{"id":374938,"date":"2026-07-31T23:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=374938"},"modified":"2026-07-31T23:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:15:47","slug":"bkfc-signs-former-ufc-fighter-who-suffered-record-breaking-beating-by-the-hands-of-sean-omalley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/bkfc-signs-former-ufc-fighter-who-suffered-record-breaking-beating-by-the-hands-of-sean-omalley\/","title":{"rendered":"BKFC signs former UFC fighter who suffered record-breaking beating by the hands of Sean O’Malley"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One other fighter who made their name within the UFC has made the switch to bare-knuckle boxing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

BKFC has been increasingly attracting some notable talent from the mixed martial arts world, perhaps helped by Conor McGregor\u2019s arrival as a co-owner.<\/p>\n

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Mike Perry leads the best way as the most important star in bare-knuckle boxing, and the likes of Luke Rockhold, Chad Mendes, Eddie Alvarez, and Yoel Romero have all fought in BKFC.<\/p>\n

The promotion most recently signed Darren Till, but the previous welterweight title challenger will not be the one ex-UFC fighter to have just put pen to paper on a BKFC deal.<\/p>\n

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Sean O\u2019Malley\u2019s former UFC rival Kris Moutinho becomes latest MMA name to hitch BKFC<\/h2>\n

Till will fight Romero at BKFC 94 this September, but there won\u2019t be as long of a wait for Kris Moutinho to make his first appearance as a bare-knuckle boxer.<\/p>\n

BKFC recently announced the signing of Moutinho, a 23-fight mixed martial arts veteran. He is about to debut at a BKFC Fight Night event August 21 on the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. <\/p>\n

The previous UFC bantamweight is 15-8 in MMA and had two stints in the game\u2019s leading promotion.<\/p>\n

Moutinho memorably answered a short-notice call to make his debut against Sean O\u2019Malley at UFC 264, the cardboard headlined by McGregor\u2019s trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier.<\/p>\n

The Massachusetts native showed his heart while enduring a brutal beatdown in Las Vegas, as O\u2019Malley set a brand new record on the time for essentially the most significant strikes in a three-round bantamweight fight.<\/p>\n

He was released after a first-round knockout loss to Guido Cannetti in his next fight. A five-fight winning streak on the regional scene earned Moutinho his place on the roster back, but one other 0-2 run saw him quickly exit.<\/p>\n

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Moutinho will make his BKFC debut off the back of a victory, nonetheless.<\/p>\n

After his second failed UFC stint, the 33-year-old beat Zebenzui Ruiz under the banner of WOW FC, Ilia Topuria\u2019s promotion.<\/p>\n

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