Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor introduced by means of social media that he’s now a component proprietor of Naked Knuckle Combating Championship (BKFC).
Saturday night time’s announcement was performed stay throughout the promotion’s KnuckleMania 4 battle card on pay-per-view and aligns the world’s most infamous combined martial artist with the primary naked knuckle promotion on the earth.
“’The Infamous’ Conor McGregor right here. Girls and gents, the massive announcement that I’ve for you at the moment, Conor McGregor myself and McGregor Sports activities and Leisure is now an proprietor of Naked Knuckle Combating Championships,” McGregor mentioned in a video. “Welcome to the massive leagues. David Feldman, child, we did it.”
With McGregor on board, the Irish celebrity’s firm McGregor Sports activities and Leisure turns into a component proprietor of BKFC, with Triller remaining the bulk shareholder in BKFC.
“Look, you’ve obtained the most important man in all of fight sports activities proper now as a component proprietor of our firm,” Feldman mentioned throughout the BKFC KnuckleMania 4 broadcast. “I feel it’s simply going to maneuver the needle tremendously. We’re going to do a whole lot of large issues. We’re going to open up a whole lot of new markets.
“Look, we’re companions with Conor McGregor. Everyone within the fight sports activities world, everyone on the earth is aware of who that man is. So Conor, thanks and let’s blow this shit up.”
McGregor returns to the UFC this summer season throughout Worldwide Battle Week when he faces Michael Chandler at UFC 303.
