![Taylor Starling (left) and Bec Rawlings (right) locked horns on January 25 [Image courtesy: @bareknucklefc on Instagram]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/01/170f5-17378594653902-1920.jpg)
![Taylor Starling (left) and Bec Rawlings (right) locked horns on January 25 [Image courtesy: @bareknucklefc on Instagram]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http%3A//www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20xmlns%3Axlink='http%3A//www.w3.org/1999/xlink'%20viewBox='0%200%2010%206.25'%3E%3Cfilter%20id='b'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20stdDeviation='.5'%3E%3C/feGaussianBlur%3E%3CfeComponentTransfer%3E%3CfeFuncA%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20type='discrete'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20tableValues='1%201'%3E%3C/feFuncA%3E%3C/feComponentTransfer%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20filter='url(%23b)'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
The highly anticipated BKFC KnuckleMania 5 event featured a clash between Taylor Starling and Bec Rawlings. The event took place on Jan. 25 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Before the clash, Rawlings was going through a rough patch as she had suffered three back-to-back losses in the promotion. Starling, on the other hand, entered the fight after suffering a loss against Britain Hart in Aug. 2024.
Rawlings started the fight on a good note as she scored a knockdown in the opening round of the fight.
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But Starling bounced back and the two individuals had a competitive affair that lasted all five rounds.
In the end, 'Rowdy' was declared the winner via unanimous decision. The three judges scored the bout 50-44, 49-45, and 50-44 in favor of Rawlings.
