Erick Lozano will test skills with Alessio Sakara at BKFC Philly on July 25th.

Lozano appeared on Bare Knuckle Bowker to discuss multiple topics like: -Sakara's team saying 'no' to the fight a couple of weeks before eventually accepting the matchup

-fighting the best that BKFC has to offer and being excited to welcome Sakara into the world of gloveless combat

-if this fight can regain some momentum for him following getting caught in his last outing for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

-185 being his optimal weight category for a title run going ahead

-having a barnburner bout with Mike Richman, who went on to become BKFC's light heavyweight champion, Richman going on to lose that strap to Josh Dyer, and overall thoughts on BKFC's light heavyweight division today

-having another hugely exciting fight with Jake Bostwick in BKFC, Bostwick getting in a heated sparring session with Jake Paul before Paul's Ben Askren fight, thoughts on the recent Paul vs. Chavez Jr. boxing bout that took place, and not being a fan of the Paul brothers

-watching Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight belt at UFC 317 instead of Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

-Esteban Rodriguez returning to the BKFC space after over a year and a half away from bare-knuckle action

-Historically getting in work with former UFC champion Jamahal Hill and thoughts on Hill's UFC Baku loss to Khalil Rountree Jr.

-speaking with Jamahal Hill about engaging in fewer back-and-forths on social media with fans who are trash-talking him

-not letting the outcomes of fights dramatically inform his worldview

-fighting Lorenzo Hunt on short notice, thoughts on the former two-division BKFC titleholder falling out of that Chris Camozzi rematch at BKFC Italy, and Hunt's failed drug tests from KnuckleMania IV

-What the headlines will be after this Sakara bout at BKFC Philly