{"id":936392,"date":"2026-10-17T12:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T12:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/936392\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T12:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T12:06:20","slug":"bkfc-95-preview-start-time-fight-card-how-to-watch-herring-vs-dodson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/936392\/","title":{"rendered":"BKFC 95 Preview: Start Time, Fight Card &#038; How to Watch Herring vs Dodson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"52\">BKFC 95 brings bare-knuckle boxing back to the Prudential Center on Saturday night, this time presenting a card topped by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/boxing\/jamel-herring-becomes-two-sport-world-champion-with-bkfc-89-title-win\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two-sport world champion Jamel Herring <\/a>(2-0) defending the bantamweight title against former flyweight king John Dodson (4-0-1).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"57\">Herring, the former WBO super bantamweight champion, remains spotless in bare-knuckle boxing through a pair of appearances. &#8216;Semper Fi&#8217; became a two-sport world titleholder with a dominant win over Michael Larrimore in May to win the vacant 135-pound belt.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5c\">Herring was never known as a knockout artist throughout his boxing career, making some question his bare-knuckle transition when he signed with the BKFC in 2025. Yet through 10 rounds, he has proven to be a unique puzzle that has yet to be solved, averaging 108 punches landed and one knockdown while absorbing just 59.5 strikes per fight.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dodson\u2019s got his eyes on the gold, but Jamel Herring has ZERO plans of letting that belt leave his waist! \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8\ud83c\udfc6<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BKFC95?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#BKFC95<\/a> | Saturday | Tix on sale \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BslIovWFLz\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/BslIovWFLz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fhCVEtyQPS\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/fhCVEtyQPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bareknucklefc\/status\/2110352368516960486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5m\">However, the 42-year-old Dodson is a massive step up in competition for Herring after his first two opponents combined for a 5-5 record. Dodson, the former BKFC flyweight champion, is also undefeated with more than double the number of bare-knuckle fights.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5r\">Dodson&#8217;s initial claim to fame came from his 17-fight UFC career, during which he collected six knockout victories and twice challenged pound-for-pound star Demetrious Johnson for the flyweight title. He carried the power and hand speed that led to success in MMA into the squared circle.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5w\">Dodson&#8217;s last bare-knuckle fight was over two years ago due to the BKFC&#8217;s abolition of the 125-pound division. He remains one of the biggest names and most popular fighters in the promotion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"61\">New Jersey native Jimmie Rivera returns in the co-main event despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/boxing\/jimmie-rivera-retires-in-front-of-home-crowd-after-bkfc-82-knockout-win\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announcing his retirement after his last fight<\/a>, a third-round TKO win over Timmy Mason at BKFC 82. Rivera, 3-2, takes on seven-fight bare-knuckle veteran Brandon Meyer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01kw02kswcr5g5c344z5.jpg\" alt=\"BKFC\" title=\"BKFC\" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6d\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BKFC | BKFC<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">Rivera isn&#8217;t the only fighter who previously announced a retirement after competing on BKFC 95. Joining him in that category is former lightweight title challenger Tony &#8216;Loco&#8217; Soto, who laid his gloves in the center of the ring following his TKO loss to JC Deleon in June. Soto looks to end a four-fight skid against Tony Pike on the main card.<\/p>\n<p>BKFC 95 Date<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6x\">Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026<\/p>\n<p>BKFC 95 Start Time<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7b\">Time: 7 p.m. ET \/ 4 p.m. PT (prelims begin at 6 p.m. PT)<\/p>\n<p>How to Watch BKFC 95<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">Stream: BKFC+ and Fubo Sports<\/p>\n<p>BKFC 95 fight card<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"83\">(C) Jamel Herring (2-0) vs. John Dodson (4-0-1) &#8212; for the BKFC bantamweight title<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"88\">Jimmie Rivera (3-2-1) vs. Brandon Meyer (3-4) &#8212; welterweight<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8d\">Santo Curatolo (debut) vs. Anthony Yost (2-2) &#8212; bantamweight<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8i\">Tony Soto (6-4) vs. Tony Pike (1-1) &#8212; lightweight<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8n\">Dalvin Blair (2-1) vs. Parris Boyd (1-0) &#8212; lightweight<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-26\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8s\">Noah Getahoun (debut) vs. Dustin Bailey (debut) &#8212; middleweight<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-27\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8x\">Phil Caracappa (1-1) vs. Cole Cameron (debut) &#8212; featherweight<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-28\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"92\">Mike Medrano (debut) vs. Rob Emerson (debut) &#8212; welterweight<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-29\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"97\">Dylan Pitt (debut) vs. Nicholas Saragosa (1-0) &#8212; lightweight<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-30\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9c\">Gabrielle Roman (2-3-1) vs. Brooke Evans (1-0) &#8212; women&#8217;s flyweight<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" preventdefault:click=\"\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\" on:click=\"q-DZGOBo6r.js#s_lDqay9E5m5g[0]\" q:id=\"9i\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BKFC 95 brings bare-knuckle boxing back to the Prudential Center on Saturday night, this time presenting a card&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":936393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-936392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=936392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/936393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=936392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=936392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=936392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}