Conor McGregor was drawn to bare knuckle because of how intense and raw the sport is by taking away the gloves.
His decision to become a part owner in BKFC obviously comes from a business stand point where he knows he can add major value to this promotion on the rise.
At the same time, it's clearly something that "The Notorious" is very passionate about because of the mindset of the fighters that step into such an unforgiving arena.
He believes that the sport of bare knuckle has one thing over any other combat sport and that's the respect for the athletes.
Conor McGregor Says Competing In Bare Knuckle Comes With A Certain Amount Of Respect
Ask any boxer about whether they want to compete in MMA and you're sure to get an answer along the lines of not wanting to spend time training their grappling skills.
However, ask most boxers or MMA fighters about competing in bare knuckle and the issue isn't that it's a new skillset for them to learn, it's that it's too damaging.
McGregor believes that this puts the athletes in BKFC on a pedestal in combat sports which makes them a small minority in an already very unique profession.
"The Notorious" spoke at his first press conference for the promotion where he used Mike Perry as a reference for how fighters can come and reinvent themselves in the promotion.
He believes that competing in this sport comes with a certain amount of respect in the combat sports world because frankly, most wouldn't sign on the dotted line.
Make a new name for yourself. Look at what has happened to Michael Perry, one of our big stars here, the 'King of Violence' he titles himself. He's had such a rise in the sport, now he's up against a little dweeb of a thing in a fight this weekend that we're all rooting for him.
"This is the real deal. No one in this combat sports space can speak one bad word about a bare knuckle fighting world champion and that for me, is money in the bank.
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