MMA Fighting · Jun 14, 2019
Chris Leben to face replacement Dakota Cochrane at BKFC 6
Chris Leben Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Dakota Cochrane is stepping in for Brennan Ward against a UFC veteran again.
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship officials announced Wednesday that Cochrane will step in on short notice for Brennan Ward to fight former UFC middleweight standout Chris Leben at BKFC 6 on June 22 in Tampa, Florida.
In a strange coincidence, this is the second time that Cochrane has been pegged as a replacement in similar circumstances. Last November at a World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation event, he replaced Ward against former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks. Cochrane went on to defeat Hendricks by second-round TKO.