 | This article reads like a press release or a news article and may be largely based on routine coverage. (November 2022) |
| Industry | Bare-knuckle boxing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | Miami, Florida , United States |
Key people |
Mike Goldberg (Play-by-Play)
Paulie Malignaggi (Analyst)
Claudia Trejos (Spanish PBP)
Benny Ricardo (Spanish Analyst)
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| Website | bybextreme |
BYB Extreme Fighting Series (BYB) is a bare knuckle fighting organization founded in 2015 by former MMA fighter Dhafir ("Dada 5000") Harris and Mike Vazquez, former owner of NASCAR team HRT Motorsports.[1] Harris rose to fame from his staging of backyard bare knuckle fights which went viral online and subsequently became the subject of the Billy Corben documentary, Dawg Fight.[2] BYB is an abbreviation of "Back Yard Brawl", a nod to the company's origins.[3] BYB's fights are held in it's patented[4] Trigon ring or cage, which it touts as the smallest fighting surface in combat sports.[5]
In June 2023, beIN SPORTS announced it secured an exclusive media rights deal with BYB in North America to broadcast "Best of BYB" archive shows as well as five live events, making it the first bare knuckle fighting to air live on linear television.[6] In 2024, BYB announced expanded coverage to Fight Network and Fuse.[7]
- ^ Evans, Pat (April 5, 2019). "BYB Extreme Hopes to Usher Bare Knuckle Boxing Back to Prominence". Front Office Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Wolf, Colin. "Dawg Fight, the insane documentary about Florida backyard fighting, is now on Netflix". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Simon, Zane (April 5, 2021). "Dada 5000 returns!? Former Bellator fighter heading to bare-knuckle boxing". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (November 19, 2021). "BYB files suit against Triller over Triad Combat's triangular ring". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Former Bareknuckle Star Dada 5000 Returns To Combat Sports at BYB 13 in November". MiddleEasy. October 24, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ December 2023, Global sports channel beIN SPORTS to broadcast “Best of BYB” episodes in US and Canada, as well as live BYB events beginning with BYB 18 on June 25, 2023 live from London’s Indigo at the O2, and additional bare knuckle fighting events slated for August, September, October and. "BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting Series on beIN SPORTS". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "BYB to Expand Live Coverage and Air BYB 24 Super Brawl Saturday on Fuse and The Fight Network on February 10 AT 8PM ET". www.bybextreme.com. Retrieved February 26, 2024.