Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) touched down in Scotland for the first time this past weekend (Sat., Nov. 7, 2026), staging BKFC 96 inside the sold-out OVO Hydro in Glasgow.<\/p>\n
In the main event, Sean Weir captured the vacant BKFC U.K. Light Heavyweight championship by stopping Leigh Cohoon in the first round (watch highlights here<\/a>).<\/p>\n However, the second fight on the BKFC 96 main card produced the most chilling highlight of the night.<\/p>\n Cory Chapman needed just 40 seconds to brutally knock out Lewis Dixon in their Bantamweight showdown. Chapman backed Dixon toward the ropes with a straight right before uncorking a perfectly placed left hook that immediately shut off the debuting fighter\u2019s lights.<\/p>\n Dixon crashed stiffly onto the canvas, and the referee dragged his body away from the ropes.<\/p>\n Check out the terrifying finish below:<\/p>\n Chapman improved to 2-0 under the BKFC banner, with both victories coming by knockout. The latest finish also earned \u201cEl Chapo\u201d one of the promotion\u2019s \u201cKnockout of the Night\u201d awards.<\/p>\n With two knockouts in as many BKFC appearances, Chapman has quickly established himself as a dangerous U.K. prospect to watch in the Bantamweight division.<\/p>\n As for Dixon, his promotional debut could hardly have gone worse. He barely had time to settle into the fight before Chapman\u2019s left hand brought his night to a frightening end.<\/p>\n Chapman\u2019s knockout wasn\u2019t the only finish to turn heads in Glasgow.<\/p>\n Former UFC and Professional Fighters League (PFL) standout Stevie Ray also returned from retirement to make his bare-knuckle debut against longtime BKFC veteran Danny Christie in the co-main event.<\/p>\n Unfortunately for Ray, his return in front of his hometown crowd ended badly.<\/p>\n Christie dropped \u201cBraveheart\u201d twice before the fight was stopped with just one second remaining in the second round, handing Ray a technical knockout loss in his first bare-knuckle appearance.<\/p>\n Check out the finish below:<\/p>\n Between Chapman\u2019s one-punch destruction and Christie spoiling Ray\u2019s comeback, BKFC\u2019s first trip to Scotland certainly did not lack violence.<\/p>\n To checkout the latest BKFC or other bare-knuckle news and notes click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n