A veteran of the UFC is getting back from a fight sports activities retirement, however to not re-commence her profession contained in the Octagon.
Jessica Eye competed 16 instances on combined martial arts’ largest stage after signing in 2013, recording victories over the likes of Katlyn Cerminara and Viviane Araújo.
Her peak got here in 2019 when she challenged Valentina Shevchenko for the ladies’s flyweight title. Eye finally ended up securing a spot on “Bullet’s” spotlight reel after being knocked out by a brutal head kick at UFC 238.
A four-fight dropping skid quickly adopted, and after a choice setback to Maycee Barber in mid-2022, “Evil” Eye referred to as time on her profession.
Three years later, the now 38-year-old is about to renew her stint in fight sports activities underneath a brand new banner — Naked Knuckle Combating Championship.
Throughout an look on Tuesday’s episode of The Ariel Helwani Present on Uncrowned, Eye introduced her new enterprise whereas taking a dig on the UFC, who she stated didn’t ‘take care’ of her.
“After a very long time of negotiation, I’m signing with Naked Knuckle Combating Championship,” Eye stated. “I began out boxing… They lastly got here financially right and motivated me sufficient to be like, you realize what? Perhaps these guys will handle me in a method that I wasn’t taken care of in my UFC fights and that’s financially rewarding.”
With that, Eye marks the newest in a slew of notable UFC names to cross over to the world of bare-knuckle boxing. Outstanding MMA figures like Mike Perry, Luke Rockhold, Eddie Alvarez, Ben Rothwell, Chad Mendes, and Paige VanZant have additionally appeared within the BKFC ring.
