David Feldman didn’t just wake up one recent morning with a plan to reintroduce bare-knuckle boxing to American sports culture, and he’s not hastily throwing together a one-off event for the sake of publicity. As the promoter behind the June 2 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship in Cheyenne, Wyo., event told MMAjunkie Radio this week, this is an event that’s been “seven years in the making.” “We figure about every 25 years, it’s time to do something new, and 25 years ago Art Davies started the UFC,” said Feldman, the Bare Knuckle FC President. “So 25 years later, we’re going to come back to bare-knuckle boxing.” For those wondering why, Feldman has answers there too
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