Jimmie Rivera knocked out Brandon Meyer in the fourth round of the BKFC 95 co-main event Saturday night (Oct. 17, 2026), and he did it in front of a Prudential Center crowd in Newark that came to see a New Jersey guy do exactly that.
The finish came at 0:46 of Round 4. Rivera spent the fight walking forward, cutting off space and pushing Meyer back toward the ropes while Meyer tried to plant his feet and trade. Once Meyer ran out of room on the perimeter, Rivera threw a left hook upstairs that landed flush. Meyer went down face-first, and the referee didn’t bother with a count. MMA Mania, which posted the highlight, called it one of the most memorable finishes on the card, and it’s hard to argue with them after watching a man fall like that.
Where Rivera stands
The win moves “El Terror” to 4-2-1 in BKFC, and it’s his second knockout in the promotion. It’s also his second straight win since the low point of his bare knuckle run, a doctor-stoppage loss to Jeremy Stephens at BKFC 56 in December 2023.
MMA fans will remember Rivera from his long stretch in the UFC and a stint in Bellator. His last MMA fight was in 2021, a loss to Pedro Munhoz that MMA Mania fairly described as a banger. Since moving to bare knuckle he’s been matched with recognizable names, including Stephens and former Bellator champion Daniel Straus, so he hasn’t been padding the record against nobodies.
The reports on the fight didn’t mention a next opponent or date for Rivera.
The rest of the card
Rivera’s left hook had company. One fight earlier, longtime BKFC veteran Tony Soto put his opponent out stiff with a left hook of his own. To open the main card, Cole Cameron made his BKFC debut and flattened Phil Caracappa, a Dana White’s Contender Series alum. Three main card knockouts, two of them from the same punch, which is a decent night’s work for any matchmaker.
Quick take
Rivera fought this one like a guy who knows exactly what he is in this sport now, a pressure fighter with a mean left hand who doesn’t need four minutes of feinting to find the opening. He kept walking Meyer down for three-plus rounds until the ropes did the work for him. Two straight wins after the Stephens loss, a hometown knockout on video, and a resume full of familiar names means BKFC should book him against somebody with a ranking next, not another tune-up. If they bring him back to Newark for it, even better.
