Three fighters ranked in the Top 5 of their respective weight classes in the BKFC Media Rankings return to the Squared Circle at BKFC Fight Night Kansas City on Friday at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, KS, LIVE worldwide on The BKFC App.
x “Gypsy” Jake Lindsey is the No. 2 contender in the BKFC welterweight division. Lindsey began his BKFC career in 2021 with four straight stoppage victories before tasting defeat for the first time in his most recent fight – a back-and-forth battle against Gorjan Slaveski for the vacant BKFC World Welterweight Championship. Lindsey, who has fought in the UFC as a professional MMA fighter, holds notable bare knuckle victories over BKFC United Kingdom Welterweight Champion Connor Tierney and former MMA standout Brandon Girtz. He takes on Elvin Brito in Friday’s Main Event.
x Elvin “El Bandido” Brito is the No. 4 contender in the BKFC welterweight division. Brito is entering the Squared Circle for the 11th time since his bare knuckle debut at BKFC 3. Brito holds the unique distinction of being the inaugural World Champion in BKFC’s welterweight division. Brito is coming off a 40-second KO over Ja'Far Fortt and holds other notable victories over Kaleb Harris (two) and Harris Stephenson.
x Doug "ColdRed" Coltrane is the No. 2 contender in the BKFC middleweight division. Coltrane is 3-1 with a pair of stoppage victories in the Squared Circle. His lone loss came against David Mundell in their BKFC 53 Main Event matchup for the BKFC World Middleweight Championship. He holds notable victories over Eduardo Conception and Blake LaCaze. He takes on Zeb Vincent, who is 2-1 on the strength of back-to-back finishes.
