Hollywood, FL (Dec. 5, 2025) – The unbeaten Austin Trout saved his spotless document intact and cashed his ticket to the Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship (BKFC) Light-weight World Title Event Ultimate by defeating Luis “Baboon” Palomino of their extremely anticipated rematch within the Fundamental Occasion of BKFC 85 on Friday night time on the sold-out Arduous Rock Dwell in Hollywood, FL.
The ringside physician referred to as a cease to the combat on the conclusion of the third spherical as a consequence of imaginative and prescient points from Palomino. “No Doubt” Trout, who hails from Houston, TX, is now 5-0 in his BKFC profession and is a former World Boxing Affiliation gloved boxing champion. He’ll face Franco Tenaglia within the BKFC Light-weight World Title Event Ultimate at a to-be-announced date in 2026.
Trout had a easy prediction for his upcoming showdown with Tenaglia in his post-fight interview: “I’m going to win. (Palomino) is a greater fighter than Tenaglia, in my view. I’m going to go over there and I’m going to beat Tenaglia. I’m not taking anybody frivolously, however I’m going to be the subsequent BKFC Light-weight World Champion in my subsequent combat.”
Palomino is a former two-division BKFC World Champion and entered Friday’s motion because the No. 4 contender within the BKFC light-weight division. He’s now 10-2, with each of his losses coming towards Trout at Arduous Rock Dwell.
BKFC 85 was the 14th straight sold-out occasion that the promotion has held at Arduous Rock Dwell. It was broadcast LIVE worldwide on DAZN.
Undefeated famous person Justin “Pleasure Boy” Ibarrola gained the BKFC Bantamweight World Title in Friday’s Co-Fundamental Occasion, stopping “Royal” Ryan Reber within the third spherical of their showdown for the vacant crown.
The stoppage got here 81 seconds into Spherical 3 and adopted a pair of knockdowns from the palms of Ibarrola. The Delray Seashore, FL fighter is now 9-0 after coming into combat night time because the No. 1 ranked contender within the weight class.
Ibarrola channeled his interior “Platinum” Mike Perry in his post-fight interview: “Don’t (expletive) underestimate me, child. I’m a sturdy (expletive); I don’t care what number of punches you land on me. I’ve received cuts and bruises on me, however you possibly can’t (expletive) me up — I’m going to get you one time! It solely takes one punch!”
The Clearwater, FL product Reber is now 7-2, together with his solely losses coming in matchups for the BKFC Bantamweight World Title.
Undefeated heavyweight sensation Leonardo “El Zambo” Perdomo saved his spotless document intact in Friday’s Featured Battle, climbing to 10-0 together with his tenth straight stoppage victory over the beforehand unbeaten Corey “What U Talkin’ About” Willis.
In his first combat to go previous the primary spherical, the Cuban-born Miami product floored Willis 4 occasions earlier than their combat was stopped at 1:33 in Spherical 3. Perdomo made historical past Friday by turning into the primary fighter in BKFC historical past to win 10 fights within the heavyweight division. He entered Friday’s motion because the No. 1 ranked contender within the BKFC heavyweight division.
Willis, who represents Billings, MT, is now 2-1.
BKFC Founder and President David Feldman made a number of thrilling bulletins on the BKFC 85 broadcast on DAZN, together with that BKFC 86 will go down Jan. 17 on the iconic Mohegan Solar Enviornment in Uncasville, CT, with Julian “Let Me Bang” Lane defending his BKFC Welterweight World Title for the primary time towards Dustin “The Disciple” Pague within the Fundamental Occasion.
Feldman additionally introduced the introduction of the BKFSEA Bruise Cruise. The primary-of-its-kind, three-day, fight sports activities pageant at sea sails from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas Jan. 22-25, 2027 and can function stay BKFC motion and the chance to mingle with celebrities and BKFC’s greatest stars.
Feldman additionally introduced that the Introductory Press Convention for KnuckleMania VI will happen Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 2:00 p.m. EST at The 2300 Enviornment in Philadelphia, PA.
Listed here are some highlights from David Feldman’s post-fight press convention:
Knockout of the Evening: Matt Russo def. Ace SamplesFight of the Evening: Stephen Townsel def. Julio Perez
On BKFC 85: “This was one other nice night time at Arduous Rock. The fighters convey it and the followers convey it. That is our 14th consecutive sold-out occasion at Arduous Rock, and we broke the document for the highest-grossing ticket gross sales at any occasion that’s ever been held right here.”
On the BKFC 85 Fundamental Occasion: “Clearly it didn’t find yourself the best way we needed it to finish up, but it surely occurs. That’s the combat recreation. We had an damage. Luis Palomino had an damage and couldn’t see out of his eye, in order that they referred to as the combat.”
On the BKFC 85 Co-Fundamental Occasion: “Justin Ibarrola received cracked a number of occasions and he got here again and did what he needed to do. He put a pleasant proper hand on Ryan Reber’s left eye and Ryan couldn’t rise up. Now we have a brand new Champion now, Justin Ibarrola.”
A who’s who of naked knuckle combating’s greatest stars have been in attendance at Arduous Rock Dwell on Friday, together with BKFC Gentle-Heavyweight World Champion Lorenzo “The Juggernaut” Hunt, BKFC Middleweight World Champion David “Redneck” Mundell, BKFC Featherweight World Champion “King” Kai Stewart and BKFC Girls’s Strawweight World Champion Britain Hart. Additionally in attendance, amongst different celebrities and influencers, have been LIV Golf League famous person Bryson DeChambeau and UFC Corridor of Famer Ken Shamrock.
Former BKFC World Title challenger Christine “La Abusdora” Vicens wanted simply 69 seconds to roll by means of Carina “Barbie” Damm in ladies’s flyweight motion. Vicens, who entered combat night time because the No. 3 ranked contender within the BKFC ladies’s flyweight division, is now 5-1 on the energy of back-to-back stoppage victories. The Brazilian-born Coconut Creek, FL fighter Damm was making her BKFC debut.
Former BKFC Welterweight World Champion Gorjan “GoGo” Slaveski smashed his technique to 7-1 with a first-round stoppage on the expense of Ja’Far Fortt “Knox” of their matchup at 165 kilos. The Macedonian-born Miami fighter despatched Fortt to the canvas 4 occasions earlier than the stoppage was referred to as at 1:34 within the opening stanza. Fortt, who represents St. Petersburg, FL, is now 3-2 underneath the BKFC banner.
Stephen “Tomahawk” Townsel picked himself up off the canvas twice and rallied for a shocking, come-from-behind, standing stoppage victory over Julio “The Cuban Horse” Perez within the cruiserweight division. The Fort Pierce, FL fighter despatched Perez to the canvas twice earlier than the ending sequence 39 seconds into the second spherical. Townsel is now 6-4 on the energy of three straight stoppage victories. The Cuban-born Miami product Perez is now 3-2 underneath the BKFC banner.
Ramiro Figueroa earned the largest win of his profession by upsetting former BKFC World Title challenger Howard “HD” Davis of their light-weight conflict. The Denver, CO product is now 3-1 with three finishes within the Squared Circle. The ringside physician referred to as a cease to the combat as a consequence of a reduce on Davis’ eyelid on the conclusion of the second spherical. Davis, who represents Broward County, FL, is now 9-4-1 after coming into BKFC 85 because the No. 5 ranked contender at 155 kilos.
Former BKFC World Title challenger Gee “The Cutman” Perez climbed to 6-2 by stopping Chancey “Supaflyy” Wilson within the fourth spherical of their 125-pound matchup. Perez, who entered combat night time because the No. 3 ranked contender in BKFC’s flyweight division, despatched Wilson to the canvas twice en path to the end with 14 seconds remaining within the fourth body. The entire Cuban-born Pahokee, FL flyweight’s wins have come by stoppage. The Wichita, KS product Wilson is now 3-5 underneath the BKFC banner.
Gaston “Tonga” Reyno cruised to 3-0 because the undefeated Uruguayan light-weight scored a second-round TKO over Dusty Sparks. The stoppage got here 32 seconds into the second body. Reyno, who additionally works as a Spanish commentator on BKFC and UFC broadcasts, logged the only knockdown of the combat. All of Reyno’s wins have come by stoppage. Sparks, a product of Port Smith, AR, is now 1-2.
Broward County, FL bantamweight Matt “Rambo” Russo upped his BKFC document to 4-1 with a second-round knockout on the expense of Ace “Of Spades” Samples. Russo logged a pair of knockdowns earlier than their combat was stopped 33 seconds into the second stanza. All of Russo’s wins have come by stoppage. Samples, who hails from Madison County, GA, is now 2-3.
The red-hot Peter “D2G” Peraza smashed his technique to 4-1 with a first-round stoppage of Joshua “Famez” Alvarez of their battle of Miami welterweights. Peraza floored Alvarez thrice earlier than the combat was stopped at 1:16 of the opening body. Peraza has now recorded stoppage victories in three straight fights. Alvarez is now 4-6.
Cuban-born Miami product Ernesto “Las Manos Benditas” Suarez turned heads in his BKFC debut, needing simply 84 seconds to drop Angelo Colon twice en path to the first-round end of their bantamweight matchup. Colon, who represents Rochester, NY, was additionally making his BKFC debut.
BKFC 85 Outcomes
Austin Trout def. (4) Luis Palomino through TKO in Spherical 3 (2:00) – Wins BKFC World Light-weight Title Event Semifinal(1) Justin Ibarrola def. (2) Ryan Reber through KO in Spherical 3 (1:21) – Wins vacant BKFC World Bantamweight Title(1) Leonardo Perdomo def. Corey Willis through KO in Spherical 3 (1:33)(3) Christine Vicens def. Carina Damm through TKO in Spherical 1 (1:09)Gorjan Slaveski def. Ja’Far Fortt through TKO in Spherical 1 (1:34)Stephen Townsel def. Julio Perez through TKO in Spherical 2 (0:39)Ramiro Figueroa def. (5) Howard Davis through TKO in Spherical 2 (2:00)(3) Gee Perez def. Chancey Wilson through TKO in Spherical 4 (1:46)Gaston Reyno def. Dusty Sparks through TKO in Spherical 2 (0:32)Matt Russo def. Ace Samples through KO in Spherical 2 (0:33)Peter Peraza def. Joshua Alvarez through TKO in Spherical 1 (1:16)Ernesto Suarez def. Angelo Colon through TKO in Spherical 1 (1:24)
