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“The Money Is on the Table”- BKFC President Eyeing a Fight Between Nate Diaz and a Former UFC Champion

Published 12/13/2022, 8:15 AM EST

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The former UFC fighter, Nate Diaz, has received an offer from Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. The BKFC president confirmed by claiming that he has given the ‘Stockton Slugger’ an offer to join his promotion. In addition, he is the second UFC star in recent times who is rumored to join the organization. Although it is still unclear whether he will join the promotion or not.

The Bare Knuckle Organization has gone after free agents previously as well. What’s more, Diaz left the UFC with a bang. Standing victorious over former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson.

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Although a lucrative deal is on the table for the retired UFC fighter, he might pursue other ventures. He is being linked with a huge financial offer to fight Jake Paul and can join wrestling as well.

BKFC president makes his pursuit of Nate Diaz public

Despite of other offers on the table, Dave Feldman, the president of the BKFC, believes that his offer to the ‘Stockton Slugger’, is more financially sound than anyone else. While talking to MMA Fighting, Feldman said, “The money’s on the table for him.

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It’s just a matter now of does he want to fight bare knuckle? That’s all it really is. I’m confident he can make more money with us than he can anywhere else, even fighting Jake Paul. … We’re talking to Eddie Alvarez.” He said while confirming that they weren’t only aiming for Diaz, but also for Eddie Alvarez.

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He has a couple other options on the table. it’s a hard choice for him.” Feldman admitted that Diaz is a hot take in the market right now since his contract with the UFC got over.

“He’s a guy who’s a legend in MMA and going over to bare knuckle, like a lot of these guys, he’s not really at the end of his career,” he further.

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Dave Feldman explains why BKFC is most exciting after UFC

According to him, if a fighter joins BKFC, it will make the most outstanding headlines. He said, “But if he comes over to bare knuckle, everybody is going to say ‘wow he’s fighting bare knuckle and he’s fighting him bare knuckle?’ Holy s*** we can’t wait to watch that!

This is the kind of reaction they receive when they join the promotion. Moreover, since now that people have started to recognize the promotion, it is a different animal altogether.

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Himakshu Vyas is a Combat Sports author at Essentiallysports. He is passionate about sports, with soccer and MMA being the sports he is most involved in. Aside from that, he follows the global soccer scene.
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