President of 'bare-knuckle boxing' admits interest in signing Cigano and Overeem

J. Cigano (left) and A. Overeem (right) will receive proposals to join BKFC. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage

Recently dismissed by the UFC, junior gypsy e alistair overeem They may not be out of work for long. In conversation with a North American website, 'BJPenn.com', the president of Bare Knuckle FC, admitted his interest in having MMA legends in his company. The veterans, however, did not speak about the matter.

See too

Thiago Marreta speaks out after defeat to Aleksandar Rakic

Amanda Nunes reaffirms her roots and says: 'I'm the face of MMA in Brazil'

After accusing Sterling of faking an injury at UFC 259, Henry Cejudo apologizes to the new champion

“We are interested in both Júnior dos Santos (Cigano) and alistair overeem. We have already made contact with them and their representatives. Let’s see what happens”, admitted the agent.

Considered two of the best MMA heavyweights of all time, Cigano and Overeem were dismissed from Ultimate at the beginning of March. Thinking about renewing the division, the company chose to invest in younger talents.

Former UFC champion, Júnior, 37, is definitely not having a great time. Executioner of names like Cain Velazquez, Fabricio Werdum, Mirko Cro Cop and Stipe Miocic, the Brazilian ended up being fired after a sequence of four defeats by knockout.

Even without an Ultimate title, Overeem, 40, built a successful career in MMA. With more than 60 fights as a professional in the sport, the 'Dutch giant' built his name with great results in events such as Pride, Dream and Strikeforce. Among Alistair's victims are, Vitor belfort, Brock Lesnar, Fabricio Werdum, Frank mir e Andrei Arlovski.