Can BKFC Afford Nate Diaz?

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For those folks who say BKFC couldn’t afford Nate Diaz, You are 100% wrong!
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship President, David Feldman has publicly stated the promotion’s interest in getting into the Nate Diaz business, something he wouldn’t do if the company couldn’t make a legitimate offer to Diaz.
If I remember correctly, BKFC once made a one-off offer to Mike Tyson for 10 or 20 million dollars. The offer was legitimate. They paid Paige VanZant nearly 2 million for 3 or 4 fights. Ben Rothwell is reportedly getting 6 figures per bout. The Tyson offer and PVZ deals were made before BKFC was acquired by Triller which is worth close to 6 billion dollars. BKFC now has the ability to go after any free agent they want.

A Diaz signing could give BKFC the ability to do a full-fledged PPV for #KNUCKLEMANIA3 They could charge 50 bucks. Sell 500,000, which I think is achievable, and gross 25 million!

Imagine a KnuckleMania 3 main card on PPV:

  • Nate Diaz vs Mike Perry
  • Paige VanZant vs Felice Herrig
  • Ben Rothwell vs Greg Hardy
  • Christine Ferea vs Bec Rawlings
  • Luis Palomino vs Chad Mendes
Diaz would be the biggest signing in company history. Yes. he would need, and demand a huge payday. However, that doesn’t mean he’d get 10 million per fight! He didn’t make that in the UFC, and he will only get that kind of money if he were to fight Jake Paul, which the entire combat sports community is expecting to be the next bout for the former UFC star. I could see a deal that would pay Diaz 1 to 2 million per fight flat, plus PPV points, and that would be a great deal for Diaz to accept. Plus BKFC would have zero problems allowing Diaz to pursue other fights like Jake Paul, and they could also build Triller Boxing events around Diaz.
Diaz coming to BKFC, and BKFC getting into the Nate Diaz business is a winning formula for all parties! And again, make no mistake, BKFC can absolutely afford to sign Nate Diaz.