The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has something special in store for next year.
BKFC Chairman David Feldman recently announced that the promotion will hold a $25 million tournament starting in April 2025 that will be “the biggest and worst tournament ever held.”
“It’s going to be spread out over a period of nine to 12 months. There will be tryouts, qualifying rounds, and those qualifying rounds will be held on five different continents,” Feldman said at the BKFC Hollywood post-game press conference. Ta.
“We’re on the verge of securing a huge streaming platform that has the rights to this thing and everything is going well. I can’t give you all the details, but find the baddest mother car on the planet. It will be the biggest, worst, biggest prize for.”
It is unclear at this time how the prize money will be distributed. However, it seems that even big stars in the promotion will not be given preferential treatment when it comes to participating.
“Everyone has to go for it. No one is pre-qualified,” Feldman said. “They’re going to have to give it a shot, and they’re going to have to fight in the qualifying rounds to advance to the tournament. So it’s not a joke purse. It’s a real purse, so they’re going to have to fight seriously. yeah.”
One element still being considered for the tournament is division.
“We’re looking at that right now. That means it’s going to be bigger, it’s going to be a wider range of weight classes. We don’t know what those weight classes are yet,” Feldman said.
Philadelphia-based BKFC has grown since its inception in 2018 thanks to its fan-friendly product and roster that includes former MMA talent such as Mike Perry, Eddie Alvarez, Luke Rockhold, John Dodson, and Allan. , has established a foothold in the martial arts world. Belcher, Beck Rawlings, Ben Rothwell, and Jason Knight to name a few. Additionally, former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor became co-owner of BKFC earlier this year.
Feldman said the tournament isn’t the only important development going forward.
“2025 is going to be an incredibly big year,” Feldman said. We have a number of announcements to make…We are in the process of making an acquisition that will change the face of martial arts…We stand to acquire a major sports promotion platform that will change the face of martial arts.”
