BKFC Knucklemania 5: Alvarez vs. Stephens is an upcoming bare-knuckle fighting event to be held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on January 25, 2025, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card
Lightweight 70 kg United States Eddie Alvarez vs. United States Jeremy Stephens
Heavyweight 120 kg England Mick Terrill (c) vs. United States Ben Rothwell Heavyweight Championship
Women's Flyweight 57 kg United States Taylor Starling vs. Australia Bec Rawlings
Middleweight 79 kg United States John Garbarino vs. United States Apostle Spencer
Welterweight 75 kg United States Pat Sullivan vs. United States Kaine Tomlinson, Jr.
Heavyweight 120 kg United States Pat Brady vs. United States Zach Calmus
Middleweight 79 kg United States Itso Babulaidze vs. United States Bryan McDowell
Lightweight 70 kg United States Zedekiah Montanez vs. United States Brandon Meyer
Welterweight 75 kg United States Dustin Pague vs. United States JD Burns
Bantamweight 61 kg United States Travis Thompson vs. United States Zachary Pannell
Heavyweight 120 kg United States Joey Dawejko vs. United States Steve Banks
Middleweight 79 kg United States Cody Russell vs. United States Logan Tucker
Bantamweight 61 kg United States Phil Caracappa vs. United States Noah Norman
Background
Welcome to the BIGGEST Fight Week in BKFC history.
The most highly anticipated bare knuckle fighting event of all time — KnuckleMania V — goes down Saturday when the world’s fastest growing combat sports promotion debuts in its hometown of Philadelphia, LIVE worldwide on DAZN from the iconic Wells Fargo Center.
BKFC’s homecoming is history in the making as a who’s who of the sport’s biggest stars toe the line for the first time in “The City of Brotherly Love.”
Saturday’s Main Event pits one of the most iconic fighters to ever represent Philly, Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez, against his heated rival and fellow combat sports legend, Jeremy “Lil Heathen” Stephens, in a must-see welterweight matchup that has the fight world buzzing.
Fear not — the Squared Circle has been reinforced for Saturday’s Co-Main Event showdown between defending BKFC World Heavyweight Champion Mick Terrill and his toughest challenge yet, the undefeated “Big” Ben Rothwell. There’s no more sought-after belt in bare knuckle fighting than the BKFC World Heavyweight Championship and it’s up for grabs in Philadelphia.
Major World Championship implications are on the line as two of the most beloved fan-favorite female fighters in bare knuckle — Taylor “Killa Bee” Starling and “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings — square off in Saturday’s must-see Feature Fight.
KnuckleMania V is stacked with can't-miss bouts, like Zach “Shark Attack” Calmus hunting for his fifth straight stoppage victory against his toughest task yet, Patrick “The Brick” Brady, in heavyweight action. Saturday's showcase event features a full slate of returning fan-favorite fighters — Miles “Panda” Banks, Bryan “Iceman” McDowell, Brandon “Beastmode” Meyer, Dustin “The Disciple” Pague, Zach “Lil Mac” Pannell, Travis “The Animal” Thompson, Kaine “Kaine 9” Tomlinson Jr. and others — plus an exciting offering of hungry debuting fighters ready to make a killer first impression in the biggest BKFC event of all time.
