In what promises to be BKFC’s greatest event in its young history, Kensington’s own ‘The Underground King’ Eddie Alvarez clashes with the fighting legend and fellow UFC veteran, Jeremy ‘Lil Heathen’ Stephens at KnuckleMania V.
It all goes down on January 25, 2025 and will be broadcast live on the DAZN app for millions around the world to see.
After his last ‘King of Violence’ title fight against ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry, Alvarez makes his long awaited return to the Squared Circle! Alvarez holds a 1-1 bare-knuckle record heading into fight night and has shared the ring with the aforementioned Mike Perry and MMA legend, Chad Mendes. After becoming a three time MMA lightweight champion and having a truly illustrious fight career, Alvarez returns home in what could possibly be his last fight.
Alvarez toes the line against Jeremy Stephens, an Iowa born resident of San Diego with a total of 51 mixed martial arts bouts to his name and a bare-knuckle record of 2-0. Like his opponent, Stephens has faced legends in the squared circle like Jimmie Rivera and Bobby Taylor and has yet to taste defeat without gloves.
Tickets for KnuckleMania V will go on-sale this Thursday, November 21 at 12:00 p.m. ET and will be available for purchase online at BKFC.com. The Wells Fargo Arena is located at 3601 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148.
BKFC president and CEO, David Feldman couldn’t contain his excitement when announcing the event on the Bare Knuckle Show with Brian Soscia this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.
“I promised myself when I started this company that if we got to Philly we would promote our biggest and best event as a tribute to this great city and its legacy of the toughest teams in pro sports; The Eagles, The Phillies, The Flyers and The Sixers.”
“Philadelphia is a very proud city that has produced some of the baddest and toughest fighters and the battle between Eddie Alvarez and Jeremy Stephens will further cement the city’s fighting legacy.”
The magnitude of KnuckleMania V even has Feldman excited about the prefight press conference.
“I’m pumped, I can’t wait, it's gonna be exciting! Feldman expressed when speaking on the presser. “I can’t wait because I get to do a press conference in my own city for a bare-knuckle fight that’s happening here in Philadelphia. It's like the cherry on top of all of this great stuff that’s been happening with this company through all of our hard work!”
The press conference is in South Philly on Tuesday December 3, 2024. More information will be announced in the coming weeks and months regarding KnuckleMania V, including additional bouts and details surrounding the event.
