Conor McGregor is right here to remain.
The previous UFC two-division champion will keep his possession stake in Naked Knuckle Combating Championship (BKFC), at a time when most main companions and sponsorships have jumped ship. McGregor, 36, was discovered liable in a sexual assault civil case late final yr and can possible discover himself again in court docket for an unrelated lawsuit in some unspecified time in the future in 2025.
“We don’t need to go into what occurred however on the finish of the day, we’re with him,” BKFC president David Feldman instructed MMA Combating. “He’s our companion, and we’re going to develop this factor collectively. He talks, individuals hear. I don’t condone any unhealthy issues which will have occurred however what I do help 100% is loyalty. You’re with any person, you’re with any person, and also you’re with any person by way of good and unhealthy. Not simply with them by way of the nice. We’ve been with Conor McGregor the entire time. He’s been with us the entire time and 2025’s going to be an epic yr for everyone concerned.”
The promotion’s eight-man, $25 million match would definitely qualify as “epic.”
McGregor brought on friction between BKFC and its streaming companion, DAZN, when he just lately threatened to terminate the printed settlement for reducing off post-fight interviews. Seems the choice to skip over fighter speeches got here from BKFC executives within the curiosity of saving each money and time, because of the penny pinchers at Onerous Rock.
“He’s lifeless proper on that however that really wasn’t a DAZN factor,” Feldman stated. “On the Onerous Rock for some purpose, we’re at all times on a timeline and we have now to get out of there. It will get loopy in case you go over time, I’m speaking like $100,000 an hour so we needed to get out on time. He’s lifeless proper. So we’re making some changes, too. These guys do have to be seen and heard as a result of that’s what [makes] them. That’s what made [Conor]. In the event that they didn’t speak to Conor McGregor after the fights, you wouldn’t know who he’s. So we have now to benefit from that and we’ll.”
BKFC first aligned with DAZN again in 2020 then re-upped for extra dough in 2024.
“Clearly, DAZN is a superb companion for us, and I want he didn’t go on the market like that however on the finish of the day, every part’s ironed over,” Feldman added. “We perceive every part, he understands every part and he’s lifeless proper. We need to hear from the fighters. They only had a devastating knockout. I need to hear ‘I’m going to knock out everyone else that I ever face.’ They need to hear that. They need to hear why, and we’re going to inform these tales, and we’re going to allow them to speak.”
BKFC is predicted to return to DAZN for BKFC: “Pechanga” on Jan. 18 in Temecula.
