📍 Location: Maverik Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
📅 Date: May 10, 2025
💥 Result: Josh “D-Day” Dyer wins via doctor stoppage (Round 4, 0:58)
🏆 New BKFC Light Heavyweight Champion

The main event of BKFC 74 brought fireworks — and a shift in the light heavyweight hierarchy. In one of the most intense showdowns of the year, Josh “D-Day” Dyer shocked the bare-knuckle world by dethroning reigning champion Mike “The Marine” Richman in a brutal back-and-forth war.

Coming in with a record of 4-1 (2 no contests), Dyer had a point to prove — and he did it with savage precision. Richman, the seasoned champ with a 7-1 record and known for his knockout power, came out sharp early, but Dyer’s relentless pressure and surgical shot placement turned the tide. fight posters for each blog to follow By Round 4, Richman was leaking from a deep cut above his eye after a hellacious exchange in the pocket. At 0:58, the ringside physician had seen enough. Fight stopped. Belt transferred. Dyer rises.

This win not only boosts Dyer’s record to 5-1 but cements him as one of the most dangerous men in the division. It was his first title shot — and he didn’t waste a second of it.

📸 Highlight Moment: Dyer’s wild flurry in the third, where he landed a clean left hook that split Richman’s defense wide open.

👑 New Era: Josh “D-Day” Dyer is officially the new BKFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

See Full BKFC 74 Results Here:

https://www.bkfc.com/news/bkfc-74-results