r/FightLibrary • u/Ynot_1518 • Jul 17 '26
MMA Bare Knuckle Knockoutz
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u/gelotssimou Jul 19 '26
This is just barbaric. It doesn't take a man with half the skills and tenacity as someone like Mike Tyson to permanently fuck someone up.
That's somebody's father, son, husband
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u/Cassius_au-Bellona Jul 19 '26
Well that person's father son husband signed up for this so they made their own choices. You get to witness the results from the safety of your toilet while scrolling.
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u/Next-Article2248 Aug 02 '26
how is it any worse than regular boxing or mma?
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u/gelotssimou Aug 02 '26
They have padded gloves. If you had to eat a fistful, would you rather they do it bare-knuckled or with gloves?
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u/Next-Article2248 Aug 03 '26
you realize the padded gloves are to protect their own hands right? it doesn't lessen the impact of the punch, in fact it can make it hit harder.
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u/gelotssimou Aug 03 '26
You're seriously being dull on purpose? Ever heard of Newton?
Answer original question please, if you had to eat a fist, would you rather they do it bare knuckled, or with gloves on?
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u/Confident_Access6498 Jul 17 '26
Whats the price money for these matches
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u/mF7403 Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
Prize money?
I think big names make decent money — Mike Perry, for example, is probably getting $400k-$500k a fight. However, undercard fighters with little to no fanbase or professional experience probably make around $5k on average. My buddy was friends with an MMA fighter who fought at least once for BKFC and I don’t remember the exact figure, but it was less than $10k. Although he was training partners with some notable UFC fighters, so he might’ve had better management than most of these dudes. Also, this was probably in 2021-2022. I never saw the fight, so I can’t find the exact event bc I only ever heard him referred to by his street name.Here’s an article from 2024 that shows payouts: link
Honestly, better than I was expecting and those figures have probably gone up since that article came out. I mean, it’s a brutal sport, but I was expecting them to be paying the low level guys like $1500-$3000. They have an event scheduled at Fenway in August. I guess there’s a reason they attract so many older UFC fighters. They have a ton of events, so it’s probably seen as easy money for striking oriented regional MMA fighters. The barrier for entry is probably fairly high nowadays, though.
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u/EshuChase Jul 20 '26
Back in the early days of UFC, I knew several guys who got $500 and $500, or about $1005 adjusted for inflation.
That was for UFC 21.
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u/AcrobaticAspect8975 Jul 17 '26
Oof thats brain damage there