Final Preventing Championship (UFC) star Conor McGregor has introduced that he’s now a part-owner of Naked Knuckle Preventing Championships (BKFC), ESPN reported.
The previous two-division UFC champion made the announcement as he made an look on the BKFC KnuckleMania 4 card Saturday evening.
“‘The Infamous’ Conor McGregor right here,” McGregor, 35, mentioned in a video that aired earlier than the night’s co-main occasion.Â
“Girls and gents, the large announcement that I’ve for you immediately, Conor McGregor myself and McGregor Sports activities and Leisure is now an proprietor of Naked Knuckle Preventing Championships.”
“Welcome to the massive leagues. David Feldman, child, we did it,” McGregor mentioned, referring to the BKFC president.
Whereas McGregor Sports activities and Leisure enters as an element proprietor, Triller will stay the bulk shareholder of the promotion.
Final 12 months, McGregor expressed an curiosity in bare-knuckle boxing and competing for the BKFC promotion throughout an look at a BKFC occasion, even having an impromptu faceoff with Mike Perry.
Nevertheless, as a substitute of competing, he has discovered one other strategy to be part of the most important naked knuckle organisation on this planet.
“I feel it is simply going to maneuver the needle tremendously,” BKFC President David Feldman mentioned. “We will do a variety of huge issues. We will open up a variety of new markets.”
McGregor is ready to face Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June.
