Everything seems to be going well for Conor McGregor, except for his highly anticipated UFC return. Despite hopes of a 2024 comeback, McGregor won’t be stepping into the octagon this year. However, in true McGregor fashion, he made headlines by entering the BKFC ring. The Irish superstar pulled off a move that even took the promotion’s president by surprise.
As the part owner, McGregor was recently present at the BKFC mega event in Spain. In the main event bout, Franco Tenaglia and Tony Soto delivered the ultimate show from Marbella. At the end of a slugfest, Tenaglia won by a majority decision. McGregor was highly impressed by the fight and gifted the fighters by doubling their fight purse.
We’re gonna do bonuses, yes for both these gentlemen, as well as a multitude of other people that fought on this card. But what we’re gonna do for these two gentlemen, as well as a bonus, is double the purse. They get double pay. Well done, gentlemen.
Conor McGregor via BKFC
During the weigh-ins, he enthusiastically intervened in an expected brawl. It demonstrated his hands-on commitment to the promotion. McGregor also sparked interest by challenging Floyd Mayweather to a bare-knuckle rematch, requesting that Mayweather fight him at 170 pounds. He also provided a passionate commercial for the event, emphasizing the bravery of the fighters involved.
Conor McGregor just DOUBLED Tenaglia and Soto’s pay for their performances during the #BKFCSpain main-event 🤑🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/yje2ZqTnM5
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) October 12, 2024
McGregor is well-known for his promotional abilities, and he has taken his role as BKFC owner very seriously. He even sacked Mike Perry from BKFC after his loss to Jake Paul a few months ago. However, his unpredictable nature has brought a unique adjustment to BKFC’s top brass.
Fight fans react to Conor McGregor doubling fight purses of BKFC main event fighters
Conor McGregor is enjoying his time outside the octagon, especially with the BKFC promotion. After he announced that he would double the fight purse of main event fighters, President David Feldman was caught off guard. Promoters like Dana White have previously regretted after enthusiastically raising fight bonuses.
Though this could be a wise choice to promote BKFC by hyping up fighters, it attracts mixed reactions from fight fans.
bkfc after connor doubled two purses pic.twitter.com/1uhzpuaFyr
— uhnonuhmiz (@uhnonuhmiz) October 12, 2024
Feldmans reaction🤣🤣pic.twitter.com/pRCTz5SeIN
— Knockout of the day (@KOofTheDAY) October 12, 2024
Bro’s thinking of his bank account rn 😭 pic.twitter.com/mrNdTpLhiI
— JackMMA (@JackMMAyt) October 12, 2024
Connor knows how to talk
— Saad Siddique (@saadsardar5454) October 12, 2024
Connor knows how to talk
— Saad Siddique (@saadsardar5454) October 12, 2024
And that’s how you grow a brand. Make more quality fighters start lining up at the door. Conor is a coke head but before that.. he’s a darn good businessman. Good on this.
— Lorenzo Maldonado (@TheRealLoDown) October 13, 2024
Confirmed: Conor > Dana
— One Time Sports (@onetimecards) October 12, 2024
Dude is coked out of his mind giving away other peoples money https://t.co/RIpvr180Gh
— Cornpipe Kenny (@Crebspt2) October 13, 2024
Conor bout to make BKFC the second biggest promotion in the states for sure not only he’s gonna have a lot of European fighters turning to bare knuckle
— Heart Just Turned Purple 💜🐦⬛ (@ejpapi__) October 12, 2024
Many fans credited Conor McGregor for this initiative as it will bring more publicity to BKFC, and fighters will join the promotion. Some even compared the ‘Notorious’ to his boss Dana White. On the other hand, many made hilarious comments about Feldman losing money after McGregor’s announcement.
