Dakota Cochrane took advantage of an opportunity on short notice to eliminate with bare hands a former UFC champion.

Cochrane (31-12 MMA) stopped former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks (18-8 MMA) by eliminating the second round of Friday at the first edition of World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation. Cochrane rallied to fight Hendricks earlier in the week after Brennan Ward withdrew from the main event due to a contractual dispute. Cochrane-Hendricks was the main event of the evening.

The inaugural WBKFF event was held at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyo State via the online map.

In the headlining, Chris Leben stopped his fellow UFC veteran, Phil Baroni, in just 79 seconds with a TKO.

The "fight of the night" was awarded to middleweight Julian Lane and Joey Angelo. Lane overcame a broken left hand to make a split decision. Each fighter has won a personalized Ford Mustang for honor after fight.

WBKFF results:

MAIN CARD

  • Chris Leben def. Phil Baroni via TKO (punches) – Turn 1, 1:19
  • Dakota Cochrane def. Johny Hendricks via Knockout (Punch) – Round 2, 0:21
  • Julian Lane def. Joey Angelo by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 47-48)
  • Christina Marks def. Jasmine Clarkson via TKO (Retirement) – 2nd day, 1:54
  • Robbie Peralta def. Jay Cucciniello by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) – opening round of the lightweight tournament
  • Leon Mynhardt def. Nick Gonzalez via TKO (punches) – 2nd round, 0:56 – round of the lightweight tournament opening
  • Josh Neer def. Mike Alderete via TKO (retirement) – 3rd day, 2:00
  • Joey Munoz def. Marcelo Alfaya by unanimous decision (48-46, 48-47, 47-47)
  • Issac Vallie-Flagg def. Cory Simpson via knockout (punched) – 2nd inning, 1:20

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