BKFC signs former UFC title challenger Jessica Eye
04/01/2025 05:57 PM
Bareknuckle Fighting Championship has signed former UFC women's flyweight title challenger Jessica "Evil" Eye. Eye made the announcement during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show and the fight promotion confirmed the news via social media on Tuesday.
Breaking: Jessica Eye announces she has signed with @bareknucklefc 👊
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 1, 2025
"After a long time of negotiation, I am signing with Bareknuckle Fighting Championship. I started out boxing... They finally came financially correct and motivated me enough to be like, you know what? Maybe… pic.twitter.com/gScObvL9iQ
"After a long time of negotiation, I am signing with Bareknuckle Fighting Championship. I started out boxing... They finally came financially correct and motivated me enough to be like, you know what? Maybe these guys will take care of me in a way that I wasn't taken care of in my UFC fights and that's financially rewarding," she said.
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Eye retired from mixed marital arts following her UFC 276 decision loss to Maycee Barber in July 2022. She fought 16 times inside the octagon over the nine-year period between 2013 and 2022. At the time of her retirement, the 38-year old had lost four consecutive fights.
Part BKFC owner Conor McGregor reacted to the news of Eye's signing on Tuesday.
"She is in phenomenal physical condition! The best I've ever seen her and I have shared many a card with her over the years. Look at her big bare fists and magnificent musculature," McGregor wrote on X. "We are very happy to have "Evil" Eye at BKFC! We have high hopes for her and she will be well looked after!"
She is in phenomenal physical condition! The best I've ever seen her and I have shared many a card with her over the years.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 1, 2025
Look at her big bare fists and magnificent musculature! 👀
We are very happy to have "Evil" Eye at BKFC!
We have high hopes for her and she will be… pic.twitter.com/Sgea5hOJJy
