King Kai Stewart Eyes Cruise Fight and Cejudo Showdown

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Kai Discusses a Cruise-Ship Fight, RAF Wrestling and Bigger Career Opportunities

Kai’s combat sports journey has taken him from Fenway Park to an upcoming fight aboard a cruise ship, but many of the event’s details remain unclear. With the fight three months away, he is still seeking information about travel, accommodations and the schedule for his four-person team. His pregnant fiancée will remain at home.

What he does know is that the event is expected to take place on the boat in the Bahamas. Glass is supposed to be placed over the swimming pools to create an open-air fighting area on the deck, and he believes the ship will be ported in Nassau. As a main-event fighter, Kai feels he should have a clearer picture of how the event will work, although he expects he may still be waiting for answers when fight night arrives.

After his win at Fenway Park, Kai had expressed interest in competing in RAF and returning to wrestling. Those plans remain important to him, even as he prepares to defend his BKFC belt.

Kai said a rematch with Brian Duran outside Miami would do little for his career. He believes he has already handled every fighter in BKFC’s top five and is now looking for opportunities that present a new challenge.

One of his biggest goals is a RAF wrestling match against Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo. Kai wants to test his wrestling at that level and would also be interested in facing Cejudo afterward in gloved boxing or bare-knuckle competition.

With a baby on the way, Kai is also considering the financial side of his career. He said that despite holding seven world titles and pursuing an eighth, he does not believe his family is financially protected. He remains loyal to BKFC, but he is willing to explore RAF, gloved boxing, Misfits or other opportunities that could offer greater pay without the damage of bare-knuckle fighting.

However, Kai has no interest in leaving bare knuckle simply to face an unknown opponent elsewhere. He wants major fights and meaningful opportunities. If BKFC continues paying him, he is prepared to keep lining up opponents and knocking them down.