Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) returned to Denver, Colorado, for BKFC 88. The event was headlined by a highly anticipated interim cruiserweight championship bout between Chris Camozzi and Esteban Rodriguez.
Camozzi aimed to reclaim a championship belt after previously losing his strap to Alessio Sakara at BKFC 83. Standing in his path was Rodriguez, who had built an impressive record of 5 wins and 1 loss in BKFC, with three consecutive knockout victories.
The undercard featured an exciting lightweight matchup between local Denver fighter Ramiro Figueroa and Elvin Brito of Puerto Rico. Additionally, a heavyweight bout pitted Josh Copeland against Corey Willis.
Former UFC fighter Josh Fremd made his BKFC promotional debut, seeking his first win in the organization against the seasoned 46-fight veteran Jared Torgeson.
BKFC 88 Main Card Results
- Interim BKFC Cruiserweight Championship: Chris Camozzi vs. Esteban Rodriguez
- Ramiro Figueroa vs. Elvin Brito
- Josh Copeland vs. Corey Willis
- Josh Fremd vs. Jared Torgeson
- Andrew Yates vs. Rodney Hinton
- 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.
