BKFC 74 Salt Lake City features Mike Richman vs Josh Dyer in a bare-knuckle clash, live from Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah on May 10. The pair square off in the scheduled five-round championship bout at light heavyweight.
39-year-old Richman (7-2) of Saint Paul, MN makes the first defense of his BKFC 185-pound title that he claimed last December, dethroning Jared Warren by knockout in 44 seconds. No. 4-ranked, 34-year-old contender Dyer (4-1) of Sioux Falls, SD makes his first attempt to become champion.
The co-main event is a heavyweight bout between Salt Lake City’s Ben Moa (1-0) and Bobby Brents (2-3) of Springfield, IL. In the featured bout, Mike Jones (1-1) of Price, UT takes on Sean Hotusing (0-2) of Miami, FL at light heavyweight.
Also on the card, local Daniel Gardner and Shane Fichter of Billings, MT make their BKFC debut at light heavyweight. Another contest at light heavyweight pits debuting Zack Partridge of Salt Lake City against Cody Beierle (0-2) of Missoula, MT.
BKFC 74 Salt Lake City results
Get BKFC 74 Salt Lake City full fight card results below.
Main Card
- Josh Dyer def. Mike Richman by TKO (R4, 0:58) | See photos
- Ben Moa def. Bobby Brents by TKO (R2, 1:00)
- Mike Jones def. Sean Hotusing by KO (R2, 1:20)
- Shane Fichter def. Daniel Gardner by KO (R1, 1:59)
- Zack Partridge def. Cody Beierle by KO (R1, 0:08)
- Josenaldo Silva def. Jordan Smith by KO (R3, 1:48)
- Dominico Salas def. Jeremiah Truhlar by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45)
- Shelby Cannon def. Kathryn Paprocki by unanimous decision (48-45, 48-45, 47-46)
Prelims
- Zac Cavender def. Erick Lozano by KO (R1, 1:03)
- Trever Bradshaw def. Jim Pulgar by TKO (R4, 1:41)
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Photos: BKFC 74 Salt Lake City
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Video: BKFC 74 Salt Lake City post-fight press conference
As the bare-knuckle action concludes, the BKFC 74 Salt Lake City post-fight press conference is now streaming.
Josh Dyer TKO's Mike Richman to become new champion
Josh Dyer (5-1) of Sioux Falls, SD defeats Mike Richman (7-3) of Saint Paul, MN via fourth-round TKO to become the new BKFC light heavyweight champion. The official time was 58 seconds into the round. On his way to victory, Dyer scored a knockdown in the second round.
Ben Moa stops Bobby Brents in second round
In the co-main event, Salt Lake City native Ben Moa (2-0) defeats Bobby Brents (2-4) of Springfield, IL by TKO, sending the latter to the canvas along the way. The heavyweight bout was stopped at 1:00 into the second round.
Mike Jones KO's Sean Hotusing in second round
In the featured bout, Mike Jones (2-1) of Price, UT defeats Sean Hotusing (0-3) of Miami, FL by knockout at light heavyweight. The time of the stoppage was 1:20 into the second round. On his way to victory, Jones scored two knockdowns – dropping Hotusing once in the first and once in the second round.
Shane Fichter KO's Daniel Gardner in first round
Shane Fichter (1-0) of Billings, MT stops local Daniel Gardner (0-1) at 1:59 into the first round. Both light heavyweights made their BKFC debut.
Zack Partridge KO's Cody Beierle in eight seconds
Making his BKFC debut, local Zack Partridge (1-0) scores one of the quickest knockouts, dropping Cody Beierle (0-3) of Missoula, MT in eight seconds of their contest at light heavyweight.
BKFC 74 video: Eight knockdowns
In case you missed it, the fight highlight video featuring Trever Bradshaw (2-1) of Salt Lake City up against Miami’s Jim Pulgar (1-2) is now streaming. The contest kicked off BKFC 74 and featured as many as eight knockdowns.
Josenaldo Silva KO's Jordan Smith in third round
Josenaldo Silva (1-0) of Las Vegas, NV defeats fellow newcomer Jordan Smith (0-1) of Kaysville, UT by knockout in the third round at middleweight. The official time was 1:48 into the round. Smith scored three knockdowns in the second round, while the third round saw both fighters go down once.
Dominico Salas defeats Jeremiah Truhlar by decision
Dominico Salas (2-0) of Salt Lake City defeats BKFC newcomer Jeremiah Truhlar (0-1) of Temple, TX by unanimous decision at welterweight.
Shelby Cannon defeats Kathryn Paprocki by decision
Shelby Cannon (1-0) of Anderson, IN successfully debuted in the BKFC, defeating Kathryn Paprocki (1-1) of Westminster, CO by unanimous decision in a five-rounder at strawweight. Paprocki scored a knockdown in the first round; Cannon returned the favor in the third.
Zac Cavender KO's Erick Lozano in first round
Rounding out the prelims, local Zac Cavender (2-0) stops Erick Lozano (2-3) of Zeeland, MI in the first round at cruiserweight. The official time was 1:03 of the round.
Trever Bradshaw stops Jim Pulgar in fourth round
In the event opener, Trever Bradshaw (2-1) of Salt Lake City defeats Miami’s Jim Pulgar (1-2) via TKO. The referee stopped the lightweight bout at 1:41 of the fourth round. Bradshaw scored one knockdown in the first round, two in the second, one in the third, and another in the fourth. Pulgar sent his opponent to the canvas twice in the second round and once in the third.
Video: Countdown to BKFC 74 Salt Lake City
The BKFC 74 Salt Lake City Countdown starts at the top of the hour, featuring highlight moments from previous bouts of the fighters competing on the card, followed by the free prelims.
Video: Josh Dyer KO's William Albrecht in first round
In his previous bout last April at BKFC 63, Josh Dyer knocked out William Albrecht in the first round. The video of that fight is now streaming.
BKFC 74 Salt Lake City prelims
Among the BKFC 74 Salt Lake City prelims, local Zac Cavender (1-0) faces Erick Lozano (2-3) of Zeeland, MI at cruiserweight. Plus, Trever Bradshaw (1-1) makes his hometown ring appearance taking on Miami’s Jim Pulgar (1-1) at lightweight.
BKFC 74 Salt Lake City start time
BKFC 74 Salt Lake City airs live on DAZN. The start time is 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT for the main card, with the prelims starting at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT.