Founder and president of 3D Fight Club Dougie Joyce is hoping to change people's perception of bare-knuckle boxing and MMA at his upcoming Manchester event.
Joyce founded the combat sport organisation two years ago and believes the concept is unique. Across the course of an evening, those in attendance and everyone watching on Fite TV see a range of different disciplines inside the octagon.
At 3DFC's Last Man Standing event on June 17, fans will be able to see traditional boxing, kickboxing, MMA and bare-knuckle boxing all on the same card.
Bare-knuckle does not have a governing body regulating the sport but Joyce, speaking to MEN Sport, wants to end the stigma surrounding a sport he has grown up with. "We have created this because people have made it sound barbaric," Joyce said. "So people will be afraid to approach it and think 'oh it's bare-knuckle, oh it's bloody, it's this, that and the other'. ALSO READ: Hatton keen to add to Manchester sporting success "But it is really not that bad.
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