Bryce Henry is considered a standout surging contender throughout a number of weight divisions, however his controversial win over an ex-BKFC welterweight champ didn’t earn him an abundance of respect amongst his pugilistic friends. Rico Franco was the primary to weigh in on the Bryce Henry vs. Julian Lane consequence that noticed the previous get taken down by the latter, and the unlawful grappling approach triggered the bout to be waved off by way of disqualification.
This fourth-round end result on the BKFC Combat Night time: Mohegan Solar card in June obtained many speaking, and ‘Bon Bon’ had his personal viewpoint on this case. Because the interim BKFC welterweight champ was requested about his ideas on this large struggle at 165 kilos that noticed the ex-kingpin of the division take an L to Bryce Henry underneath curious phrases, Franco stated [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“Yeah, I tuned within the subsequent day to observe it. As a result of clearly it’s my weight division. Julian Lane’s an ex-world champ. I’ve seen this Bryce [Henry], I feel he’s unbeaten now. I simply couldn’t cease laughing. Julian Lane’s taking him down. That made the struggle fascinating. It’s humorous. He’s only a character. He simply does it for leisure. He’s only a; Julian Lane is only a stable fighter. He’ll struggle any man and he’ll simply flip up and provides it the whole lot. That’s what I like. He’s an actual fighter. He’s been within the recreation a very long time.”
“He’s been on this naked knuckle recreation simply earlier than me cuz he fought Jimmy Sweeney in a rematch and that was my debut in Liverpool. That was the primary time and clearly Julian Lane was identical to world degree then. He was an ex-UFC fighter. So he’s been on that world degree, now naked knuckle for a very long time. I feel he’s had 19 fights. So yeah, he’s a legend within the recreation. He’s a veteran. Clearly this Bryce, I’ve seen this Bryce just a few occasions. He’s fairly a technical boxer. I feel he’s up and down in weights as properly, however yeah, fascinating, fascinating fights.”
Naked Knuckle Icon Weighs In on Bryce Henry’s DQ Win and Henry’s Large Subsequent Take a look at
Jimmy Sweeney has cemented himself as a BKB champion throughout 4 totally different weight divisions and has the deepest ledger of anybody in naked knuckle’s fashionable period. When requested for his tackle the Julian Lane loss by the use of a DQ that maybe had Bryce Henry questioning if he was in an impromptu RAF contest, Sweeney acknowledged [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“I didn’t see the struggle, however I seen that bit alright. To be honest, I don’t assume it was a struggle ending f***ing harm or something like that. I really feel like he may have fought on. I don’t assume he injured himself that a lot the place the struggle needed to be known as off or getting a DQ. So it was a fairly laborious look on Julian once more. Julian has had ups and downs by means of the years. We fought twice however we put that every one be behind us, actually. I do want him properly in his profession and no matter is left of it.”
“However yeah, I simply really feel like he was laborious carried out by, by that call. Hopefully he can get it again on once more and end that struggle. As a result of a struggle ending like that isn’t good to be honest. Like man’s obtained disqualified. Sure, he shouldn’t have dropped him, however he may have had a degree taken off him and the struggle may have been continued.”
Henry will subsequent knuckle up and toe the road on Friday as he does battle with a former opponent of Sweeney’s in Carlos Trinidad-Snake. As Bryce Henry returns for an additional BKFC Combat Night time at Mohegan Solar, when requested for his ideas on the Henry vs. Trinidad-Snake bout set for August twenty first, Sweeney quipped [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“Yeah, I fancy Trinidad. I feel he’s so awkward, them lengthy arms. I don’t assume his opponent has confronted anybody that’s on the degree of Trinidad. In order that’s going to be a really, very robust struggle for him. However then once more it’s going to indicate us the place he’s at, the place his degree is at.”
“Clearly if he beats Trinidad, he’s world title shot right away for him. But it surely’s going to be a really, very tough struggle. Trinidad is an effective, good fighter. He makes use of his peak properly, his attain very properly. Yeah, it’s going to be an fascinating struggle, however I fancy [Carlos] Trinidad [Snake] for that one.”
