The first Dutch BKFC fighter taught me how to fight with no gloves ๐
2025 ยท Wrestling ยท Wrestling
The first Dutch BKFC fighter taught me how to fight with no gloves ๐
The first Dutch BKFC fighter taught me how to fight with no gloves ๐
2025
Wrestling
We sat down in Tilburg with the first-ever Dutch fighter to compete in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) - Jelle Zeegers - and he held nothing back. Fresh off a brutal knockout debut, he opened up about what itโs really like to fight without gloves. In this raw 39-minute interview, he breaks down: ๐ฅ How to punch correctly in bare-knuckle fighting ๐ง The mentality it takes to survive in the BKFC ring ๐ฎ What it feels like to get hit โ and to hit someone โ with no gloves ๐ฅ The pressure before walking out into a bare-knuckle fight ๐ฅ His thoughts on Conor McGregor joining BKFC and what it means for the future of the sport ๐ Why BKFC is exploding in popularity, and how fighters like Thiago Santos & Yoel Romero are changing the game He also shares his personal story โ from getting bullied as a kid, to fighting in Bellator, to using hypnosis as a tool to stay mentally sharp under extreme pressure. If youโre curious about the raw, unfiltered truth behind Bare Knuckle Fighting โ from pain to preparation to pure grit โ this is the interview you donโt want to miss. #boxing #bkfc #combat #sports #fight #knockout #bare #knuckle #champion