Danny Christie Sleeps Stevie Ray At BKFC 96 And The Bare Knuckle Crowd Is Still Talking About It

Stevie Ray went to sleep, and Danny Christie was the man who sent him there. BKFC's own call on the finish was blunt: Christie just slept him, live on BKFC+ at BKFC 96.

The scoreboard in the footage tells you how fast this was moving. It was a five-round fight, it was round two, and the clock was down to seconds when Christie landed the shot that changed the night. That is the whole appeal of bare knuckle. Nobody waits for a judge's card when one clean shot can end the fight.

Christie went in close and made it count. The pair were chest to chest, trading in the pocket, and Christie had the answer first. In a sport where a single exchange can decide everything, he took the exchange.

For Ray it is a hard result, and a reminder of how thin the margin is at this level. Nobody gets through a fight with bare fists without taking risks, and tonight the risk went Christie's way.

What it sets up is the question fight fans always ask after a finish like this: who wants Danny Christie next? Watch the BKFC page for what comes after BKFC 96.