BKFC 87: Stewart vs. Gaffie – Full Results and Highlights from Hollywood
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship returned to Hollywood for an action-packed BKFC 87 event, highlighted by an unmissable featherweight championship showdown.
Reigning champion Kai Stewart aimed for his fifth successful title defense, putting his gold on the line against Marbella native Nicolas Gaffie. Stewart entered this highly anticipated main event with a perfect 8-0 record under the BKFC banner, while Gaffie had impressed fans with a trio of spectacular knockouts since joining the promotion in 2024.
The co-main event of the evening featured Leonardo Perdomo, who sought to maintain his undefeated record against BKFC debutant Rashad Coulter.
Fans also witnessed the return of boxing sensation Rosalinda Rodriguez, who was looking for her 15th career victory against the consistently tough Shelby ‘Boom Boom’ Cannon.
BKFC 87 Main Card Results
- Kai Stewart successfully defended his BKFC featherweight championship, defeating Nico Gaffie by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46).
- Leonardo Perdomo delivered a dominant performance, securing a TKO victory over Rashad Coulter at 1:07 of Round 1.
- Bryan Duran made quick work of Derek Perez, winning by TKO at 0:19 of Round 1 after an explosive start.
- Shelby Cannon defeated Rosalinda Rodriguez via split decision (48-46, 46-49, 49-45) in a hard-fought battle.
- Leonel Carrera was awarded a victory over Sabah Homasi by disqualification at 1:06 of Round 2, following an illegal spinning backfist that broke Carrera's nose.
- Jeremy Smith secured a split decision victory (48-47, 49-46, 48-47) against Donald Sanchez.
- Roberto Armas defeated AJ Rodriguez by TKO at 2:00 of Round 3.
- Jancarlos Rivera delivered a powerful performance, winning by TKO against Samuel Samples at 1:59 of Round 1.
BKFC 87 Prelim Results
- Chris Garcia stopped Chancey Wilson by TKO at 0:19 of Round 2.
- Nicholas Blume earned a split decision victory (30-27, 27-30, 30-27) over Alex Davis.
- Ernesto Suarez continued his strong run, defeating Victor Flor by TKO at 1:56 of Round 1.
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