It’s no secret that Bellator has always been more open to cross-promoting and co-promoting than the UFC. Most recently that’s taken the form of a long-standing talent-sharing agreement with Japanese promotion RIZIN, but in the past the Showtime-based company has also worked hand-in-hand with BAMMA and Glory Kickboxing. In 2014 they even went so far as to team up with the Monster Energy Supercross racing circuit.
Bearing all that in mind, it’s still kind of a shock to see bare-knuckle boxing promotion BKFC’s latest announcement on social media. The upstart pugilistic platform just dropped the headline attraction for their August 20th card, featuring none other than recent interim Bellator title contender Michael ‘Venom’ Page taking on former UFC fan favorite Mike Perry.