The Future Of BKFC! Conor McGregor’s Champions Summit | LIVE!
The major faces of the promotion have gathered together in South Florida so we can find out what’s next for BKFC.
Bare-Knuckle is the fastest growing genre of combat sport in the world. The worldwide leader in the sport is BKFC. For the first time the promotion has put together a fighter summit.
Huge announcements made during the press conference.
Conor McGregor opened the show by announcing former UFC Light Heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos & former UFC Middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero have both signed with the company.
BKFC Founder & President David Feldman followed up with September 27 in Manchester former two-time Super Middleweight champion James Degail will make his promotional debut. BKFC will be back in Rome October 25th.
A new bantamweight champion will be crowned in a four-tournament after Alberto Blas exited the promotion. No names were announced.
The first fight in the four-man tournament to crown a new BKFC Lightweight champion will be a rematch between current Welterweight champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout and former two-division champion Luis “Baboon” Palomino. The other side of the bracket has Benn Bonner against Franco Tenaglia. Plus, BKFC is now majority partner in lethwei, which is the biggest Bare Knuckle Muay Thai promotion in the world. With Trout being involved in the Lightweight tournament the main event of BKFC Sturgis II between Julian Lane and “Gogo” Slaveski will be for an interim BKFC Welterweight title.
Conor returned to the mic to announce a 25-million-dollar worlds baddest man tournament. Competitors involved in the tournament will range from 265 lbs. – 185 lbs. Tournament will start in Los Angeles in March 2026 and the plan is to end it in the Middle East, March 2027.
“Platinum” Mike Perry will be back in action October 11th.
After a heated exchange David Feldman Confirmed BKFc Women’s Flyweight Champion Christine Ferea will fight BKFC Women’s Featherweight Champion Jessica Borga. The women’s news continued with the signings of 3-0 Jozette Cotten & UFC vet Aspen Ladd.
In a never before seen move it was also announced that all BKFC & BKFC UK champions, along with fighters that have more than ten-fights with the promotion will get equity in the company.
The roster additions continued announcing Jamel Herring & UFC vet Derek Brunson.
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