Conor McGregor’s last UFC fight won’t be his last fight.
McGregor (22-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) is recovering from ACL surgery after blowing out his knee against Max Holloway at UFC 329 in July. That was his first fight in five years, after he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021. He has one fight left on his UFC contract.
The BKFC co-owner told Ahmad Hamilson that he really enjoys bare-knuckle fighting.
I really enjoy bareknuckle fighting. I don’t think there’s any chance of a boring fight in bareknuckle. Now, I am a mixed martial artist. Maybe I’m just saying this because I had a bad time out the last time. Good MMA, really good MMA, is hard to beat, but bareknuckle is very exciting, very dangerous and it takes more courage. I’m looking forward to a bareknuckle fight myself.
He said there’s a good chance he fights in BKFC.
Big chance, big chance. I’m going to lay off my gloves in that octagon for my final UFC contract, but not to retire, to announce bareknuckle. Teeth come and go, just like a nose. It means nothing.
McGregor has already said his next UFC fight is locked in for April 2027. BKFC president David Feldman has long guaranteed McGregor will compete in bare-knuckle.
