{"id":720296,"date":"2026-07-31T04:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/720296\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T04:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:40:17","slug":"114-year-old-home-of-storied-franchise-to-host-conor-mcgregors-bare-knuckle-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/720296\/","title":{"rendered":"114-year-old home of storied franchise to host Conor McGregor\u2019s bare-knuckle promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is one month away from an event at the Home of the Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n

On August 29, the bare-knuckle promotion, which is co-owned by Conor McGregor<\/a>, visits Boston’s iconic ballpark Fenway Park<\/a> \u2014 MLB’s oldest stadium \u2014 for BKFC 92.<\/p>\n

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BKFC featherweight world champion Kai Stewart defends his title against Harry Gigliotti in the main event of BKFC Fenway ParkCredit: BKFC<\/p>\n

It is the first time BKFC, which heads to Manchester in September for Darren Till’s second outing<\/a>, has ever had a fight card in Boston.<\/p>\n

The four-roped ring will be positioned at Home Plate with seating running from first to third base for the promotion’s debut in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

‘If you blink, you’re going to miss it’<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a city of fighters and a city that doesn\u2019t quit,\u201d BKFC founder and president Dave Feldman said at the event\u2019s launch press conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why it fits so well with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, which is why I\u2019m so proud to bring this thing here.<\/p>\n

READ MORE BKFC NEWS<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be the best combat sports event that Boston has ever seen. This is the fastest-paced combat sport on the planet; if you blink, you’re going to miss it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s relatable; everybody gets it. When you watch it, you’re going to be a fan for life, I promise you.\u201d<\/p>\n

BKFC featherweight world champion Kai Stewart defends his title for a record sixth time in the main event against New England combat sports standout Harry Gigliotti.<\/p>\n

In the chief support act, Christine Ferea, nicknamed ‘The Queen of Violence,’ puts her BKFC women’s bantamweight belt on the line against Argentina’s Sofia Landi.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, former UFC<\/a> star Joe Lauzon, who bagged nine consecutive bonuses at the peak of his powers in Dana White<\/a>‘s promotion, makes his BKFC debut against Stash Kuykendall.<\/p>\n

Lauzon previews BKFC debut<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so excited to fight at Fenway,” Lauzon said ahead of his first bout with no gloves.<\/p>\n

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BKFC is going big for its first show in MassachusettsCredit: BKFC\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

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The fights will take place directly on the field with around 18,000 fans expectedCredit: BKFC<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m excited about the entire thing. It\u2019s a great feeling to be fighting at home.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to try to get in and out as soon as possible. I’ve seen the damage that happens, and I don’t want to take any shots I don’t have to.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to get in there and blitz.”<\/p>\n

Main eventer Stewart added: “They don\u2019t call me ‘The King’ for no reason.<\/p>\n

“You guys let me break records at Hard Rock Live. I was the main event of the very first Dubai show as well and now, of course, the best venue we\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n

“Of course they\u2019ll call me to do it. I\u2019m \u2018The King\u2019 for a reason. God has blessed me so much to do this, and nobody can take it from me.<\/p>\n

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Stewart is defending his title for a record sixth timeCredit: BKFC\"Conor<\/a><\/p>\n

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McGregor became a minority owner of BKFC in 2024 alongside Feldman, rightCredit: BKFC<\/p>\n

“I don’t see the talent up here that I guess locals see. I see a lot of people pretending. Harry is doing okay, but it’s just his second fight in the big leagues.”<\/p>\n

Fenway Park is the oldest stadium in Major League Baseball, having opened its doors more than 100 years ago in 1912.<\/p>\n

Read More on talkSPORT<\/p>\n

It has since become the crown jewel of all ballparks, largely due to its iconic Green Monster that makes up the left field wall.<\/p>\n

BKFC Fenway Park will mark the first time a sanctioned bare-knuckle event has ever been held in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is one month away from an event at the Home of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":720297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[138445,21625,238242,238243,238239,16547,2560,714,238240,78392,238238,238241,63917,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-720296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-bare-knuckle-fighting-championship","tag-bkfc","tag-bkfc-92","tag-bkfc-boston","tag-bkfc-fenway-park","tag-boston-red-sox","tag-boxing","tag-conor-mcgregor","tag-conor-mcgregor-bkfc","tag-dave-feldman","tag-fenway-park","tag-fenway-park-bkfc","tag-mlb","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=720296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/720297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=720296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=720296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=720296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}