Last week, BKFC announced that they’d be heading to Newark, New Jersey on October 4th with the show being headlined […]

Frankie Edgar is coming out of retirement, and yet, he's taking the gloves off. The UFC Hall of Famer will resume his combat sports career on Oct. 4 when he faces Jimmie Rivera in a bareknuckle boxing bout at BKFC 82.

Edgar, 43, is expected to face fellow UFC veteran Jimmie Rivera at a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships event Oct. 4 in his home state of New Jersey. Conor McGregor, a partial owner of BKFC, posted the news to his social media after an initial report by Uncrowned. Edgar's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, also confirmed the news.