Brennan Ward's plan for Bare Knuckle FC bout with Chris Leben: 'Swing for the stars'

Remember the Brennan Ward of Bellator fame, the guy who won one of their old-school tournaments with a kill-or-be-killed style that was entertaining for fans regardless of who won?

Yeah, that’s the guy who plans on showing up to meet Chris Leben at Bare Knuckle FC 6 on June 22 in Tampa, Fla.

While Ward has retired from MMA – which means he doesn’t even have to think about utilizing the wrestling skills which earned him All-America status at Johnson and Wales – he plans on keeping the same blazing-fast style that punctuated his Bellator bouts. 

“If you watch any of my MMA fights, you know I come out hard, I come out fast,” Ward told MMA Junkie at the recent BKFC 6 media day in New York. “I’ve never been one to – I’ve been to the third round one time in my career. I come out fast and hard. I swing for the stars. I get knocked out, or I knock somebody out. Nothing is going to be different.” 

Ward hasn’t fought in MMA since August 2017, and the way he sees it, bare knuckle is the only way he plans on pursuing professional pugilism any time soon. 

“If I’m going to fight, this is what I want to do,” Ward said.

To hear more from Ward, watch the video above.

For more on the upcoming schedule, check out our MMA Rumors page.