{
  "id": 1855103,
  "title": "Another member of the Dodson family enters the bare-knuckle fray",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/another-member-of-the-dodson-family-enters-the-bare-knuckle-fray",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T03:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/another-member-dodson-family-enters-030600056.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chelsea Dodson, a mother of three and a baker from Grants, has become the latest family member to take up bare-knuckle fighting. She recently signed a multi-fight contract with the Backyard Brawl Fighting Championship (BKFC), joining her husband John, who is the reigning men's flyweight champion. BKFC matchmaker Jewlz Grey confirmed the signing on Instagram. Dodson had previously competed on Power Slap, where she had a 1-2-1 record, including a draw against former UFC star Paige VanZant. She is now training for her bare-knuckle debut under her husband's MMA & Fitness banner.",
  "summary": "Chelsea Dodson self-identifies as a wife, a mother of three and a baker of sugar cookies. But there’s this other thing. … Or things. Dodson, a Grants native and an Albuquerque resident, recently signed a multi-fight contract to join her husband, John Dodson, as a bare-knuckle fighter. “They (the BKFC in the person of matchmaker Jewlz Grey, who confirmed the signing on Instagram), just offered ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}