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.
In recent times, Naked Knuckle Combating Championship has made some huge strides towards turning into one of many premiere fight sports activities organizations within the U.S. Apart from 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 means into the squared circle.
After all, you possibly can’t speak about BKFC as of late with out mentioning Conor McGregor. Earlier this yr, 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.
Lately, 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 slightly than an proprietor.
His others simply so occur to incorporate two of the most important names within the boxing sport right now.
“One of the best individuals can be Conor, Tyson Fury, and Anthony Joshua,” Feldman instructed World Boxing Information. “Anthony Joshua did an interview and mentioned my first favourite sport is boxing, and my second favourite is bare-knuckle combating. He mentioned it to the general public. There’s guys like that on the market, and I don’t assume it’s far-fetched to see a number of the greatest boxers in historical past, or greatest MMA fighters in historical past, take the gloves off and struggle for BKFC. I don’t assume that’s far-fetched.”
Feldman says stars like Fury, Joshua, and conor McGregor combating 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 someday when ‘AJ’ and ‘The Gypsy King’ are not assured attracts in boxing, they will proceed to seek out success — and massive luggage of money — combating for Feldman and McGregor.
“I don’t wish 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 believe there’s a superb shot of any fight sports activities athlete in the entire world now doing Naked Knuckle Combating Championship, I actually do.”