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BKFC 56 results: Champ Christine Ferea wins rematch vs. Bec Rawlings, calls out Cris Cyborg

Christine Ferea left no doubt against Bec Rawlings at BKFC 56 then turned her attention to Cris Cyborg.

As much animosity as there has been between [autotag]Christine Ferea[/autotag] and [autotag]Bec Rawlings[/autotag], both women respect each other. And it showed during their rematch at BKFC 56.

In the end, Ferea was simply too good as she won a clean-sweep unanimous decision over Rawlings to retain her flyweight title in the BKFC 56 co-main event Saturday night in Salt Lake City. Roughly seven months after a second-round doctor’s stoppage win over Rawlings, Ferea earned three 50-45 scores from the judges.

Rawlings wasn’t without her successes landing punches, but they simply didn’t match up to Ferea’s power throughout the fight. Ferea also landed more strikes by a margin of 130-94, according to stats on the broadcast.

Afterward, Ferea turned her attention to reigning Bellator featherweight champion Cris Cyborg.

“Absolutely, she’s the one that I looked up to young in my career,” Ferea said. “And they say one day you have to fight the people that were kind of like your idol. I definitely want Cris Cyborg. I think I’ll mop her up in here.”

Cyborg, who’s long been discussed as a possible opponent for Kayla Harrison in PFL, has a Jan. 19 boxing match coming up against Kelsey Wickstrum.

Cyborg hasn’t competed in bareknuckle boxing.

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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for BKFC 56.

Video: Watch BKFC 56 ceremonial faceoffs featuring Mike Perry vs. Eddie Alvarez, more

Check out the BKFC 56 ceremonial weigh-ins and faceoffs featuring Mike Perry vs. Eddie Alvarez, Jeremy Stephens vs. Jimmie Rivera, and more.

The world’s biggest bareknuckle boxing promotion is back with one of its most high-profile events to date.

BKFC 56 takes place Saturday at Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah as two pairs of former UFC contenders collide and three title fights take place. Friday, all of the fighters from Saturday’s card will come face-to-face one final time ahead of their bouts.

In the main event, [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] and [autotag]Eddie Alvarez[/autotag] chuck knuckles to determine the “King of Violence.” Also on the card, [autotag]Jimmie Rivera[/autotag] battles [autotag]Jeremy Stephens[/autotag] in a matchup between two former UFC staples.

Three title fights are on tap, too: [autotag]Bec Rawlings[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Christine Ferea[/autotag], [autotag]Kai Stewart[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Howard Davis[/autotag], and [autotag]Arnold Adams[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mick Terrill[/autotag].

The full BKFC 56 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 9 p.m. ET)

Mike Perry vs. Eddie Alvarez – for “King of Violence” title
Champion Bec Rawlings vs. Christine Ferea – for women’s flyweight title
Champion Kai Stewart vs. Howard Davis – for featherweight title
Arnold Adams vs. Mick Terrill – for vacant heavyweight title
Jimmie Rivera vs. Jeremy Stephens
Bridger Bercier vs. Ben Moa
Mike Jones vs. Erick Lozano

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 8 p.m. ET)

Ernesto Rodriguez vs. Keegan Vandermeer
Trevor Bradshaw vs. Troy Dennison
Danny Hilton vs. LJ Schulz

Video: BKFC 56 fight-week press conference faceoff highlights, with Christine Ferea and Bec Rawlings locked in

Christine Ferea and Bec Rawlings couldn’t take their eyes off each other before their rematch at BKFC 56.

The BKFC 56 fight-week news conference took place Thursday in American Fork, Utah and afterward, 12 fighters from six main-card bouts came face to face.

In the main event, former UFC standouts [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] and [autotag]Eddie Alvarez[/autotag] meet in a middleweight bout for the “King of Violence” title. And in the co-main event, champ [autotag]Christine Ferea[/autotag] defends her women’s flyweight title in a rematch with [autotag]Bec Rawlings[/autotag].

Two other title fights are on the main card: featherweight champ [autotag]Kai Stewart[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Howard Davis[/autotag]; and [autotag]Arnold Adams[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mick Terrill[/autotag] for the vacant heavyweight title. Another all-UFC bout takes place, as well, between [autotag]Jeremy Stephens[/autotag] and [autotag]Jimmie Rivera[/autotag].

Check out the video above to see those 10 combatants face off ahead of their bouts.

BKFC 56, one of the promotion’s biggest cards of the year, takes place Saturday at Maverik Center in Salt Lake City. The main card airs on FITE and the BKFC App.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for BKFC 56.

UFC veterans in MMA and bareknuckle boxing action Nov. 30-Dec. 2

Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing in combat sports across the globe this weekend.

This week, the UFC returns to The Lone Star State’s capitol.

UFC on ESPN 52 takes place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas is headlined by a lightweight bout between [autotag]Beneil Dariush[/autotag] and [autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag].

Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing Nov. 30-Dec. 2.

Scroll below to see how the UFC veterans fared last week, and see the names and details of this weekend’s competitors.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Video: BKFC 56 pre-fight press conference live stream

Watch the BKFC 56 pre-fight press conference live, featuring Eddie Alvarez, Mike Perry and many others.

The BKFC 56 pre-fight press conference takes place Thursday, and you can watch a live stream of the event right here on MMA Junkie beginning at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT).

The event features seven UFC veterans on the main card and three title fights. Expected to participate in the press conference are main eventers, former UFC champion [autotag]Eddie Alvarez[/autotag] and [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag]. Also, at the press conference will be co-main heavyweights [autotag]Ben Rothwell[/autotag] and [autotag]Todd Duffee[/autotag], along with BKFC president David Feldman.

BKFC 56 takes place Saturday, Dec. 2 at Maverik Center in Salt Lake City. The main card airs on FITE and the BKFC App.

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Former UFC champ Eddie Alvarez vs. Mike Perry to headline stacked BKFC 56 event

Multiple title fights and matchups between former UFC stars, including Eddie Alvarez vs. Mike Perry, are set for BKFC 56 in december.

BKFC is putting together a stacked December event headlined by two former UFC stars, along with three title fights.

Former UFC lightweight champion [autotag]Eddie Alvarez[/autotag] will take on [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] in the headlining bout at 175 pounds at BKFC 56 on Dec. 2. The event will take place at Maverik Center in Salt Lake City. BKFC president David Feldman announced the news on The MMA Hour.

Alvarez (1-0 BKFC) made his bareknuckle debut in April, against fellow UFC veteran Chad Mendes in the co-headliner of BKFC 41. It was a very competitive bout in which both fighters scored knockdowns. The judges would have their say and declared Alvarez the winner by a thin split decision result.

Perry (3-0 BKFC) has quickly become one of the biggest stars in bareknuckle boxing after his exit from the UFC in 2021. After defeating Julian Lane by unanimous decision in his BKFC debut, “Platinum” went on to win an incredible battle against Michael Page at BKFC 27, and then stop former UFC champion Luke Rockhold by second-round TKO in the main event of BKFC 41.

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Also announced for the card is a heavyweight matchup between another pair of UFC veterans. Ben Rothwell, who is undefeated through two bareknuckle bouts, will take on Todd Duffee in the co-main event. Duffee will be making his bareknuckle boxing debut after his last MMA appearance February in KSW.

Rounding out the main card will be a trio of championship fights: [autotag]Christine Ferea[/autotag] will put her flyweight title on the line against [autotag]Bec Rawlings[/autotag], Arnold Adams and Mick Terrill will compete for the vacant heavyweight title, and Kai Stewart will look to defend his featherweight title against Howard Davis.

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BKFC 41 results and live stream

Check out the live results for BKFC 41, headlined by Mike Perry vs. Luke Rockhold, as well as a preliminary card stream here.

BKFC 41 takes place Saturday at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. and some big names from the world of MMA will square off – without gloves.

The main card begins at 9 p.m. ET and is available for purchase on FITE TV. Three prelim bouts will be live-streamed for free, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

The event is headlined by former UFC middleweight champion [autotag]Luke Rockhold[/autotag] makes his bareknuckle debut as he battles fan-favorite [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag].

In the co-main event, former UFC lightweight champion [autotag]Eddie Alvarez[/autotag] fights former UFC featherweight title challenger [autotag]Chad Mendes[/autotag].

BKFC champion [autotag]Christine Ferea[/autotag] puts her title on the line against former UFC and Bellator fighter [autotag]Bec Rawlings[/autotag]. Also, former UFC heavyweights [autotag]Ben Rothwell[/autotag] and [autotag]Josh Copeland[/autotag] throw down on the main card.

Check out the full results below, as well as a live and free stream of the prelims above.

UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle action April 27-30

Check out which UFC veterans are in combat sports action across the globe this weekend.

This week, the UFC is back in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex for a key bantamweight bout. In the main event, [autotag]Ricky Simon[/autotag] takes on [autotag]Song Yadong[/autotag] in a fight scheduled for five rounds.

Elsewhere, many other MMA, boxing and bareknuckle events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

This weekend, there are a total of 24 veterans of the global MMA leader competing in MMA and boxing this week from April 21-23.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Bec Rawlings has fallen in love with boxing, lacing up gloves to stay busy until BKFC calls again

Former UFC and Bellator fighter Bec Rawlings will put her gloves back on for her next fight – but in boxing.

[autotag]Bec Rawlings[/autotag] will put gloves back on for her next fight.

Rawlings has a 3-1 record with BKFC after she parted ways with the UFC in 2018. More recently in MmA, she has gone 1-1 for Bellator. Now she will make her professional boxing debut Saturday against Natasha Kurene at an event called Star Power in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Rawlings hasn’t competed since a unanimous decision loss to Britain Hart at BKFC 26 in June. With BKFC offering her no fights for the remainder of the year, Rawlings has decided to lace up the gloves to remain active.

“Bare Knuckle haven’t been booking me. They’re not booking me until next year, so I just decided to put my gloves on and have my pro boxing debut to stay busy and mix it up in the gloves boxing,” Rawlings told MMA Junkie. “I felt like my last fight in June was very lackluster, so I wanted to get back in there as soon as possible and January of next year wasn’t good enough for me.”

The 16-fight MMA veteran says bareknuckle boxing has sparked up a major interest in boxing and she isn’t sure if she’ll compete in MMA again. Rawlings’ husband, Adrian Rodriguez, has competed for the same boxing promotion for which she’ll make her debut, which helped land her this opportunity.

“Since doing bareknuckle boxing, I’ve fallen in love with boxing as a sport. So putting the gloves on has always been something I’ve wanted to do. I feel like it’s the perfect timing for me. I’m just coming into my boxing style, really. I’m falling in love with the sport and the skill that it takes to do. Being on the card for me is perfect timing right now while Bareknuckle aren’t keeping me busy.”

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UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle action Dec. 1-4

Check out which veterans of the UFC are in action this week.

This week, the 15-fight slate of bouts at UFC on ESPN 42 takes place at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.

Elsewhere, there are a number of MMA, boxing and bareknuckle events taking place that feature familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

These 13 veterans of the global MMA leader are competing in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle this week from Dec. 1-4.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.