{"id":939263,"date":"2026-10-24T12:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939263\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T12:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:50:24","slug":"bkb-champion-cub-hawkins-isnt-worried-about-6-inch-height-disadvantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939263\/","title":{"rendered":"BKB champion Cub Hawkins isn&#8217;t worried about 6-inch height disadvantage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No one has more wins in the Trigon than Cub<br \/>\nHawkins \ud83d\ude24 Cub is looking for another this Saturday. Watch BKB 56 at<br \/>\nThe NOVO in Los Angeles \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Get your tickets at<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/t.co\/644ThInv0h #BKB56 #BKB #BareKnuckle<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/t.co\/JdK4KaXNn4<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing (@bkbbareknuckle) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bkbbareknuckle\/status\/2077477007487603031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\nJuly 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Nick-Hawkins-287765\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cub<br \/>\nHawkins<\/a> has more wins inside BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing\u2019s Trigon<br \/>\nthan any other fighter. The 28-year-old Chicago native, one of 13<br \/>\nchildren, has captured championships at 175 and 185 pounds, most<br \/>\nrecently beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Professional-Fighters-League-12241\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jesse-Ronson-56579\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse<br \/>\nRonson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins, nicknamed The Savage, holds a bare-knuckle boxing record<br \/>\nof 10-1, with nine victories by knockout or technical knockout.Cub Hawkins discusses Rowdy Legend Montgomery matchup and his<br \/>\nusual training approach for BKB Biloxi<br \/>\n<br \/>\nHis next challenge is Rowdy Legend Montgomery. At 6-foot-2,<br \/>\nMontgomery has a 6-inch height advantage over the 5-foot-8<br \/>\nHawkins.<\/p>\n<p>The two will meet in a nontitle bout at 160 pounds at Bally\u2019s<br \/>\nFightnight by BKB on Friday, Oct. 23, at Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino<br \/>\nBiloxi in Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins isn\u2019t spending much time studying Montgomery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really know anything about him,\u201d he told Sherdog.com. \u201cI<br \/>\njust know I&#8217;m going to show up and, you know, do what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins and his team haven\u2019t developed a specific strategy for<br \/>\nMontgomery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just get ready for our fight and just train how we usually<br \/>\ntrain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins remains confident about the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, with me getting my hand raised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bare-knuckle boxing has been a good fit for Hawkins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s a mental game \u2013 whoever&#8217;s stronger. And that&#8217;s what I<br \/>\nlike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also recognizes the risk of injuring his hands when landing<br \/>\npunches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know how much power I throw, and that&#8217;s just something you&#8217;ve<br \/>\ngot to look out for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins prepared under head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jesse-Brock-17520\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Brock<\/a>,<br \/>\na <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Bellator-MMA-1960\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bellator<br \/>\nMMA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Resurrection-Fighting-Alliance-4265\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nResurrection Fighting Alliance<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/WSOF-World-Series-of-Fighting-24535\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nWorld Series of Fighting<\/a> veteran. His primary sparring partners<br \/>\nwere professional fighters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Raymond-Lawley-365537\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raymond<br \/>\nLawley<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Andrew-Cruz-88169\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Cruz<\/a>,<br \/>\nwho also coaches at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/stats\/fightfinder?association=SBG+Idaho\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SBG<br \/>\nIdaho<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Potential matchups between fighters from BKB and rival promotion<br \/>\nBKFC intrigue some fans, but Hawkins doubts such crossover bouts<br \/>\nwill happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey would never do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, he envisions a bright future with his current<br \/>\npromotion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m the champ and so that&#8217;s the goal \u2013 to stay the champ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He gets another opportunity to build on that success Friday night.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No one has more wins in the Trigon than Cub Hawkins \ud83d\ude24 Cub is looking for another this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":939264,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[4225,64,63,34465,802,44,85],"class_list":["post-939263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-article","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bare-knuckle-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=939263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/939264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=939263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=939263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}