFC 96 main card produced the most chilling highlight of the night.
Cory Chapman needed just 40 seconds to brutally knock
out Lewis Dixon in their Bantamweight showdown. Chapman backed Dixon toward the ropes with a straight right before uncorking a perfectly placed left hook that immediately shut off the debuting fighter’s lights.
Dixon crashed stiffly onto the canvas, and the referee dragged his body away from the ropes.
Check out the terrifying finish below:
Chapman improved to 2-0 under the BKFC banner, with both victories coming by knockout. The latest finish also earned “El Chapo” one of the promotion’s “Knockout of the Night” awards.
With two knockouts in as many BKFC appearances, Chapman has quickly established himself as a dangerous U.K. prospect to watch in the Bantamweight division.
As for Dixon, his promotional debut could hardly have gone worse. He barely had time to settle into the fight before Chapman’s left hand brought his night to a frightening end.
Chapman’s knockout wasn’t the only finish to turn heads in Glasgow.
Former UFC and Professional Fighters League (PFL) standout Stevie Ray also returned from retirement to make his bare-knuckle debut against longtime BKFC veteran Danny Christie in the co-main event.
Unfortunately for Ray, his return in front of his hometown crowd ended badly.
Christie dropped “Braveheart” twice before the fight was stopped with just one second remaining in the second round, handing Ray a technical knockout loss in his first bare-knuckle appearance.
Check out the finish below:
Between Chapman’s one-punch destruction and Christie spoiling Ray’s comeback, BKFC’s first trip to Scotland certainly did not lack violence.
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