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San Luis Obispo bare knuckles fighter goes professional

November 22, 2024

By KAREN VELIE

San Luis Obispo professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter Steven Sainsbury is competing in his first professional bare knuckles bout in Los Angeles on Nov. 23

The 32-year-old San Luis Obispo native is slated to participate in a “Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.” Sainsbury is the first person to ever compete professionally in a bare knuckle boxing match from San Luis Obispo County.

On May 18, Sainsbury competed in his first professional mixed martial arts fight in Long Beach. As an MMA professional fighter, Sainsbury is undefeated having won both of his bouts, one by knockout and one by submission.

The “Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship” starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday, with Sainsbury in the second bout. Watch the fight live on Fubo Sports.

“I am grateful to represent San Luis Obispo and I look forward to laying it on the line Saturday – sink or swim,” Sainsbury said.

 


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A disturbing “sport” that shouldn’t get promoted imo…


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Agreed. Irreversible brain damage. That’s why alot of former NFL athletes commit suicide because they’re brain is literally decaying.


It’s like the fall of the Roman Empire as Gladiator sports got more and more disturbing.


Gambling + watching humans attempt to knock each other out has to be the pit of humanity next to war, murder and genocide. A truly, disgusting “sport”.


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Kevin with all respect… you obviously are uneducated about combat sports.To compare combat sports to the NFL is laughable. Go look up the stats on cte and you will see how incorrect and misinformed your are.The fact that you would come on this platform to bash a local who is chasing their dream and representing San Luis Obispo in the right ways with respect and integrity shows your character or lack of. I highly suggest you go and look up the statistics before making an uneducated claim. Kevin Not all of us can work in a office, some of us have a different path. You obviously have a strong opinion…having said that I respect opinion even though it is not factual, it is however….YOUR OPINION


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Ummm…ouch?


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Go Steven!


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