BKFC Mohegan Sun’s Must-See Fights Saturday Night

BKFC Mohegan Sun Main Event: Parker Porter vs. Dillon Clecker

At the top of the bill on Saturday night, the heavyweight division takes center stage when UFC alumnus Parker Porter (1-0 BKFC) comes back to Mohegan Sun Arena to face off against Dillon Cleckler (3-1 BKFC.) All fights on Saturday’s card, main event included, are an advertised maximum five rounds at two minutes per round.

Porter will be making the walk to the ring on Saturday night having posted a record of 2-3 in his last five fights dating back to his tenure in the UFC. On Feb. 1, his BKFC and bare-knuckle boxing debut was a successful one, stopping Chase Gormley in just 44 seconds with a right-handed punch in the last iteration of BKFC Mohegan Sun.

Parker Porter’s debut was one for the highlight reel, but how will his second fight under the BKFC promotional banner play out? Tune in for the answer.

Meanwhile, Dillon Cleckler enters BKFC Mohegan Sun’s main event having posted a mark of 3-2 in his last five combat sports appearances dating back to 2021. Last August, he sustained a fourth-round knockout loss at the hands of Frank Tate in Island Fights 84 in Pensacola, FL.

You don’t need to be a mathematician to know that Cleckler has a .750 winning percentage under the BKFC promotional banner, so can he start a new winning streak in familiar territory?

BKFC Mohegan Sun Co-Main Event: Yorgan de Castro vs. Josh Watson

We’ll stay in the heavyweight ranks for the BKFC Mohegan Sun co-main event. Immediately prior to the Porter vs. Cleckler tilt, Yorgan de Castro (1-0 BKFC), himself a veteran of both the UFC and the PFL, knuckles up with Josh Watson (3-1 BKFC.)

de Castro enters the co-headliner with a record of 3-2 in his last five fights. He most recently returned to MMA with a first-round knockout defeat to punches from Ante Delija on April 12. His maiden voyage under the BKFC banner on Feb. 1 resulted in a second-round TKO win over Bobby Brents after the latter could not proceed to the third round of a scheduled five due to suffering a hematoma.

He’s a seasoned combat athlete, having fought in MMA, bare-knuckle, and grappling contests. Much like Parker Porter in the main event, de Castro’s first impression in BKFC was a brilliant one. What can he do to follow up in fight number two?

Across the way, Josh Watson comes into the weekend with a record of 3-2 in his last five fights. At the moment, he’s on a three-fight winning streak. Last time out, he scored a first-round knockout of Reuben Roundstone on Aug. 3 of last year in Sturgis, SD.

As we’ve mentioned a few times in recent weeks on this Website, a fighter is at his most dangerous when he’s on a hot streak. Josh Watson will be hungry for his fourth win in a row at BKFC Mohegan Sun on Saturday.

BKFC Mohegan Sun Featured Fight: Brennan Ward vs. JR Rumley

The featured contest of BKFC Mohegan Sun features a middleweight attraction. Brennan Ward (1-0 BKFC), an alumnus of the late Bellator MMA, touches down in Connecticut to meet up with JR Rumley (BKFC promotional debut.)

Ward makes the walk sporting a 2-3 record in his last five fights. This past February, he made a return to the win column by way of first-round knockout due to a left hand in just 38 seconds.

Performances like the one Brennan Ward turned in on Feb. 1 are resume-builders. If he has a night at Mohegan Sun that’s similar to the one he had this past winter, he could find himself in the picture for the BKFC Middleweight Championship.

In the other corner, JR Rumley will be making his first appearance in BKFC on Saturday night after having his previously-planned debut last year versus Shawn Brooks get postponed ahead of the card last April.

Rumley has been in MMA up to now. Can this submission artist get a knockout this weekend?

Final Thoughts

Which fight or fights on BKFC Mohegan Sun are you looking forward to on Saturday?