The promotion and Lauzon announced the matchup today.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely pumped to announce that I\u2019ll be fighting for BKFC at Fenway Park on August 29th,\u201d Lauzon wrote. \u201cFenway is one of the most iconic venues in the world, and getting to fight there in Boston is something I\u2019m really excited about. This is going to be a crazy night, and I\u2019d love to see a ton of familiar faces there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lauzon, 42, has not competed since 2019, when he absolutely bodied Jonathan Pearce at UFC Boston, stopping him in the first round (watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n While Lauzon never officially retired from UFC, he later revealed he was basically semi-retired and would not return unless something \u201chighly intriguing\u201d came along. Since then, \u201cJ-Lau\u201d has been coaching full-time at his academy, Lauzon Mixed Martial Arts.<\/p>\n Apparently, bare knuckle fighting at Fenway Park in Boston was intriguing enough, and honestly, that makes sense.<\/p>\n Lauzon is a Massachusetts legend, a longtime fan favorite and one of the most bonus-friendly fighters in UFC history. If BKFC was going to bring him back for one wild combat sports detour, doing it at Fenway Park is about as perfect as it gets.<\/p>\n As for Kuykendall, the 34-year-old will be making his third BKFC appearance.<\/p>\n After putting together a solid regional mixed martial arts (MMA) career, going 6-2 with a 100 percent finish rate from 2012 to 2021, Kuykendall transitioned to bare knuckle in 2025.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, it has not gone well.<\/p>\n Kuykendall is 0-2 in BKFC, with both losses coming by knockout. He most recently returned to MMA last month, but was knocked out in the first round by Jarrod St. Jean.<\/p>\n