{"id":456626,"date":"2026-02-06T01:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T01:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/456626\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T01:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T01:26:07","slug":"ben-rothwell-andrei-arlovski-face-off-at-knucklemania-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/456626\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Rothwell, Andrei Arlovski face off at KnuckleMania 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Things are getting tense in Philly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/bare-knuckle-boxing-results-rules-ppv\/420273\/live-bkfc-knucklemania-6-press-conference-video\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">press conference today<\/a> (Thurs., Feb. 5, 2026) in the \u201cCity of Brotherly Love\u201d for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/bare-knuckle-boxing-results-rules-ppv\/420037\/bkfc-knucklemania-6-fight-card-start-time-date-and-location-rothwell-vs-arlovski\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BKFC Knucklemania 6<\/a>, which goes down this weekend Sat., Feb. 7, 2026, inside Xfinity Mobile Arena, in Philadelphia, PA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Several main card combatants were on hand for the festivities and went face-to-face following the press conference \u2014 including the night\u2019s marquee attraction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">BKFC Heavyweight champion Ben Rothwell stared down former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski ahead of their long-awaited trilogy bout, which marks the first time the two veterans will collide without gloves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Saturday\u2019s card also features a massive co-main event, as BKFC Light Heavyweight champion Lorenzo Hunt takes on BKFC Middleweight champion David Mundell in a high-stakes superfight between two reigning titleholders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Additionally, the women\u2019s Bantamweight division will be showcased when Jade Masson-Wong squares off against Crystal Pittman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Check out the staredowns below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Garbarino vs. Tomlinson Jr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">To checkout the latest BKFC-related news and notes click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/bare-knuckle-boxing-results-rules-ppv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Things are getting tense in Philly. 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