BKFC 84 will see Josh Dyer defend his light heavyweight championship against a former champion within that lineage. Not just anyone, but against someone who is arguably his arch-rival in Lorenzo Hunt. The sequel clash takes place on November 15th, and Dyer appeared on Bare Knuckle Bowker ahead of this main event clash.
Touching on the first fight and how important this chance to run it back with 'The Juggernaut' is, Dyer said [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
He took a piece of my soul a couple years back, so now I need to go back and get that from him.
The impactful nature of how the initial Lorenzo Hunt performance played out left a tremendous toll, not just physically, but on all levels. The beating was so comprehensive that right after the fight, Dyer began honing his own unique style for bare knuckle, which has carried him to championship gold, where he now gets to run it back with the lone man to beat him in gloveless combat.
When asked about the mindset and unique feelings heading into a BKFC contest of this magnitude, Dyer stated [via 
Well, it honestly just feels like the most important fight of my life. In Bare Knuckle, he was my only loss and he did it in a very brutal way, you know."
"So I'm just happy to get the opportunity to get back in there and get that."
"My team's excited for it. Got a lot of friends and fans, they're excited for it. You know, you always want to see your guy go back and get the dub."
"So, you know, to be able to have this opportunity is a big deal for me.
The paltry sum BKFC reportedly paid Dyer for the first Hunt fight
There was also a separate interview Dyer did where he mentioned that he was paid five grand for the first clash with Hunt. When it was playfully mentioned that hopefully he was now making more money to fight the former two-division BKFC champion in Hunt, as Dyer quipped [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
Yeah, we're getting significantly more. My knockout bonus is more than; Yeah, way more than that. So, yeah, I'm really excited for this one."
"Now I know what he's capable of. And yeah, that last one wasn't worth it for 5Gs."
"I would recommend that nobody take that for 5Gs [laughs]. My emergency room bills were 13 Gs."
"So, yeah. No, I made sure this time we took it way more seriously with the negotiations.