From the mosh pit to bare-knuckle fighting.
Slaughter to Prevail frontman Alex Terrible — real name Aleksandr Shikolai — is putting down his microphone and preparing to throw hands after signing to fight with BKFC.
The Russian-born deathcore singer is expected to debut with the bare-knuckle fighting promotion before the end of the year, with plans to turn his attention to training after his band wraps up its current tour in September. He announced the news via Full Send MMA, with BKFC officials confirming the news to MMA Fighting.
“I’m just a musician, I’m not a fighter, I’m not a sportsman, or some shit,” Terrible said. “I’m just a regular dude who grew up in the streets. You call it in the hood. In Russia, if you grow up in a village, it is the hood. Then I found a boxing gym, I found myself in this f*cking boxing, a new passion.”
While nothing is set in stone just yet, Terrible is currently expected to make his BKFC debut in December.
The 30-year-old singer, who first rose to prominence making cover songs on YouTube, mentioned a social influencer turned fighter as a potential first opponent, but no deal has been struck just yet to make it official.
“We don’t know the opponent yet. I heard about one name, Bryce Hall,” Terrible said. “I really don’t care who it’s going to be.
“I just want to fight and I have nothing to lose because I’m a musician. If they put me against a fighter and if I knock him out, good. If he knocks me out, I don’t f*cking care. I just want to put on a good fight and show what I have in my heart. That’s it.”
His band Slaughter to Prevail is one of the fastest rising heavy metal outfits in the industry right now, with more than 1.1 million average listeners per month on Spotify.
