Conor McGregor will apparently be making his BKFC debut soon, according to David Feldman.
Feldman, the BKFC President, claims McGregor is back training so he can face the winner of Mike Perry vs Jeremy Stephens at BKFC 82 on October 4. McGregor was supposed to attend the press conference, but the Irishman wasn’t there as he’s back training.
“We were supposed to have my partner, my friend Conor McGregor was going to be here today, but he couldn’t make it last minute because he’s actually very, very focused. It’s the best Conor McGregor I’ve ever seen,” Feldman said at the BKFC press conference. “He’s training hard, he’s focused because he said one of you two guys (pointing at Perry and Stephens) is his next fight.”
Of course, Conor McGregor is still under UFC contract, so he would need to get released in order to fight in BKFC. But, if Feldman is telling the truth, it would be massive for BKFC to have the Irishman fight for the promotion.
McGregor also has a history with both Perry and Stephens, so the build-up to the fight would be intense and add to the suspense.
David Feldman has hinted at Conor McGregor fighting in BKFC
David Feldman claiming Conor McGregor will fight in BKFC is nothing new.
Earlier this year, Feldman spoke to MMAJunkie and claimed McGregor will fight in BKFC once he completes his UFC contract.
“If he gets those two (UFC) fights done, 100 percent he does,” Feldman told MMA Junkie. “But that’s a long way away. If he has the drive to do it, which I think (he does) … I’ve seen a different Conor McGregor. You see different Conor McGregors. You see a guy who’s like, ‘Hey, let me run for President, and let me do different things.’
“Then you could see the guy who wants to take care of his family really good, which he always does. But take care of his family. Go to the gym and train, and I know which Conor I’m getting, and I’m getting that Conor right now. So I wouldn’t be surprised. And why wouldn’t he, though? It’s going to help skyrocket the equity that he has, so why wouldn’t he?”
Conor McGregor hasn’t fought since he broke his leg in the trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier in 2021.