Shannon Ritch involved in high-stakes bet for upcoming bare knuckle fight

In recent years, we’ve seen a greater interest in bare knuckle boxing and events that forego the use of gloves for unarmed combat in general. These events are largely either underground or promoted by smaller organizations on pay-per-view, or under private events as seen in the 2011 documentary Knuckle.

We’ve seen various MMA fighters dabble in it as well, such as Ken Shamrock, who was originally scheduled to take on a bare-knuckle fight last year against James Quinn McDonagh, one of the main individuals that the aforementioned documentary focuses on.

Well, now we can add Shannon Ritch to the mix. Rolling Stone’s Stayton Bonner reports the MMA veteran with over 130 recorded MMA fights will be competing in a bare-knuckle boxing event on June 11th against James Gunn. The most compelling part? Apart from the various other competitors expected to be on this card, there’s a $100,000 side bet that Ritch has placed on himself to win. It should be specified that the money wagered is separate …

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