BKFC shareholder Conor McGregor has been left awestruck by tonight’s proceedings ahead of the promotion’s return to Hollywood, Florida.
McGregor, a long-time aficionado of bare-knuckle fighting, made a shrewd business ploy last year by purchasing a stake in the David Feldman-led BKFC. And while his presence at its promotional events does bring a lot of credibility to the promotion, certain events like their ceremonial weigh-ins take away from it.
There is a reason the UFC doesn’t allow fighters to touch each other before they step into the octagon. One, it’s bad for optics since this is professional fighting, not street thuggery. Two, nobody wants the law to be involved here.
However, when fighters slap each other at BKFC, not only is it not frowned upon, but the ‘Mystic Mac’ posts it on his socials, too, to promote the event.
At the weigh-ins earlier tonight, Leonardo Perdomo and Steve Herelius’s face-off broke into a brawl, with the latter picking up the scales to use as a weapon.
“Absolutely Murderous”, said McGregor, wasting no time in posting his reaction on his official X account. “See you tomorrow night for Bare Knuckle at the HardRock”, he added to promote the event.
Absolutely Murderous! See you tomorrow night for Bare Knuckle at the HardRock! #LiveOnDazn https://t.co/XaJzQAutNa
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 26, 2025
It all started after Herelius flicked Pedermo’s (Zambo) nose and got clocked in return! Hopefully, their match tomorrow will be just as entertaining.
McGregor, meanwhile, doesn’t seem to care. Since joining the promotion, he has been selling it to the crowd like his life depends on it, even making claims of stepping into the ring, despite two fights still remaining on his UFC contract.
“If you think I’m up here giving these speeches and leading these men into battle, and I won’t step in there myself – think again”, McGregor had said during a BKFC presser last month.
“Conor McGregor will fight in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Mark my words”, he had noted before officially announcing his candidacy for the chair of the Irish President weeks later.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan, of course, is happy to buy into the narrative.