Two bare-knuckle fighters brutally knocked out within ten seconds on same night in Conor McGregor’s promotion
BKFC Fight Night Philadelphia saw unprecedented scenes on Friday night. Former UFC bantamweight Dustin Pague stopped Andrew Angelcor in the main event. BKFCHarris and Blair got their fights done quickly[/caption] But it was a pair of back-to-back undercard fights that stole the show. In the third bout of the night, Elijah Harris laid waste to Brandon Honsvick in 7 seconds. Then, Dalvin Blair one-upped him by flattening Justin Walters three seconds quicker in fight number four. Both men were making their company debuts, and although they both the job done quickly, they went about it in different ways. Harris was fast off the scratch, forcing his opponent onto his heels with hard straight punches, before landing a perfectly placed 1-2 that left Honsvick flat on his back. Blair, on the other hand, didn’t need to be nearly as aggressive as it was his adversary who came flying out the gates. As he did, Blair slipped a wild right hand while connecting with an overhand of his own for the faceplant finish. Remarkably, these were only the 3rd and 4th quickest stoppages in the bare-knuckle boxing promotion’s history. Justin Watson holds the record for the fastest KO in BKFC history for his 2-second demolition of Cole Ferrell at BKFC 69 in December. Meanwhile, Ulysses Diaz rendered Daniele Benedetto unconscious in three seconds at BKFC 14 in 2020. McGregor has held a huge influence over the bare-knuckle scene since he became a minority owner of it in 2024GETTY BKFC has seen remarkable growth over the last 12 months. Last year, former dual-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor became part-owner of the company while they also recently signed a lucrative deal to have their product broadcast on DAZN. McGregor still has two fights remaining on his UFC deal but hasn’t competed since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021. The Irishman was supposed to make a comeback against Michael Chandler last June. However, he pulled out of the fight with a broken toe and he hasn’t been re-booked since. Growing tired of waiting, McGregor is threatening to breach his UFC contract by making an impromptu appearance for BKFC. View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/BKFCPHILLY?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/BKFCPHILLY?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw “One of these days you’ll just hear my music come onto this stage in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and I’ll have my fist wrapped with no gloves for a fight, out of nowhere,” McGregor told The Schmo. “No promotion. No promo. No nothing. Just fighting a random fight on the card. “That could be what the future holds. And legal making claims and all this? That’s for p******.” It seems incredibly unlikely he will do this due to the potential legal ramifications. Follow talkBOXING on social media talkBOXING is now on Twitter and Facebook. Follow us on social media for big breaking boxing news, exclusive interviews and the best bits from our talkBOXING YouTube show. Like our Facebook page HERE Follow us on Twitter HERE Sign up for our WhatsApp channel HERE
BKFC Fight Night Philadelphia saw unprecedented scenes on Friday night.
Former UFC bantamweight Dustin Pague stopped Andrew Angelcor in the main event.
But it was a pair of back-to-back undercard fights that stole the show.
In the third bout of the night, Elijah Harris laid waste to Brandon Honsvick in 7 seconds.
Then, Dalvin Blair one-upped him by flattening Justin Walters three seconds quicker in fight number four.
Both men were making their company debuts, and although they both the job done quickly, they went about it in different ways.
Harris was fast off the scratch, forcing his opponent onto his heels with hard straight punches, before landing a perfectly placed 1-2 that left Honsvick flat on his back.
Blair, on the other hand, didn’t need to be nearly as aggressive as it was his adversary who came flying out the gates.
As he did, Blair slipped a wild right hand while connecting with an overhand of his own for the faceplant finish.
Remarkably, these were only the 3rd and 4th quickest stoppages in the bare-knuckle boxing promotion’s history.
Justin Watson holds the record for the fastest KO in BKFC history for his 2-second demolition of Cole Ferrell at BKFC 69 in December.
Meanwhile, Ulysses Diaz rendered Daniele Benedetto unconscious in three seconds at BKFC 14 in 2020.
BKFC has seen remarkable growth over the last 12 months.
Last year, former dual-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor became part-owner of the company while they also recently signed a lucrative deal to have their product broadcast on DAZN.
McGregor still has two fights remaining on his UFC deal but hasn’t competed since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021.
The Irishman was supposed to make a comeback against Michael Chandler last June.
However, he pulled out of the fight with a broken toe and he hasn’t been re-booked since.
Growing tired of waiting, McGregor is threatening to breach his UFC contract by making an impromptu appearance for BKFC.
“One of these days you’ll just hear my music come onto this stage in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and I’ll have my fist wrapped with no gloves for a fight, out of nowhere,” McGregor told The Schmo.
“No promotion. No promo. No nothing. Just fighting a random fight on the card.
“That could be what the future holds. And legal making claims and all this? That’s for p******.”
It seems incredibly unlikely he will do this due to the potential legal ramifications.
