"I didn't have a lot of desire to come back and box, so something had to tickle my fancy. This did," Malignaggi told ESPN. "This is thinking outside the box. Before boxing I was in a lot of street fights. In a street fight you're wearing your bare knuckles. This is sort of similar to a street fight, but I can use my boxing skill set. "When I look at BKFC there's a niche there and money to be made and a vacuum in talent, and I feel if I get in there there's a lot of damage I can do." read more http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/26172081/malignaggi-join-bare-knuckle-championship
