The Bareknuckle Fighting Championship is set to make an interesting offer to Mike Tyson in a bid to secure the heavyweight legend’s bare knuckle debut fight.
Earlier this month, BKFC president David Feldman has already made a huge offer to ‘Iron Mike’ following the announcement of his comeback plans.
Guaranteed Offer
Tyson said he wants to compete in non-professional bouts for charity and the bare knuckle promotion was the first to lure the boxing legend out of his retirement with a $20-million fight deal offer.
“While we did make a guaranteed offer of $20 million for Mike [Tyson] to fight for BKFC, we’re open to many different options as to how we can work together,” BKFC president David Feldman told Heavy.com.
“Obviously, the excitement of seeing Mike’s video showing himself training and desire to participate in exhibitions inspired us to reach out and make the offer.”
Feldman then told MMA Fighting it was Tyson’s viral training video that led the company to give him such huge offer.
“The excitement the whole world was getting from Mike’s training videos, led us to make him an offer. He’s a legend and it’s just a honor to be able to talk with his team.”
“We will see where things go from here, it will be an honor to work with Mike in any scenario.”
Door’s Not Shut
The BKFC is serious in signing the ‘Baddest Man On The Planet’ as Feldman said he is willing to give him more than $20 million for a bare knuckle fight potentially against former UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva
“I think I know what we need to do to make this thing happen,” Feldman told MMA Fighting in an interview on Sunday.
“I don’t know that it really draws. I think a Wanderlei Silva, someone of that nature. No matter how old Silva gets, he’s dangerous, and I think that would be an intriguing matchup. Something like that, but I don’t actually have anything in mind right now.”
“First, I want to see if we can make the Mike thing happen, period, and then we’ll start talking opponents. We’re not successful yet in making that Mike thing happen. But I don’t think the door’s shut.”
“He did say no immediately. But I think there’s room there.”
(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Mike Tyson and Wanderlei Silva)