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Bare Knuckle FC featherweight champ Kai Stewart is expecting a cold reception from the Fenway Park crowd in his upcoming title defense.

Bare Knuckle FC 92 will be a history-making night for bare-knuckle fighting as some of the toughest combatants prepare to fight on the sacred grounds of Fenway Park in Boston. Despite entering BKFC 92 as the headlining champion, featherweight titleholder Kai Stewart will enter hostile territory against Massachusetts native Harry Gigliotti.

Stewart, one of the best pound-for-pound bare-knuckle fighters in the world, is also one of the polarizing sport’s brightest young stars. The 26-year-old seldom puts out sluggish performances during his nine-fight unbeaten streak to begin his career.

Despite his status as one of BKFC’s biggest stars, Stewart knows he’s entering uncharted waters at BKFC 92 in Gigliotti’s homecoming. For Stewart, he says he’s embracing the pressure head-on as he plans to play the ‘heel’ role.

Kai Stewart promises to spoil opponent’s homecoming in BKFC title fight

During the latest episode of BetOnline‘s The Fight Guys podcast, Stewart promised to steal the spotlight in Boston this week before entering the BKFC ring.

“My biggest ‘claim to fame’ was walking into Miami to the Cuban’s hometown…we broke records, and I was in there flippin’ everybody off,” Stewart began.

“I love being the heel, the bad guy. At the end of the day, I’m not friends with these guys – I’m going in there to fight. There’s no place to be a ‘good guy’ in fighting, especially in bare-knuckle. Now’s the time when I’m going to be Boston’s enemy number one after that press conference. I hope they have a second one, so I can talk even more. I have them firing in the chamber for everybody…

“Nobody’s safe.”

Stewart doesn’t just hold beefs with BKFC fighters. Ahead of UFC bantamweight contender Aiemann Zahabi’s fight at UFC Freedom 250, Stewart feuded with former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley in social media back-and-forths.

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