One of the cool things about the DAZN-streamed main event between Eddie Alvarez vs. Jeremy Stephens TONIGHT (Sat., Jan 25, 2025) from inside Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa., is that it would have been equally as cool at any point in their careers.
Go back 20 or 15 years ago when “The Underground King” was winning Bellator gold against Toby Imada or Pat Curran, while “Lil Heathen” was duking it out in Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) stacked Lightweight division against the likes of Melvin Guillard, Marcus Davis and Joe Lauzon, among others, and this would still be a compelling, exciting fight.
And tonight will be no different.
Starting at 8 p.m. ET (details here), we’ve got the fifth installment of BareKnuckle Fighting Championship’s (BKFC) “KnuckleMania.” And it’s time for an epic matchup 20 years in the making (watch it on DAZN here).
Oh, and did I mention the heavyweight championship is also on the line? I don’t believe I did. Big boys in no gloves throwing heat for 8 pounds of gold — it’s former UFC star Ben Rothwell taking on the reigning heavyweight champion Mick Terrill. “Big Ben” is 3-0 in his bare-knuck career while Terrill is riding a 4-fight win streak in which he’s stopped his opponent every time.
More guaranteed fireworks, if you ask me.
KnuckleMania 5 Alvarez vs. Stephens QUICK RESULTS:
165 lbs.: Eddie Alvarez vs. Jeremy Stephens
225+ lbs.: Mick Terrill vs. Ben Rothwell
125 lbs.: Bec Rawlings vs. Taylor Starling
225+ lbs.: Pat Brady vs. Zach Calmus
175 lbs.: John Garbarino vs. Apostle Spencer
165 lbs.: Pat Sullivan vs. Kaine Tomlinson Jr.
225+ lbs.: Steve Banks def. Joey Dawejko via TKO (Rd. 3 1:54)
155 lbs.: Brandon Meyer def. Zedekiah Montanez via KO (Rd. 2, 0:39)
140 lbs.: Travis Thompson def. Zach Panell via KO (Rd. 2, 0:41)
137 lbs.: Phil Caracappa def. Noah Norman via DQ (Rd. 4, 0:40)
175 lbs.: Cody Russell def. Logan Tucker via TKO (Rd. 3, 0:49)
175 lbs.: Itso Babulaidze def. Bryan McDowell via unanimous decision (48-42 x3, 47-43)
KnuckleMania 5 Alvarez vs. Stephens LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY:
Eddie Alvarez vs. Jeremy Stephens
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Mick Terrill (C) vs. Ben Rothwell for BKFC’s Heavyweight Championship
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Bec Rawlings vs. Taylor Starling
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Pat Brady vs. Zach Calmus
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