BKFC 95 UK start time: Jamel Herring vs John Dodson, main event around 05:15

Jamel Herring defends his BKFC bantamweight title against John Dodson at the Prudential Center in Newark. The card opens at 01:00 on Sunday UK time, with the main event expected at around 05:15.

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published Mon 12 Oct, 13:25 UK · AI-assisted reporting

Jamel Herring lands a left hand on his way to winning the BKFC bantamweight title — Photo: BKFC

Jamel Herring defends his BKFC bantamweight championship against John Dodson at the top of BKFC 95, an eleven-bout bare-knuckle card at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The card opens at 01:00 BST on Sunday 18 October, with the main event expected at around 05:15 UK and Irish time, early on Sunday morning.

The event is on DAZN in the UK.

Herring vs Dodson is contested under BKFC's bare-knuckle rules, which allow closed-fist punches only, with clinches broken after three seconds. As a championship bout and the main event, it is scheduled for five two-minute rounds, ten minutes of fighting at most.

Jimmie Rivera meets Brandon Meyer at welterweight beneath the main event. Lightweight is the busiest division on the card, with four bouts: Tony Soto against Anthony Pike, Irakli Ghvinjilia against Jonathan Quiroz, Dalvin Blair against Paris Boyd and Jeff Lentz against Eduardo Peralta. Noah Getahoun faces Dustin Bailey at middleweight, Mike Medrano meets Rob Emerson at welterweight and Phil Caracappa takes on Cole Cameron at featherweight. Santo Curatolo fights Anthony Yost at flyweight, and Gabrielle Roman against Brooke Evans, at women's flyweight, opens the card at 01:00.

Full card (UK and Irish times)