GROMDA champion Mateusz Kubiszyn says he has an invitation to a BKFC casting in Las Vegas that will decide whether he advances in the WBM tournament; no date is set.
What we know
- Kubiszyn says the invitation is only to a casting in Las Vegas, which will decide whether he advances to further stages of the WBM tournament.
- Kubiszyn is the first champion in GROMDA history and defended the title at GROMDA 26 in Pionki in early September.
- Armim Gbeyi was disqualified in the fifth round for breaking the rules, after repeatedly taking Kubiszyn down and striking and attempting a choke on the ground.
- McGregor Sports & Entertainment bought a stake in BKFC in April 2024; BKFC was founded in 2018 by David Feldman.
- No date has been given for the casting or any BKFC fight.
A bare-knuckle invitation has landed for one of Poland's better-known crossover fighters. Mateusz 'Don Diego' Kubiszyn says he has been asked to a casting in Las Vegas for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, and he is careful to describe it as nothing more than that.
The casting is the gate, not the fight. By Kubiszyn's own account on Instagram, it will decide whether he is suited to the next stages of the WBM tournament. He closed his post by saying he is going as a GROMDA fighter, which signals he intends to carry his home promotion's name with him.
He arrives with a title behind him. Kubiszyn is the first champion in GROMDA history, the Polish promotion run by Mariusz Grabowski. He built his name in bare-knuckle bouts and freak-fight events, where MMA.pl notes he was treated as a genuine sportsman rather than a sideshow.
His latest defense came at GROMDA 26 in Pionki in early September. Challenger Armim Gbeyi had earned the shot with two straight wins over Polish opponents and pushed the champion hard. The fight ended in the fifth and final round, which has no time limit, when Gbeyi was disqualified for repeatedly taking Kubiszyn down and then striking him on the ground and attempting a choke. Kubiszyn said afterward that Gbeyi had proved he was no accidental contender.
BKFC gives the invitation extra weight. Conor McGregor's McGregor Sports & Entertainment bought a stake in the American promotion in April 2024, and David Feldman founded it in 2018.
What to watch for: the casting date, whether Kubiszyn is cleared for the WBM tournament, and who GROMDA lines up for him if he stays at home. Finding a challenger for the champion has already been described as a difficult task.
The casting is the gate, not the fight. By Kubiszyn's own account on Instagram, it will decide whether he is suited to the next stages of the WBM tournament. He closed his post by saying he is going as a GROMDA fighter, which signals he intends to carry his home promotion's name with him.
He arrives with a title behind him. Kubiszyn is the first champion in GROMDA history, the Polish promotion run by Mariusz Grabowski. He built his name in bare-knuckle bouts and freak-fight events, where MMA.pl notes he was treated as a genuine sportsman rather than a sideshow.
His latest defense came at GROMDA 26 in Pionki in early September. Challenger Armim Gbeyi had earned the shot with two straight wins over Polish opponents and pushed the champion hard. The fight ended in the fifth and final round, which has no time limit, when Gbeyi was disqualified for repeatedly taking Kubiszyn down and then striking him on the ground and attempting a choke. Kubiszyn said afterward that Gbeyi had proved he was no accidental contender.
BKFC gives the invitation extra weight. Conor McGregor's McGregor Sports & Entertainment bought a stake in the American promotion in April 2024, and David Feldman founded it in 2018.
What to watch for: the casting date, whether Kubiszyn is cleared for the WBM tournament, and who GROMDA lines up for him if he stays at home. Finding a challenger for the champion has already been described as a difficult task.
- Summary
- GROMDA champion Mateusz Kubiszyn says he has an invitation to a BKFC casting in Las Vegas that will decide whether he advances in the WBM tournament; no date is set.
- Key points (one per line)
- Mateusz 'Don Diego' Kubiszyn says he has been invited to a BKFC casting in Las Vegas.
The casting will decide whether he moves on to further stages of the WBM tournament.
No date for the casting or any fight has been given.
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- MMA.pl | https://mma.pl/don-diego-dostal-zaproszenie-od-organizacji-mcgregora-to-moze-byc-przelom/
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