BKFC 43 fight card for May 19

Philadelphia, PA (May 17, 2023) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, has announced a sensational full card for

BKFC-43,  Friday, May 19 at the Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Omaha, NE.

BKFC-43 is headlined by an outstanding, must-see cruiserweight battle between Omaha fighting legend, undefeated Houston ‘The Assassin’ Alexander, (3-0) and fellow undefeated Jeremy ‘The Pitbull’ Smith, (3-0), of South Africa.

Among the additional BKFC stars fighting this Friday night include popular local favorite, Dakota Cochrane, former UFC standout Jimmie ‘El Terror’ Rivera, BKFC World Title Challenger Elvin ‘El Bandido’ Brito and BKFC Women’s World Title Challenger Taylor ‘Killa Bee’ Starling.

Remaining tickets  for BKFC-43 starting at $45.00 can be purchased at BKFC.com. The Liberty First Credit Union Arena is located at 7300 Q Street, Ralston, NE, 68127. Doors will open on the night of the event at 6:00 p.m. with the first bell at 7:00 p.m.

The Open to the Public Ceremonial Weigh-In will take place on Thursday, May 18 at 6:00 p.m. CT inside the Liberty First Credit Union Arena and will be streamed on the BKFC App and BKFC Social Media Channels.

BKFC-43 will also be broadcast internationally as part of the BKFC+ Subscription for $7.99 per month on the New BKFC App – The Best Value in Combat Sports and is sponsored by Only Fans, Crescent Tools, LIONS NOT SHEEP and Knockout Gummies.

In the middleweight division, Omaha’s Dakota Cochrane, (4-2), will face battle-tested veteran Noah Cutter, (3-5), of Defuniak Springs, FL. Cochrane looks to stay in the win column following a fifth-round knockout of Eduardo Peralta at BKFC-33 on November 18, 2022. Cutter looks to return with a victory after losing via doctor’s stoppage to Will Santiago at KnuckleMania 3 on February 17, 2023.

Fighting in the featherweight division, New Jersey’s Jimmie ‘El Terror’ Rivera, (0-0-1), seeks his first victory under the BKFC banner against BKFC newcomer Bekhzod ‘The Lion’ Usmonov. Rivera is back in the squared circle after a hotly contested draw against Howard Davis at BKFC-26 on June 24, 2022. Usmonov has a professional MMA record of 11-4.

#1 Ranked Welterweight and BKFC World Title Challenger Elvin ‘El Bandito’ Brito, (5-3), of Puerto Rico clashes with fast-rising and undefeated Nebraska native, Carlos ‘Uzumaki’ Trinidad-Snake, (3-0). Brito lost a hard-fought decision to BKFC Welterweight World Champion Luis Palomino on June 24, 2022 at BKFC-26. Trinidad-Snake impressively defeated Rynell Riley on November 18, 2022 at BKFC-33.

BKFC Women’s Flyweight World Title Challenger Taylor ‘Killa Bee’ Starling, (3-1), of Rock Hill, South Carolina makes her highly anticipated return against Jade ‘Evil Smile Wong, (1-1), of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Starling looks to mount another world title run after a disappointing loss to BKFC World Champion Christine Ferea at BKFC-28 in Albuquerque, NM. Wong also looks to return to the win column after a clash with Christine Vicens at KnuckleMania 2 on February 19, 2022.

Fighting in the lightweight division Sean ‘P-Town’ Wilson, (2-1), of Omaha, NE battles Brandon Meyer, (1-0), of Iowa. Middleweight will see action as local favorite Alonzo ‘AAA’ Martinez, 

(2-0), challenges Jeremy Sauceda, (1-0), of  In the cruiserweight division, Ryan Braun, (1-0), of Springfield, NE battles BKFC newcomer Andrew Potter of Iowa.

Fighting in the prelims undefeated featherweight newcomers Josh Krejci, (1-0), of Missouri faces Tommy Strydom, (1-0), of South Africa. BKFC debuting Jaquis Williams of Omaha, NE battles Esteban ‘Mohawk’ Rodriguez, (1-0). Rounding out the prelims TJ Benson, (0-2), of Papillion, NE clashes with BKFC debuting Corey ‘Pitbull’ Roberts of Omaha, Nebraska.

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