BKFC boss David Feldman sees a future the place Conor McGregor, Tyson Fury, and Anthony Joshua are all toeing the road for his bare-knuckle struggle group.
Lately, Naked Knuckle Combating Championship has made some large strides towards changing into one of many premiere fight sports activities organizations within the U.S. Other than getting the brutal sport sanctioned in 25 states since its inception in 2018, BKFC has seen an inflow of ex-MMA stars like Eddie Alvarez, Luke Rockhold, Michael ‘Venom’ Web page, and ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry make their manner into the squared circle.
After all, you may’t speak about BKFC today with out mentioning Conor McGregor. Earlier this 12 months, the Irish megastar revealed that he’s a part-owner of the ever-growing group and has made common appearances at BKFC occasions each stateside and abroad.
Not too long ago, BKFC founder David Feldman shared some fairly lofty objectives for the group’s future — probably the most logical of which might see McGregor step contained in the squared circle as a competitor relatively than an proprietor.
His others simply so occur to incorporate two of the largest names within the boxing sport at this time.
“The most effective folks can be Conor, Tyson Fury, and Anthony Joshua,” Feldman advised World Boxing Information. “Anthony Joshua did an interview and mentioned my first favourite sport is boxing, and my second favourite is bare-knuckle preventing. He mentioned it to the general public. There’s guys like that on the market, and I don’t suppose it’s far-fetched to see among the finest boxers in historical past, or finest MMA fighters in historical past, take the gloves off and struggle for BKFC. I don’t suppose that’s far-fetched.”
Feldman says stars like Fury, Joshua, and conor McGregor preventing in BKFC is ‘solely a matter of time’
Bagging athletes like Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury could seem unlikely, however the BKFC has confirmed to be a robust draw for athletes who’ve entered the twilight of their respective careers. Maybe sooner or later when ‘AJ’ and ‘The Gypsy King’ are not assured attracts in boxing, they’ll proceed to search out success — and massive baggage of money — preventing for Feldman and McGregor.
“I don’t need to drop the names, however Conor McGregor — he’s on the market, and he says it,” Feldman continued. “‘I’m a player-manager. I’m going to struggle naked knuckle.’ It’s solely a matter of time that him, Fury, Joshua … who is aware of?
“I’m not saying they will do it, and never saying they’ll not do it, however I feel there’s an excellent shot of any fight sports activities athlete in the entire world now doing Naked Knuckle Combating Championship, I actually do.”
