Bare Knuckle Fighting!
Bone crushing hammer fists of steel carried by behemoths through 5 rounds of turmoil. The speed is faster than boxing, bloodier than the UFC and full of non-stop adrenaline. This is Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship or BKFC and it is as raw as it gets.
Most recently, I saw the greatest fight ever! Two women who stood toe to toe in ‘Knucklemania’, no fatigue, throwing hay makers, faces full of blood. Their names are Taylor Starling and Charisa Sigala, two of the hottest, baddest women on the planet. There are very few fights out there where the opponents are at 100% energy throughout the whole fight because of how tiring martial arts truly is.
Being able to view bare knuckle boxing on Paper-View is something that I never thought would be possible. The boxing commission in 28 states throughout America declined to allow this sport to be public when it was first created. Dana White at the UFC stated this sport would never come to light considering it hasn’t been publicly displayed since the 1800’s where men like John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain in a 75 round match for the Bare Knuckle Boxing World Championship lasting several hours.
(The Fight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FVEIL7eUUA&t=213s )
Present day BKFC first started in the great state of Wyoming because there is no boxing commission there as it folded in the 90’s. Historical bare knuckle fighting can be traced back through history where as soon as a fighter got knocked down, the round was over. The next round would start only when that fighter got back on his feet and was ready to go. These bouts would last for several hours being an all-day event. There was no count like today. Also, there were absolutely no women involved in these bouts.
Currently, BKFC is thriving. One main difference between it and boxing is there seems to be less traumatic brain injuries suffered during the bouts. In traditional boxing, punching with boxing gloves does more damage to the brain then just bare knuckles because of the weight of the gloves and the padding they provide the hands. Boxing gloves came about to protect fighters hands but, had nothing to do with protecting their heads. Wearing gloves was a way to make boxing more exciting as adding weighted boxing gloves would ensure more knockouts.
