Uly Diaz says Miami’s BKB 58 crowd will see a well-recognized native fighter with a really direct plan when he meets undefeated fellow Miamian Jonathan Fuentes on Saturday, August 29. Diaz faces Fuentes in an excellent featherweight bout on the James L. Knight Heart, a part of a 13-fight BKB Naked Knuckle Boxing card.
Diaz, often known as “Monster,” isn’t attempting to show struggle week right into a guessing sport. His message is straightforward: Fuentes could convey an unbeaten file into the Trigon, however Diaz believes the matchup will provide a sort of strain his opponent has not dealt with earlier than.
Uly Diaz Guarantees Fireworks Towards Undefeated Jonathan Fuentes at BKB 58
“What I learn about my opponent is he’s additionally a Miami man. He’s undefeated. However I believe he’s by no means been in an actual struggle. He’s by no means fought anyone who’s coming to convey a struggle to him,” Diaz mentioned. “What he’s going to seek out out August 29 is he’s going up in opposition to a canine. And a canine who has been via wars. I’ll see you within the Trigon. I’ll let my fists do the speaking.”
For Diaz, the native angle provides an additional hook to a card already constructed round Miami names and established combat-sports figures. He and Fuentes will share the invoice with former Olympic gold medalist and multi-division boxing champion Yuriorkis Gamboa, who’s scheduled to make his bare-knuckle debut in opposition to Yesner Talavera. BKB heavyweight champion Gustavo Trujillo headlines in opposition to Mark O’Neil.
Diaz brings prior bare-knuckle expertise to the matchup. His BKFC file stands at 5-3, with wins over Brian Maxwell, Donelei Benedetto and Sawyer Depee, alongside fights in opposition to former UFC contenders Thiago Alves and Francesco Ricchi.
That background helps clarify the tone of his evaluation. Diaz is pitching the bout as a check of whether or not Fuentes can keep composed when he’s pressured into exchanges and made to work in shut quarters. Naked-knuckle boxing not often offers fighters a lot room to settle right into a gradual rhythm, particularly in BKB’s three-sided Trigon ring, the place angles and exits differ from a traditional four-rope boxing ring.
Fuentes’ undefeated standing offers the competition a transparent storyline, whereas Diaz has leaned into the function of the veteran who needs to disrupt that run. The 2 Miami fighters are scheduled within the ninth bout on the introduced card, with their contest listed at tremendous featherweight.
The cardboard is headed by Trujillo’s heavyweight title protection in opposition to O’Neil. Trujillo is listed with an 8-0 BKB file, with every of these wins recorded as a first-round knockout. The occasion additionally consists of Alberto Blas vs. Brandon Birr for the BKB tremendous featherweight title, Roberto Duran Jr. vs. Ryan Spivey, and Aspen Ladd’s bare-knuckle debut in opposition to Bianca Daimoni.
