Bryce Henry is considered a standout surging contender throughout a number of weight divisions, however his controversial win over an ex-BKFC welterweight champ didn’t earn him an abundance of respect amongst his pugilistic friends. Rico Franco was the primary to weigh in on the Bryce Henry vs. Julian Lane end result that noticed the previous get taken down by the latter, and the unlawful grappling method brought about the bout to be waved off by way of disqualification.
This fourth-round consequence on the BKFC Struggle Night time: Mohegan Solar card in June bought many speaking, and ‘Bon Bon’ had his personal viewpoint on this case. Because the interim BKFC welterweight champ was requested about his ideas on this huge struggle at 165 kilos that noticed the ex-kingpin of the division take an L to Bryce Henry below curious phrases, Franco stated [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“Yeah, I tuned within the subsequent day to observe it. As a result of clearly it’s my weight division. Julian Lane’s an ex-world champ. I’ve seen this Bryce [Henry], I feel he’s unbeaten now. I simply couldn’t cease laughing. Julian Lane’s taking him down. That made the struggle fascinating. It’s humorous. He’s only a character. He simply does it for leisure. He’s only a; Julian Lane is only a stable fighter. He’ll struggle any man and he’ll simply flip up and provides it every thing. That’s what I like. He’s an actual fighter. He’s been within the recreation a very long time.”
“He’s been on this naked knuckle recreation simply earlier than me cuz he fought Jimmy Sweeney in a rematch and that was my debut in Liverpool. That was the primary time and clearly Julian Lane was similar to world stage then. He was an ex-UFC fighter. So he’s been on that world stage, now naked knuckle for a very long time. I feel he’s had 19 fights. So yeah, he’s a legend within the recreation. He’s a veteran. Clearly this Bryce, I’ve seen this Bryce a number of instances. He’s fairly a technical boxer. I feel he’s up and down in weights as properly, however yeah, fascinating, fascinating fights.”
Naked Knuckle Icon Weighs In on Bryce Henry’s DQ Win and Henry’s Huge Subsequent Check
Jimmy Sweeney has cemented himself as a BKB champion throughout 4 totally different weight divisions and has the deepest ledger of anybody in naked knuckle’s fashionable period. When requested for his tackle the Julian Lane loss by the use of a DQ that maybe had Bryce Henry questioning if he was in an impromptu RAF contest, Sweeney said [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“I didn’t see the struggle, however I seen that bit alright. To be truthful, I don’t suppose it was a struggle ending f***ing damage or something like that. I really feel like he might have fought on. I don’t suppose he injured himself that a lot the place the struggle needed to be known as off or getting a DQ. So it was a reasonably exhausting look on Julian once more. Julian has had ups and downs by way of the years. We fought twice however we put that each one be behind us, actually. I do want him properly in his profession and no matter is left of it.”
“However yeah, I simply really feel like he was exhausting performed by, by that call. Hopefully he can get it again on once more and end that struggle. As a result of a struggle ending like that isn’t good to be truthful. Like man’s bought disqualified. Sure, he shouldn’t have dropped him, however he might have had a degree taken off him and the struggle might have been continued.”
Henry will subsequent knuckle up and toe the road on Friday as he does battle with a former opponent of Sweeney’s in Carlos Trinidad-Snake. As Bryce Henry returns for an additional BKFC Struggle Night time at Mohegan Solar, when requested for his ideas on the Henry vs. Trinidad-Snake bout set for August twenty first, Sweeney quipped [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“Yeah, I fancy Trinidad. I feel he’s so awkward, them lengthy arms. I don’t suppose his opponent has confronted anybody that’s on the stage of Trinidad. In order that’s going to be a really, very robust struggle for him. However then once more it’s going to indicate us the place he’s at, the place his stage is at.”
“Clearly if he beats Trinidad, he’s world title shot immediately for him. Nevertheless it’s going to be a really, very tough struggle. Trinidad is an efficient, good fighter. He makes use of his peak properly, his attain very properly. Yeah, it’s going to be an fascinating struggle, however I fancy [Carlos] Trinidad [Snake] for that one.”
