On Saturday, February 23rd, BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing returned to London when it hosted BKB 51.  In the main event, fans saw another dominating performance by BKB bridgerweight champion Marko Martinjak of Zagreb, Croatia. Martinjak successfully defended his title against former BKB heavyweight champion and UFC veteran Ike Villanueva of Houston.  Martinjak's speed overwhelmed Villanueva, knocking him down multiple times in the round, before scoring the first-round knockout... ‍In the co-feature, a rematch from 2022, veteran Scott McHugh once again defeated Martin Reffell, this time by split decision... ‍former Bellator MMA fighter Adel Altamimi kept his bare knuckle record perfect in his trigon debut with a highlight reel first-round knockout of Jay Eggleston... ‍Joe Cokayne remained unbdefeated, besting fellow heavyweight Ant Scotford in the fight of the night with a fourth-round knockout.