The bout between Ben Bonner and Tony Soto is the new BKFC 76 main event at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on June 21. The pair square off in a five-round bare-knuckle contest at lightweight.
Soto (6-1) of Hickory, NC was scheduled to challenge Franco Tenaglia (4-1) for his BKFC lightweight title in a rematch. The Argentinian-born, Spain-based champion was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a VISA issue.
Bonner (3-1) of the UK makes his U.S. debut. In his previous bout last November at BKFC 68 in Newcastle, England, the 34-year-old KO’d Lewis Keen in the first round.
The co-main event at BKFC 76 Texas is a heavyweight bout between Geronimo Dos Santos (1-0) of Brazil and newcomer Andrei Arlovski. The feature bout is a flyweight clash between Jessica Eye of Rootstown Township, OH and Mariya Agapova of Kazakhstan.
The current BKFC 76 Texas lineup is as follows:
Main card
- Ben Bonner vs. Tony Soto
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Geronimo dos Santos
- Jessica Eye vs. Mariya Agapova
- Anthony Garrett vs. Haze Wilson
- Kenzie Morrison vs. Alex Davis
- Terryl Johnson vs. Kevin Sims
- Derek Campos vs. Jake Heffernan
- Brandon Meneses vs. Willie Gates
- Darren Whitney vs. Rodney Hinton
- James Gray vs. Roderick Stewart
Prelims
- Cameron Delano vs. Jesse Desrosier
- Christian Hawkins vs. Micah White
- Jeremy Sauceda vs. Israel Rodriguez