21 hours Ago By Jamie Theodosi
BKFC’s two-day event in Dubai concluded on Saturday and once again included some incredible moments.Following a successful event on Friday, BKFC were hopeful that their Saturday event would produce more of the same.As well as two title fights on Friday, the event also included the debut of UFC veteran, Aleksei Olenik.
Unfortunately, the Russian was left flat out on the canvas after suffering an extremely brutal KO, which led to fans calling for his retirement.Photo by Leonardo Fernandez/Getty ImagesHannah Rankin is brutally KO’d in BKFC title fightThe BKFC 72 card again involved two title fights, with the men’s and women’s featherweight titles both being competed for.In the co-main event, former boxing star Hannah Rankin took on Jessica Borga for the vacant title.
When Rankin signed to the promotion, it was regarded as quite the coup for BKFC considering she was an IBO and WBA champion in boxing.Her promotional debut last October didn’t go entirely to plan but she managed to pick up the split decision win which put her in place for a title fight.On Saturday, though, with Conor McGregor watching on, Rankin was rendered unconscious in devastating fashion.
Borga landed a huge right hand in the very first round, pulling off a huge upset and becoming the women’s featherweight champion.OH MY GOD!! @BlackWidowBorga THE CHAMP IS HERE!#BKFC72 pic.twitter.
com/0RCYccvK7L— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) April 5, 2025 McGregor’s security leave fan bloodied after clashNight one will also be remembered for the wrong reasons as McGregor’s security team clashed with a fan after he allegedly attempted to attack the former UFC double champion.Whilst ‘The Notorious’ Irishman was in the crowd meeting with fans, his security quickly sniffed out danger and began fighting with a fan, subsequently leaving him dripping with blood.It is unclear what the fan’s motive was, however, McGregor’s security team couldn’t risk him getting close to the Irish superstar.
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