BKFC on DAZN: Spain Rankings Report

BKFC on DAZN: Spain Rankings Report

Tuesday, Oct 08 2024 by BKFC Staff

Six fighters ranked in the Top 5 of their respective Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship weight classes return to the Squared Circle on Saturday at BKFC on DAZN: Spain at the legendary Marbella Arena in Marbella, Spain.

x David “Redneck” Mundell is No. 1 on the BKFC Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings and is the BKFC World Middleweight Champion. The Oldsmar, FL fighter is set to defend his title for the third time against Danny Christie. Mundell is 8-1 on the strength of six straight victories in the Squared Circle, with his last four wins all coming by knockout. He holds notable victories over Doug Coltrane, Stanislav Grosu, Julian Lane, Francesco Ricchi and Mike Richman.

x Danny “The Bastard” Christie is the No. 2 contender in the BKFC light-heavyweight division and the BKFC United Kingdom Middleweight Champion. The English fighter is 5-1 with four stoppage victories under the BKFC banner. He holds notable wins over Anthony Holmes and David Round.

x Austin “No Doubt” Trout is the BKFC World Welterweight Champion. The Houston, TX fighter is 2-0 under the BKFC banner. Prior to dropping his gloves, Trout was a champion gloved boxer under the World Boxing Association banner. He holds BKFC victories over former BKFC two-division World Champion Luis Palomino and MMA legend Diego Sanchez. He defends his title for the first time against Rico Franco.

x Rico “Bon Bon” Franco is the No. 3 contender in the BKFC welterweight division. The Englishman Franco is 3-0 with three stoppage victories under the BKFC banner, most recently defeating Kaleb Harris in the Main Event of BKFC 46.

x Tony “Loco” Soto is the No. 2 contender in the BKFC lightweight division. The Hickory, NC product Soto is undefeated in his first six BKFC fights, with three of his wins coming by stoppage. He holds notable victories over Kevin Croom, Tyler Goodjohn and Wayna Reid.

x Franco "El Rey de la Calle" Tenaglia is the No. 4 contender in the BKFC lightweight division. The Argentinian-born Spain fighter is 3-0 in his BKFC career, with all but one of his wins coming by stoppage. He most recently defeated James Lilley to win the BKFC European Lightweight Championship in the Main Event of BKFC 60.