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Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor has competed in both professional MMA and professional boxing, but he has yet to compete in a bare-knuckle boxing fight.
BKFC President David Feldman would like to change that and he would like to work with the UFC to have McGregor compete in the BKFC.
“Look, theoretically he can't because he's under contract with the UFC and we actually have a great relationship with the UFC,” Feldman told The Sun. “But I think Conor plays by a different set of rules anyway. Maybe there’s a way to partner on an event, who knows? But as far as us doing it by ourselves, I don’t think that ever happens. But maybe a collaboration? It could happen, he likes it.”
McGregor is looking to make his UFC return later this year, looking to earn his first professional MMA victory since January of 2020.
Feldman says that if McGregor does make the leap to the BKFC, a bout with former UFC fighter Mike Perry would make the most sense.
“They'd both stand there and bang and Mike Perry talks good, Conor talks good and it would be really, really fun to watch,” Feldman said. “There’s a lot of guys out there too. A lot of guys in the UFC that would be fun. Justin Gaethje, he would be really fun to watch here. I think Conor versus Mike Perry, the whole world would tune in.”
