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Kai Stewart embracing 'Bad Guy' persona ahead of Fenway Park BKFC title fight
Published
2 months agoon
Credit: Bare Knuckle FCBare Knuckle FC featherweight champ Kai Stewart is expecting a cold reception from the Fenway Park crowd in his upcoming title defense.
Bare Knuckle FC 92 will be a history-making night for bare-knuckle fighting as some of the toughest combatants prepare to fight on the sacred grounds of Fenway Park in Boston. Despite entering BKFC 92 as the headlining champion, featherweight titleholder Kai Stewart will enter hostile territory against Massachusetts native Harry Gigliotti.
Stewart, one of the best pound-for-pound bare-knuckle fighters in the world, is also one of the polarizing sport's brightest young stars. The 26-year-old seldom puts out sluggish performances during his nine-fight unbeaten streak to begin his career.
Despite his status as one of BKFC's biggest stars, Stewart knows he's entering uncharted waters at BKFC 92 in Gigliotti's homecoming. For Stewart, he says he's embracing the pressure head-on as he plans to play the ‘heel' role.
Kai Stewart promises to spoil opponent's homecoming in BKFC title fight
During the latest episode of BetOnline‘s The Fight Guys podcast, Stewart promised to steal the spotlight in Boston this week before entering the BKFC ring.
“My biggest ‘claim to fame' was walking into Miami to the Cuban's hometown…we broke records, and I was in there flippin' everybody off,†Stewart began.
“I love being the heel, the bad guy. At the end of the day, I'm not friends with these guys – I'm going in there to fight. There's no place to be a ‘good guy' in fighting, especially in bare-knuckle. Now's the time when I'm going to be Boston's enemy number one after that press conference. I hope they have a second one, so I can talk even more. I have them firing in the chamber for everybody…
“Nobody's safe.â€
Stewart doesn't just hold beefs with BKFC fighters. Ahead of UFC bantamweight contender Aiemann Zahabi's fight at UFC Freedom 250, Stewart feuded with former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley in social media back-and-forths.
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Movsar Evloev warns Alexander Volkanovski: He hasnt beaten anyone like me
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18 hours agoon
October 23, 2026
Evloev says he has pushed himself harder than ever ahead of his
first UFC title shot.
Evloev (20-0) is scheduled to challenge Alexander
Volkanovski (28-4) for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title at
UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Ahead of the
bout, the unbeaten Russian discussed how his preparations have
differed from previous training camps.
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Evloev said he increased his workload across all aspects of
training to address any potential weaknesses. He believes that
preparation will help him showcase his abilities in Saturday's main
event.
“This preparation is different just because I pushed more than
ever,†Evloev said in a pre-fight interview. “And we did more of
everything to make sure we didn't miss anything. He hasn't beaten
anyone like me. There's many things that make me special, like
unique. And I'm about to show it Saturday.â€
Evloev has long been considered a leading featherweight contender,
with Volkanovski acknowledging him as the most deserving
challenger. However, Diego Lopes
received a title rematch against Volkanovski earlier this year
before Evloev earned his opportunity. The Russian's lack of UFC
finishes has fueled debate about his wait for a championship bout,
though the promotion has not established it as the reason for the
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Joshua Van: Sean Strickland ‘in a bad spot’ in Dana White feud over UFC pay
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19 hours agoon
October 23, 2026
Joshua Van sides with UFC boss Dana White in his public feud with Sean Strickland.
For Van, the UFC's flyweight champion, the matter should have been discussed behind closed doors instead of a public forum like social media.
“He just signed a contract in May and fought Khamzat, and then he won,†Van told Outta Pocket. “Instead of going on Twitter and going on all that [expletive], he should have talked to Dana and said, ‘I wanna renegotiate.' Behind closed doors. Then the boss would have been like, ‘OK, let's talk about this, what you want?' You just beat the boogeyman. Now it's a whole mess.â€
“If you work at a 9-to-5 job and you go off to your boss and you're like, pay me this much. Like, what the [expletive]? You know what I mean? So he's in a bad spot right now. He's still under the contract. I don't know how that's gonna work.â€
A 25-year-old flyweight champion who started his professional MMA career when Strickland already had 14 UFC bouts under his belt, Van agrees with Strickland that fighters should get paid more.
However, he doesn't sound unhappy with his current UFC contract. Van recently defended his 125-pound belt with a decision over Alexandre Pantoja, his third title bout win in a span of 10 months, including a fifth-round TKO over Tatsuro Taira in the co-main event of Chimaev vs. Strickland.
“I'm getting paid good,†Van said with a laugh. “I think they pay me good amount; I don't know, but fighter that think they deserve more or—like, should we get paid more? Yes, but, I don't know, I'm happy where I'm at. I start from zero to now, the UFC literally made me where I'm at, gave me everything that I got right now. I don't know, I'm happy right now. I can't really say for the other guy.â€
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