Andrei Arlovski captured the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships Heavyweight Title at KnuckleMania 6 on February 7.
He defeated Ben Rothwell in the main event.
The fight was stopped in the third round after Arlovski battered Rothwell to the point where he was a bloody mess and couldn’t see. Arlovski was the fasted fighter in the fight, and landed the bigger blows, stumbling Rothwell in the first and nearly dropping him in the second.
Arlovski, 47, previously defeated Rothwell twice in MMA. Rothwell was 4-0 in BKFC prior to his loss to Arlovski.
KnuckleMania 6 Resultss:
- Heavyweight championship: Andrei Arlovski def. Ben Rothwell via third-round KO
- Cruiserweight: Lorenzo Hunt vs. David Mundell def via fourth-round KO
- Middleweight: John Garbarino def. Kaine Tomlinson Jr. via fifth-round KO
- Lightweight: Ben Bonner def. Tony Soto by UD (49-46, 48-47, and 49-46)
- Heavyweight: Patrick Brady def. Bear Hill by UD (50-42, 50-41, and 49-43)
- Women’s bantamweight: Jade Masson-Wong def. Crystal Pittman via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
- Middleweight: Mike Richman def. Joe Elmore via MD (47-47, 48-46, 49-45)
- Featherweight: Pat Sullivan def. Felony Charles Bennett via second-round TKO
- Middleweight: Cody Russell def. Harrison Aiken via second-round TKO (1:26)
- Lightweight: Zedekiah Montanez def. Brandon Meyer via second-round KO (1:59)
- Bantamweight: Phil Caracappa def. Noah Norman via fourth-round DQ (late punches) (:40)
Prelims
- Cruiserweight: Lex Ludlow def. Zach Calmus by UD (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
- Middleweight: Prince Nyseam def. Brett Shoenfelt by UD (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)
- Bantamweight: Joshua Oxendine def. Travis Thompson by UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
