A bare-knuckle fighting event is coming to the United States — and it’ll be completely legal and regulated.
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship will hold an event June 2 in Cheyenne, Wyo., that features multiple former UFC and Bellator fighters and current pro boxers, promoter Dave Feldman told MMA Fighting on Tuesday. The official announcement is expected on a conference call Tuesday.
Wyoming recently passed rules that sanction bare-knuckle fighting in the state. Feldman says that it’ll be the first government-sanctioned bare-knuckle event in the U.S. in 131 years. Fighters will not wear gloves and will only have hand wraps that end one inch from the knuckles.