There are no Round 1 results. No round of BKFC's $25 million World's Baddest Man tournament has taken place. As of August 2026 the bracket has not been drawn, no entrants have been confirmed, and no tournament bout has been contested anywhere.
Correction, August 16, 2026. A previous version of this page reported a first round held on March 8, 2026 in Tampa, Florida, including named fights, finishes, judges' scorecards and a Round 2 date of April 19 in Las Vegas. None of that took place. No such event was held, those results did not occur, and the page should never have carried them. We have removed them in full rather than leave them in place with a note, because fabricated fight results are worse than no page at all. If you found this page through a search for tournament results, the accurate position is set out below.
What Actually Happened
BKFC announced the tournament at its Champions Summit in Hollywood, Florida on July 10-11, 2025. Conor McGregor, a part-owner of the promotion, presented it alongside BKFC president David Feldman: $25 million in total purses, 32 fighters, open weight from 185 lbs to 265 lbs, starting in March 2026.
March 2026 passed with no event.
The first acknowledgement came from Feldman on The Ariel Helwani Show in early June 2026, in an appearance reported by Yahoo Sports on June 3. He said the tournament had moved to 2027 and gave a short explanation: "It wasn't as easy to back up as I thought it was." He confirmed a network deal had been signed but declined to name the broadcaster.
The broadcaster was revealed on July 14, 2026, when FOX News Media announced that FOX Nation would carry the tournament as a documentary competition series called World's Baddest Man, premiering in summer 2027. Our coverage of that announcement is here: BKFC lands on FOX Nation.
Where That Leaves Round 1
| Question | Answer as of August 2026 |
|---|---|
| Has Round 1 been fought? | No |
| Has a date been set for it? | No. Only the summer 2027 series premiere is confirmed. |
| Has the bracket been published? | No |
| Have any entrants been confirmed? | No |
| Is the field 32 fighters? | Announced as 32 in 2025. Not reconfirmed. Some 2026 coverage has referenced 64. |
| Is the purse still $25 million? | Not confirmed. FOX Nation's release describes only "an eight-figure prize pool". |
BKFC has not published a qualification route either. There is no confirmed tryout, qualifier card or seeding criterion. That question is covered separately in how do you qualify for the BKFC $25M tournament.
Why This Page Still Exists
The search demand for "BKFC $25M tournament Round 1 results" is real, and it is being met across the web by pages that either invent results or repeat a March 2026 start date that was superseded more than a year ago. The useful answer to that query is a clear no, with the documented timeline attached, rather than a deleted page.
For the full record of what was promised, when it changed, and what remains unconfirmed, see our canonical status page: the $25 million BKFC tournament.
Real BKFC Events
If you are looking for bare-knuckle cards that have actually been fought, start here:
- BKFC major events — the promotion's significant cards from BKFC 1 onward
- KnuckleMania VI — BKFC's flagship annual show
- KnuckleMania history — every edition of the flagship
- BKFC PPV and streaming guide — where BKFC cards are actually broadcast
