BKFC boss David Feldman: Diego Sanchez signing almost finalized, but not before he gets medically tested first
It appears Diego Sanchez will take his gloves off, but not to call it a career.
“The Ultimate Fighter 1” winner and UFC Hall of Famer recently made an appearance at a Bare Knuckle FC press conference in Miami, where he claimed that competing for the bare-knuckle boxing promotion would be “fun.”
BKFC president David Feldman confirms that he’s been in talks with Sanchez, teasing that a deal will likely be finalized soon. But the major concern surrounding Sanchez has been his medical and neurological health, which resulted in his departure from the UFC when Sanchez’s attorney couldn’t confirm that the 39-year-old’s health was not compromised.
However, Feldman ensures that Sanchez will have to go through some testing procedures before getting cleared to compete.
“Yeah we’re having some great talks,” Feldman told MMA Junkie. “I think we’re going to close something out pretty soon. He’s a good guy. I think he can offer a lot to us. I don’t think he’s done. We’ll absolutely go through every type of medical protocols that there are just because of the history he had with the guy (Joshua Fabia) that he was with. I want to make sure that everything’s on the up and up with him, and I have a really good hunch and a feeling that they are.
“So once we get through that, I think we can get to a contract and get something going. It’ll be great to have that legend, Diego Sanchez, fighting another legend inside the squared circle, which as soon as Diego signs, and I can announce the matchup that I have, people are going to be like, ‘What the hell is going on here?’”
Opponents for Sanchez’s BKFC debut have already been discussed, which Feldman says will definitely both surprise and excite the fans.
“I got one that’s not on the roster that people are also going to go ‘What the hell?’” Feldman said. “And I got another one that’s on the roster that people are 100 percent going to be like, ‘I can’t believe this. This doesn’t make any sense,’ but he actually, he asked for it. Until I get the contract done, I don’t want to tease, tease, tease. I hate doing that to you, man, but, you know.”
To see the full interview with Feldman, check out the video below.
