Ryan Reber calls for title shot after BKFC Fight Night Clearwater win
Clearwater, FL (Oct. 23, 2026) – Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) returned to the iconic OCC Road House in Clearwater, FL on Friday night with the sold-out BKFC Fight Night Clearwater, streamed live worldwide on The BKFC App.
Former BKFC Bantamweight World Title challenger “Royal” Ryan Reber was impressive in victory in Friday’s Main Event, defeating Justin “The Nightmare” Street via unanimous decision in bantamweight action. Two judges scored the fight 49-46 and one judge scored the contest 48-47. The Clearwater, FL product Reber is now 9-2 on the strength of back-to-back wins. He entered fight night as the #2 Ranked Contender in the BKFC bantamweight division. Street, who represents Westland, MI, is now 5-3.
Reber called for the next shot at BKFC Bantamweight World Champion Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring in his post-fight interview: “Mr. Feldman, I’m here for a good time, not a long time — let’s make it happen!”
Competing in his hometown, Clearwater, FL’s Michael “Papa G” Larrimore similarly solidified his status as a top contender in BKFC’s bantamweight division in Friday’s Co-Main Event by stopping the previously unbeaten Nate “The Bad Man” Morrow in the second round of their 135-pound matchup. Larrimore logged a pair of knockdowns before the fight was stopped at 1:31 of the second stanza. Larrimore entered fight night as the #3 Ranked Contender in the bantamweight division, he is now 4-2, with his only losses coming against Herring and former BKFC Bantamweight World Champion Keith “The Rockstar” Richardson.
Larrimore called for his shot at the winner of Friday’s Main Event in his post-fight interview: “Ryan Reber, Justin Street, you better fight your (expletive) asses off, because I’m coming for the winner of that fight, boys!”
In the BKFC Fight Night Clearwater Feature Fight, Smithville, NC’s Doug “ColdRed” Coltrane surged to 5-2 by knocking out the previously undefeated Tony “TMurph” Murphy in middleweight action. The fight was stopped 53 seconds into the second round. All but one of Coltrane’s victories have come by stoppage. Murphy, who represents Clearwater, FL, is now 3-1.
Coltrane called out undefeated BKFC Middleweight World Champion Jack “Little Lever’s Meat Cleaver” Cullen in his post-fight interview: “Let me get the title shot! I’m knocking people out with both hands!”
Birmingham, AL welterweight Rickie “Crimson King” McConnico earned his first BKFC victory with a third-round technical knockout over Mike Heckert. McConnico picked himself up off the canvas and rallied with two knockdowns of his own before the fight was stopped 47 seconds into the third stanza. Heckert, who hails from Clearwater, FL, is now 2-2.
Hudson, FL’s Chachi Versace upped his record to 1-2-1 with a hard-fought majority decision over Angelo “The Phenomenal Fighter” Trujillo in flyweight action. Versace scored the sole knockdown of the fight, leading two judges to score the fight 48-46 while one judge scored the contest 47-47. Trujillo, a product of Grand Junction, CO, is now 0-3.
Debuting Columbus, OH fighter Donny “The Destroyer” Korbel sent Jadon “The Prince of Puerto Rico” Lee to the canvas three times before their bantamweight fight was called to a stop at the conclusion of the second round. The Spring Hill, FL fighter Lee was also making his BKFC debut.
Tampa FL’s Sam “Sicario” Delao was victorious in his BKFC debut, earning a decision win at the expense of Chris “Coco Bear” Keirn in light-heavyweight action. Two judges scored the fight 30-27 and one scored the contest 29-28, all in favor of Delao. Keirn, who represents New Port Richey, FL, was also stepping into the Squared Circle for the first time.
Lakeland, FL middleweight Tyler “Boom Boom” Baker needed only 43 seconds to make a successful BKFC premiere in the opening fight of the night. Baker dropped Yari “Bash Bro” Kaganovsky once before the fight was stopped via standing technical knockout. Kaganovsky, who hails from Round Lake, IL by way of Ukraine, was also making his BKFC debut.
BKFC Fight Night Clearwater Results
(2) Ryan Reber def. Justin Street via Unanimous Decision (49-46×2, 48-47)
(3) Michael Larrimore def. Nate Morrow via KO in Round 2 (1:31)
Doug Coltrane def. Tony Murphy via KO in Round 2 (0:53)
Rickie McConnico def. Mike Heckert via TKO in Round 3 (0:47)
Chachi Versace def. Angelo Trujillo via Majority Decision (48-46×2, 47-47)
Donny Korbel def. Jadon Lee via KO in Round 2 (2:00)
Sam Delao def. Chris Keirn via Unanimous Decision (30-27×2, 29-28)
Tyler Baker def. Yari Kaganovsky via TKO in Round 1 (0:43)
