News UPDATE: Justin Thornton who was brutally KO'd at BKFC 20 last August has passed away

[thehighking]

The way Reyes fell on his head against Jiri was horrible. That could have been alot worse. It could happen at all levels despite the skill disparity or lack thereof.

I agree, it's kind of a freak accident kind of thing. Many fighters get KO'd and receive concussions and don't get any long term damage (other than contributing to CTE). Nobody knows who will be the unlucky ones who receive horrific or fatal injuries, it's just down to pure chance and hoping you aren't one of the unlucky victims of the sport. It's important that the risks are minimized though and fair match-making definitely reduces the risk.

 

[flairleguccijoints]

I am speechless. I thought there was a safety in check to make sure people do not go up against too stiff of a competition but I was wrong!

Outside of a 6-0 Danny Garcia and a green Demetrius Hopkins, don’t see much “stiff” competition in the names of their opponents.

 

[RerouteToRemain]

RIP

 

[Migdagen]

lol how can you not see the guy spike his head and break his neck?

hey hey hey lets not get personal. You can be my friend if you want. Just try not to watch a poor soul who lost his life and rant on two paragraphs about a god damned uppercut. It is clear as day that the cage was not padded correctly and he obviously spiked his head on it and got nuked. It is somewhat offensive to not even watch the video and comment some inane bullshit when a man died. so sorry bozo but if commenting on a dude dying it should be somewhat relevant...

First off, its a hook and not an uppercut that KOed him. But you Sherlock Holmes says it was clear as day that the cage was not padded correctly...
All I said was that death in the rings sometimes looks random. I was not insulting the poor man in any way. Once again, you must be fun to hang with...

 

[snackgod]

so where all the outrage that the ufc treats people like dirt but dont call out this joke of a fighting league.

 

[witt1021]

If Justin does not make a full recovery this will absolutely be the end of Bare Knuckle FC in the United States.

As it should be since the UFC & Bellator have managed to go 18 plus years thankfully without a fighter sustaining an injury that left them paralyzed.

I hope Bare Knuckle has adequate catastrophic injury insurance because they are going to be bankrupted (and rightfully so) if this man was paralyzed during a "bare knuckle boxing match".

Edit (10/4/2021): RIP Justin Thornton

This was a preventable death that is on the hands of the promoter (BKFC).

i agree with everything you said. however BNFC is actually sanctioned by a state athletic committee. with the papers they sign saying they could die from participating from said sport, i just dont think they will be sued. i hope they do get sued, but i wouldnt bet on it.

 

[sonofjay817]

I hear people say bare knuckle is no more dangerous, or perhaps, even safer than regular boxing or MMA because there isn't the more sustained punishment over more rounds with padded gloves and that the seeming more barbarous nature of it is merely superficial because cuts happen easier. In my mind, this event calls all of that into question. It may be presumptuous to say so. It may be too early, but just saying, for the sport to be as young as it is and already have a death, it doesn't look good. How many deaths has there been as a direct result of a fight in the UFC since its inception?

 

[UFCIsNOTRigged]

i agree with everything you said. however BNFC is actually sanctioned by a state athletic committee. with the papers they sign saying they could die from participating from said sport, i just dont think they will be sued. i hope they do get sued, but i wouldnt bet on it.

Those waivers aren't worth the paper they are printed on.

Also, those liability waivers you are referring to do not prevent litigation for negligence on the part of the promotional company.

BKFC is a garbage company.

 

[FriskyRandy]

Well that's the end of BKFC.

RIP to Justin.

Hearing about his life, this is honestly how he would have chose to go out. He was a born warrior.

 

[Sticko]

I hear people say bare knuckle is no more dangerous, or perhaps, even safer than regular boxing or MMA because there isn't the more sustained punishment over more rounds with padded gloves and that the seeming more barbarous nature of it is merely superficial because cuts happen easier. In my mind, this event calls all of that into question. It may be presumptuous to say so. It may be too early, but just saying, for the sport to be as young as it is and already have a death, it doesn't look good. How many deaths has there been as a direct result of a fight in the UFC since its inception?

In the UFC? None that I'm aware of

But pro boxers die every year. In this case Thornton didn't take a sustained beating, he got hit with a knockout punch but nothing too crazy. It really looks like the injury came from the way he fell, not from the punch itself.

They should look at the surface they're using and make sure it's up to safety standards but this kind of fall can happen in regular boxing too. It's a major plot point in the movie "Million Dollar Baby" after all.

 

[CasualBot]

Report or ask a Mod.
Lots a subjects that aren't purely UFC float here.

 

[Kryptt]

 

[CasualBot]

19 pages, multiple mods, hardly quickly

 

[Migdagen]

I get it was a mismatch, but there's nothing about the broken neck here that has to do with that outside of the KO which is a possibility in every fight regardless of skill difference. I mean you can still hold them accountable for such a ridiculous mismatch, just not really super relevant to the way he landed.

Your opinion makes the most sense to me. But maybe there is an argument to say that if the guy had been more in shape, his neck would have been less likely to break on the fall.

 

[Sherbert]

Marked down as a covid death no doubt

 

[TJ Dillashank]

RIP

 

[Kryptt]

19 pages, multiple mods, hardly quickly

Do Keep at it though...

 

[kflo]

... this forum loves click bait?

18 pages deep, still in the wrong forum.

What do mods do around here,
besides hand out cards for sarcasm ?

You don’t want this topic discussed? Seriously?

 

[kflo]

I hear people say bare knuckle is no more dangerous, or perhaps, even safer than regular boxing or MMA because there isn't the more sustained punishment over more rounds with padded gloves and that the seeming more barbarous nature of it is merely superficial because cuts happen easier. In my mind, this event calls all of that into question. It may be presumptuous to say so. It may be too early, but just saying, for the sport to be as young as it is and already have a death, it doesn't look good. How many deaths has there been as a direct result of a fight in the UFC since its inception?

It’s just not obvious what was unique about bkf that contributed to this death compared to say mma……

 

[kflo]

Marked down as a covid death no doubt

Stfu. Really..