Vince McMahon Reportedly Attempted Purchase of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships

Former WWE and TKO Executive Chairman Vince McMahon reportedly recently attempted to purchase Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships (BKFC), according to the Undisputed.

Justin Barrasso reported that his sources stated that McMahon had recently attempted to purchase a controlling interest in BKFC.

In an interview with Barrasso, BKFC founder and president David Feldman confirmed that a meeting with McMahon had taken place but he was unwilling to relinquish full control for a potential deal due to the timing of it wasn’t right for him and his company.

“He’s a great guy, his whole team is great, but the timing wasn’t right for us. He’s Vince McMahon–if I were him, I’d want creative control, too. He was awesome, very complimentary, and he was very serious to do business.”

Barrasso reported that executives spoken to within the from both combat sports and wrestling industries stated that the current belief is that McMahon will “ultimately find himself involved again in professional wrestling.”

McMahon recently had launched a new sports and entertainment investment firm called 14TH & I.