Former WWE tag team destroyer Gzim Selmani, better known to fans as Rezar, is jumping back into the fire with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. The Albanian-Dutch powerhouse, who terrorized opponents as one half of the Authors of Pain alongside Akam, spent nearly a decade in professional wrestling.<\/p>\n
Rezar Gzim Selmani Talks BKFC<\/p>\n
There, the duo racked up NXT Tag Team Championships and brought unrelenting brutality to the ring, think super-heavyweight aggression wrapped in a pro wrestling package. Now 38, Selmani is trading slams for raw, gloved-fist chaos in BKFC, a fast-rising promotion backed<\/a> by Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n Selmani\u2019s combat roots run deep. He turned pro at 18 in MMA and kickboxing, building a resume of knockouts before WWE scooped him up. After years away from real fights, he\u2019s primed for bare knuckle, calling it a natural return to what he knows best. Speaking in an interview with LowKick MMA, with the help of Casinostugan<\/a>, we spoke to Rezar Gzim Selmani about his move to BKFC.<\/p>\n On Bringing the Authors of Pain Attitude to BKFC, he explained: <\/p>\n \u201cWe were ourselves in that WWE character. We translated our real attitude to TV\u2014it\u2019s not hard because it\u2019s who we are. We never faked it; it\u2019s our own style. No, that attitude belongs to me. It\u2019s who I am. I\u2019m a nice guy outside the ring, but inside, I\u2019m your worst nightmare. That\u2019s how it was in WWE, in MMA before that, and that\u2019s how it\u2019ll be in BKFC.\u201d <\/p>\n Why Bare Knuckle Now? <\/p>\n \u201cI started combat sports young, turned pro at 18 in MMA and kickboxing. It\u2019s what I love, it\u2019s close to my heart. I grew up doing it; I don\u2019t know anything else. WWE came along, and I did it for nine or 10 years. Going back to combat sports was an easy step. I\u2019m still young, in my prime, healthy, and in good shape. BKFC is a new organization that fits my style perfectly. I see it becoming one of the biggest in combat sports.perfect timing for me to join.\u201d <\/p>\n