Conor McGregor Takes Fight Game to New Level With Investment in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

• Conor McGregor already owns a few businesses, and now he is the co-owner of a new one
• The former UFC double champion has invested in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
• Eddie Alvarez, Luke Rockhold and Mike Perry are all former UFC stars who are now in BKFC

Conor McGregor is out to revolutionise the fight game once more.

The Irish MMA star previously took the UFC by storm, and now aims to do the same with another combat sports promotion.

As noted Insider Sport, McGregor is now the co-owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).

He recently announced that his McGregor Sports and Entertainment company had become an investor in the company, while Triller remained its majority owner.

BKFC President David Feldman also spoke about how huge it was to have McGregor as part of the ownership, saying it was a needle mover.

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“You’ve got the biggest guy in all of combat sports right now as a part owner of our company. I think it’s just going to move the needle tremendously. We’re going to do a lot of big things. We’re going to open up a lot of new markets,” he said.

What is BKFC?

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is an American boxing promotion started in Philadelphia in 2018.

As the name suggests, competitors compete without gloves but can tape their hands as long as the knuckles remain bare.

Each fight has five rounds, each lasting two minutes. BKFC confirmed that competitors are also given 10 seconds to get up if knocked down during the bout.

BKFC has attracted notable names

Since its inception in 2018, many former UFC stars have made their way to the promotion.

Eddie Alvarez, Luke Rockhold, and Mike Perry have all competed for the promotion since leaving the UFC, and McGregor himself has teased competing for them as well.

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Sports Brief previously reported that McGregor had the highest net worth of any MMA fighter.

The Notorious made a name for himself in the UFC and used that to launch a few businesses.

The Irish MMA athlete owns Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey as well as the Black Forge In.