Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has a new majority stakeholder.
On Wednesday, the founder of the promotion,David Feldman, announced Triller, a social media company that has expanded into the promotion of boxing and other combat sports events, has acquired a majority stake of BKFC.
BKFC was founded in 2018, bringing sanctioned bareknuckle boxing events to the United States for the first time since the late 1800s. The popularity of the promotion has attracted many notable combat sports athletes who made their names in traditional boxing and mixed martial arts. A number of UFC veterans have tested their skills under the BKFC banner including Mike Perry, Chad Mendes, Artem Lobov, Bec Rawlings, Paige VanZant, Rachael Ostovich, and many others.
