{"id":378081,"date":"2025-12-30T22:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T22:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/378081\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T22:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T22:05:07","slug":"bkb-bare-knuckle-boxing-continues-uk-takeover-acquires-bad-to-the-bone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/378081\/","title":{"rendered":"BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing continues UK takeover, acquires Bad To The Bone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing (BKB) today announced the acquisition of Bad To The Bone (BTTB), the longest-running independent bare knuckle fighting promotion in the United Kingdom (UK). This marks the promotion\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2024\/5\/8\/24151776\/byb-extreme-bare-knuckle-fighting-series-acquires-uk-based-bkb-boxing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">second major acquisition in the UK<\/a>, giving BKB the sport\u2019s largest roster, video library, and global reach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cBad To The Bone has always been about putting fighters first and delivering the best bare knuckle action possible,\u201c said Stefan Hanks, founder of BTTB. \u201dJoining forces with BKB feels like the perfect next step to elevate our sport even further. I\u2019m proud of the legacy we\u2019ve built over eight years and thrilled to bring our champions and talent to the global BKB stage.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Hanks will remain with BKB as UK COO and lead UK matchmaker. BKB is expected to host multiple UK events in 2026, with stops at London\u2019s O2 as well as Wembley Arena and Manchester Arena.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThe addition of Bad To The Bone is a natural evolution for BKB as we continue to grow the sport globally,\u201d said BKB CEO David Tetreault. \u201cStefan Hanks has built a fighter-first promotion that\u2019s delivered high-level action and developed real talent for years. We\u2019re excited to integrate their rising stars into our Trigon, and putting them on the biggest possible stages with our upcoming events in major venues like The O2, Wembley Arena, and Manchester Arena. With Stefan on board long-term, 2026 will be our most ambitious year yet &#8211; more shows, more fights, and more opportunities to showcase why bare knuckle boxing is the purest and most exciting form of combat sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For more bare knuckle boxing news and updates click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/bare-knuckle-boxing-results-rules-ppv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing (BKB) today announced the acquisition of Bad To The Bone (BTTB), the longest-running independent&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":378082,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[29053,703,49,48,33601,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-378081","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-bare-knuckle-boxing","9":"tag-boxing","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}