BKFC's Rising Popularity Mirrors Early Days of the UFC

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00:00you've seen combat sports for a long time i've been around like i remember you know when the

00:05ufc wasn't legal in most states and provinces and campaigning and i used to have mayors on

00:11and politicians and all so i've been around the sport a long time this bkfc buzz right now brian

00:18reminds me of the early ufc days actually it's not mainstream but it's popular it's like a popular

00:25heavy metal band or something you know i mean it's like they're selling out arenas but yeah you

00:30don't know about them but they're selling out arenas you know millions of followers on instagram

00:35selling out arenas there is a buzz around this company right now bkfc i mean a huge buzz and

00:43obviously it helps when you've got somebody as polarizing and famous and controversial as conor

00:48mcgregor sort of playing the dana white role in that promotion but you know if one thing has been

00:53lost along the way in ufc success and i go all the way back to ufc 4 when joe son was getting

01:00punched in the groin relentlessly like he's acting and my grandfather lost his mind watching that

01:07is that a legal factor i mean i don't know if anyone's old enough to remember renting faces

01:12of death in the late 80s but it was sort of has that raw energy of i'm not sure i should be watching

01:19this sometimes obviously you're still going to get that in modern day mma and ufc it's cage fighting

01:25after all but it's very commercial these days bkfc has cornered that market for people who want that

01:31feeling again for people that let's be very honest love sort of trailer park pro wrestling style

01:38promotion i'd love to act like i'm better than it i'd love to act like i won't fall for a two-for-one

01:44hot dog deal at a gas station the thing is i will and when you see tatted up crazy folks going nuts at

01:51each other saying inappropriate things you're going to tune in anyway oh but we're also going to get

01:56former boxing and ufc stars in there dave feldman give him credit he can be shameless at times but he

02:02aggressively gets after it and when they do their big ones i can't miss it it's a character flaw but i

02:10gotta see what happens next