Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) returned to Denver, Colorado, for BKFC 88. The event was highlighted by an interim cruiserweight title fight between Chris Camozzi and Esteban Rodriguez.
Camozzi, aiming to reclaim a championship after losing his strap at BKFC 83, faced Rodriguez, who was on an impressive five-fight winning streak with three consecutive knockouts.
The main card also featured a lightweight bout between local fighter Ramiro Figueroa and Elvin Brito, and a heavyweight contest pitting Josh Copeland against Corey Willis. Additionally, former UFC fighter Josh Fremd made his BKFC debut against veteran Jared Torgeson.
BKFC 88 Main Card Results
- Esteban Rodriguez defeated Chris Camozzi via KO at 1:43 of Round 4 to win the interim BKFC cruiserweight championship.
- Ramiro Figueroa defeated Elvin Brito via unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 48-46).
- Corey Willis defeated Josh Copeland via TKO (injury) at 2:00 of Round 2.
- Josh Fremd defeated Jared Torgeson via KO at 1:36 of Round 1.
- Rodney Hinton defeated Andrew Yates via TKO at 0:22 of Round 1.
- Deron Winn defeated Erick Lozano via TKO (retirement) at 0:47 of Round 3.
- Octavion Turner defeated Joby Steffensmeier via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46).
BKFC 88 Prelims Results
- Anthony Yost defeated Angelo Trujillo via unanimous decision (30-23, 30-23, 30-23).
- Matt Maestas defeated Ruben Arroyo via TKO at 1:54 of Round 2.