Austin “No Doubt” Trout is ready to live up to his nickname in his rematch with Luis Palomino. Trout, a former traditional boxing junior middleweight champion and Palomino will do battle bare-knuckle style in the BKFC 85 Main Event, on DAZN on December 5th at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. Their bout is a semifinal in BKFC’s 155-pound championship tournament. The winner of Trout-Palomino II will take on Franco Tenaglia in the finals on a to-be-announced date in 2026. Trout defeated Palomino via unanimous decision in 2024, dethroning the long-time BKFC 165-pound champion.

 

Trout is 4-0 in his BKFC career and 2-0 since beating Palomino, who’s widely regarded as one of the best fighters in BKFC history. The unbeaten Las Cruces, New Mexico product, Trout expects his winning ways to continue on Dec. 5th. “We put a lot of thought into how he’d approach the second fight, and what he might try to do better, but ultimately I see the same result, except I’m going to really impose my will a lot earlier this time,” Trout says.

 

“I’m exponentially better right now than I was in our first fight.” Trout isn’t looking past Palomino, but he’s already envisioning a victory over Tenaglia in that hypothetical matchup for the BKFC 155-pound (called lightweight by BKFC) championship. “I can’t wait to take that belt,” he says with a smile.

 

“I’ve wanted to fight him for a while. After we get over our first hurdle, which is Palomino on December 5th, we’ll shift our focus solely onto Tengalia.”