BKFC: KnuckleMania 5 took place Saturday at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia in what the promotion announced as the biggest attendance for a combat sports event ever at the venue at more than 17,000.
In the main event, former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez suffered a loss to Jeremy Stephens.
Also on the card, the BKFC heavyweight title was claimed by former UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell against Mick Terrill.
Check out the BKFC: KnuckleMania 5 results below:
MAIN CARD (DAZN, 9 p.m. ET)
- Jeremy Stephens def. Eddie Alvarez via TKO (corner stoppage) – Round 3, 3:00
- Ben Rothwell def. Mick Terill via knockout – Round 1, 0:36 – to win heavyweight title
- Bec Rawlings def. Taylor Starling unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-45)
- Pat Brady def. Zach Calmus via TKO – Round 1, 0:53
- John Garbarino def. Apostle Spencer via knockout – Round 1, 1:59
- Kaine Tomlinson Jr. def. Patrick Sullivan via knockout – Round 1, 0:37
- Steve Banks def. Joey Dawejko via TKO – Round 3, 1:54
- Brandon Meyer def. Zedekiah Montanez via knockout – Round 2, 0:39
- Travis Thompson def. Zachary Pannell via knockout – Round 2, 0:41
- Phil Caracappa def. Noah Norman via disqualification – Round 4, 0:40
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 8 p.m. ET)
- Cody Russell def. Logan Tucker via knockout – Round 3, 0:49
- Itso Babulaidze def. Bryan McDowell via unanimous decision (48-42, 47-43, 48-42)
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