Cole Ferrell has been busy since his BKFC debut.
Since his first trip to the Squared Circle at BKFC 42 — when Ferrell defeated Cody Schieve by second-round KO in Greenville, SC — Ferrell has gotten married and welcomed his first daughter into the world.
Ferrell has a full plate at home, but there was no chance he wasn’t going to compete at BKFC’s debut in his home state of Georgia.
“I was (explicit) ecstatic when I learned BKFC was coming to Atlanta,” Ferrell says with a big smile. “I’m sure I annoyed (BKFC Matchmaker) Nate Shook more than any other fighter on the roster with how persistent I was to get on this card. I tried to be very polite, professional and respectful — but also extremely persistent (laughs).”
Ferrell got his wish. The hard-hitting family man meets Justin Watson on Friday at BKFC 69 when the world’s fastest growing combat sports promotion breaks new ground in Atlanta under the bright lights at Gas South Arena.
“This is definitely the biggest fight of my career,” Ferrell says.
“This is a massive event and a massive platform. With the fight being in Atlanta, I’m honored to do what I love in front of the people that I love, and I’m just so excited to showcase my skills on BKFC’s platform again.”
Ferrell boasts a professional MMA record of 11-1, with all of his victories coming by stoppage. He has been widely regarded as one of the top prospects in the world of MMA, but the 32-year-old Ferrell is now all in with BKFC.
“MMA was my priority, but BKFC has just consistently been levelling up and impressing everybody. I’ve been very impressed. I’ve never doubted how big BKFC can be, but they’re growing at a very rapid pace. You realize that you can really make a name for yourself in this sport and earn a lot of money. I won’t get into numbers, but in just my second fight with BKFC I’m earning more than all of my MMA fights combined,” Ferrell says.
“If BKFC keeps writing the checks that they’re writing me, then I see myself having a really bright future here,” he adds. “However, I’m just taking it one fight at a time. This is a very brutal sport, so you have to respect that and you can’t look past any of your fights. I’m really locked in on this fight, and I do see a strong future here.”
