Philadelphia, PA (September 17, 2026) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) has announced the international locations and dates for the Open Tryouts ahead of their groundbreaking World’s Baddest Man Tournament.
The five locations are Manchester United Kingdom, Brisbane Australia, Belgrade Serbia, Tampa, FL USA and Las Vegas, NV USA. Applications are now being taken online at BKFC.com. Applications will also be accepted on-site at each tryout location.
The World’s Baddest Man Tournament will be hosted by BKFC Partner and Combat Sports Icon, Conor McGregor with a six-part series and finals broadcast on Fox Nation in the summer of 2027. The tournament features fighters between 185lbs. and 275lbs. and has a $20,000,000 (US) total purse for the eight finalists.
“We’re looking for the baddest man in the world,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “Could be from any walk of life, any type of athlete, combat sports, rugby, football, boxing, wrestling. Let’s see what you got in a one-round, two-minute bare-knuckle war if you are chosen from the open tryouts.”
“At the end, there will be no doubt who The World’s Baddest Man is.”
Thursday, September 24 – 8am local time
Manchester, UK
Central Performance Centre
Unit 7A, Heapriding Mill, Ford Street, Stockport, SK3 OBT
https://www.centralperformancecentre.co.uk
Thursday, October 1 – 8am local time
Brisbane, AUS
BKFC Training Facility
8 Ferry Road, West End, QLD 4101, Brisbane, Australia
Thursday, October 15
Belgrade, Serbia
Wednesday, October 21
Tampa, FL
Saturday, November 14
Las Vegas, NV
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