Fans have once more called into question a potential end-of-year return to the UFC for Conor McGregor following his…
Fans have once more called into question a potential end-of-year return to the UFC for Conor McGregor following his appearance at a BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) event in South Dakota – with the Dubliner shotgunning a Forged Irish Stout inside the ring.
And last night, the 36-year-old made his way to the ring accompanied by two of his promotional ring girls – before addressing the crowd in South Dakota and drinking a can of his Forged Irish Stout – leading to much discourse from fans across social media.
Conor McGregor enjoying his job as part-owner of BKFC
“He’s never looked this bad, jheeze I hope he don’t fight again!”
“Never beating the cokehead allegations.”
“Dirty thug.”
“A clown belongs to the circus this is what he does best run his mouth he can’t fight the best he can do is keep running his mouth only.”
Expected to make his return still at the end of the annum, McGregor has been heavily linked with a December outing at UFC 310 – the promotion’s final flagship card of the annum, in a showdown with former title challenger, Michael Chandler at the welterweight limit.
Without a victory since 2020, McGregor’s most recent triumph came in the form of a first round high-kick and strikes TKO win against former lightweight title challenger and Hall of Fame star, Donald Cerrone inside just 40-seconds.
Do you think Conor McGregor fights later this year?
In a brutal display of power, Tai Emery knocked out Charisa Sigala at Super Rizin 3 with one punch…
In a brutal display of power, Tai Emery knocked out Charisa Sigala at Super Rizin 3 with one punch and shattered her nose. It took less than 40 seconds into their bare-knuckle boxing bout for Australia’s Emery to crack Sigala with a right hand that left her nose clearly bent and broken.
Tai Emery vs. Charisa Sigala – Super Rizin 3
Tai Emery vs. Charisa Sigala
Model Tai Emery may be best known for her viral moment in BKFC. After a quick and impressive knockout win, she climbed on top of the ropes and flashed the audience. Prior to her fight career, Emery was involved with lingerie football, plus she was an electrician and thermographer. Today, she is a standout fighter in bare-knuckle fighting and has experience in MMA and Muay Thai.
At Super Rizin 3, this past weekend, two bare-knuckle boxers threw down in front of the Tokyo crowd at the Saitama Super Arena with over 48,000 fans in attendance. It only took Emery 37 seconds, into round 1, to land a fight-ending blow. Sigala fell to the mat but was still conscious, however, she began adjusting her bent nose. The shattered nose was too much to beat for the model Sigala and she did not rise to her fight.
“She’s busted her nose!” Australia’s Michael Schiavello said on commentary, “Sigala’s nose looks like a Picasso painting.”
Below, you can watch highlights at full speed and slow motion from the Super Rizin 3 Tai Emery vs. Charisa Sigala knockout fight.
Tai Emery vs. Charisa Sigala for Super Rizin 3 has been made official as both athletes make weight. These…
Tai Emery vs. Charisa Sigala for Super Rizin 3 has been made official as both athletes make weight. These two strikers will meet in a bare-knuckle rules match at a catchweight of 57.2 kg on July 28.
Tai Emery vs. Charisa Sigala
Australia’s Emery has quite the background. An electrician and lingerie football player, today she is a bare-knuckle fighter. She may be best known for her impressive first-round knockout which was followed by a flash for the audience, this moment went viral all around the globe.
For Emery vs. Charisa Sigala, both are OnlyFans models and bare-knuckle fighters. Sigala is best known for her matches against the likes of Pearl Gonzalez, and Taylor Starling, among others, and being booked against Paige VanZant, the former UFC fighter.
Sigala spoke in an interview with Cage Side Press and said of her upcoming opponent Emery, “She gets somebody who’s ready to throw down just as much as her and is ready to go. We both want that bloody battle [laughs]. That’s what I love.”
In an exclusive interview with Tim Wheaton of Low Kick MMA, for her Super Rizin 3 fight, Tai Emery said: “I’m honored to represent and showcase the sport of bare knuckles here in Japan! Never quit chasing your dreams, every sacrifice you make builds you … And remember, you can’t f*** with Gods anointed x.x.x.”
For Tai Emery vs. Charisa Sigala at Super Rizin 3, both made weight earlier today.
Watch Tai Emery vs. Charisa Sigala Super Rizin 3 Weigh In below
It didn’t take long for Conor McGregor’s support of Mike Perry to turn to disdain after ‘Platinum’ came up…
It didn’t take long for Conor McGregor’s support of Mike Perry to turn to disdain after ‘Platinum’ came up short in his big-money boxing match with YouTube sensation Jake Paul on Saturday night.
“Hey Mike youre released and you can go and compete in your smelly dirty boxing championship thing, the smell of it, good luck. You’re fired,” McGregor wrote on X immediately following the fight.
Responding to his unceremonious dismissal during the post-fight press conference, ‘Platinum’ scoffed at McGregor’s power play, claiming ‘The Notorious’ has no authority to make that kind of executive decision.
Perry also questioned why McGregor never accepted Jake Paul’s challenge, suggesting the UFC megastar would take a worse beating than the one Floyd Mayweather handed him back in 2017.
“He doesn’t f*cking have a promotion,” Perry said. “Me and him are both owners of BKFC, so he can’t fire me. We can fight in bare-knuckle. Look at me, I lost to Jake Paul. Why don’t you go fight Jake Paul in boxing with the gloves on? I think it would be worse than Conor McGregor vs. [Floyd] Mayweather.”
McGregor vs. Paul likely hasn’t happened yet because there’s no way in hell Dana White would ever sign off on it. But with only two fights left on his UFC contract, we could very well see ‘Mystic Mac’ throw hands with ‘The Problem Child’ in the years to come.
Jake Paul’s KO of Mike Perry was the second-best finish on the night
In addition to seeing Jake Paul score his third-straight knockout, fight fans were treated to another impressive showing from undisputed featherweight world champion Amanda Serrano who made quick work of Stevie Morgan in the co-main event of the evening.
But as impressive as Jake Paul’s performance against Mike Perry was, the Knockout of the Night undoubtedly went to Lucas Bhadi who absolutely bodied Ashton ‘H20’ Sylve in the middle fight of the main card.
It took Sylve a long time to finally wake up, but he eventually walked out of the ring under his own power. Still, the KO was so scary that ring announcer Joe Martinez asked the crowd and those watching at home to extend their thoughts and prayers to Sylve.
“Ladies and gentlemen, before we announce our winner, we ask you to please extend your thoughts and prayers to H2O Sylve and may God restore him.”
Sylve was dispatched to a local hospital but appeared to be in good spirits via a post on social media.
Conor McGregor has been back in the headlines this week as he hosted his first press conference as part-owner of BKFC ahead of the company’s scheduled event in Marbella, Spain later this year. The former UFC two-weight world champion was scheduled to fight in the Octagon for the first time in three years at UFC […]
Conor McGregor has been back in the headlines this week as he hosted his first press conference as part-owner of BKFC ahead of the company’s scheduled event in Marbella, Spain later this year.
The former UFC two-weight world champion was scheduled to fight in the Octagon for the first time in three years at UFC 303 recently, but a foot injury put paid to those plans. Speaking at the BKFC press conference, the Irishman revealed that he only has two fights left on his current contract with the UFC and said that he has ambitions to test the waters inside the bareknuckle ring once those commitments are fulfilled.
Conor McGregor says he’s got 2 fights left on his UFC contract and then he “has his eyes on” Bareknuckle Fighting Championship
With that in mind, let’s take a look at five intriguing options we would love to see “The Notorious” face in BKFC.
Nate Diaz
The rivalry between McGregor and Diaz has simply refused to go away ever since the pair first met inside the Octagon at UFC 196 back in 2016. Diaz took the fight on short notice as a replacement for McGregor’s original opponent Rafael Dos Anjos and shocked the world by handing the then-featherweight champion his first defeat in the UFC.
McGregor won an immediate rematch via majority decision just five months later and it seemed it would only be a matter of time before the pair would square off again. The rubber match never came, however, and Diaz fought out his UFC contract, finishing up with a submission victory over Tony Ferguson in September of 2022.
Although he failed to enter the title picture during his career inside the Octagon, Perry is now regarded as one of the biggest draws in combat sports outside the UFC.
Jorge Masvidal
“Gamebred” was a mainstay in the UFC’s lightweight and welterweight divisions between 2013-2023. He twice fought for the 170lb title against Kamaru Usman but was unsuccessful both times. After leaving the UFC (and temporarily retiring) in 2023 he recently made his first foray into the world of boxing when he faced Nate Diaz.
McGregor invited the former IBF and WBA welterweight boxing champion into his camp as a sparring partner in the lead up to his infamous boxing match against Floyd “Money” Mayweather back in 2017. After sharing multiple clips of McGregor knocking down Malignaggi during the workouts all over social media, tensions between the pair spiralled and rumors circulated that they would meet in a boxing match further down the line.
Malignaggi has carved out a career as a boxing commentator and analyst and has worked on BKFC events since his retirement from fighting. At 42-years-old, could we see him tempted into one more fight with his old rival?
After Nurmagomedov conclusively beat “The Notorious” at UFC 229 back in 2018 to claim the UFC lightweight championship, the Irishman campaigned tirelessly for a rematch. His disappointment at Khabib announcing his retirement just two years later was captured on camera during the filming of his documentary McGregor Forever, and the Dubliner has never missed an opportunity to berate Nurmagomedov when given the chance in the years that have passed.
During Conor McGregor’s first press conference as a part owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, he spoke about how he first got interested in the promotion. For many, BKFC will come with a big barrier to entry because of the raw and brutal nature of the sport once the gloves are off. Others will see […]
During Conor McGregor’s first press conference as a part owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, he spoke about how he first got interested in the promotion.
For many, BKFC will come with a big barrier to entry because of the raw and brutal nature of the sport once the gloves are off.
Others will see this as a draw because by taking away the gloves, you’re one step closer to it being a true fight between two athletes rather than a sporting contest.
It was very much love at first sight for McGregor, who has always been passionate about boxing and supporting his fellow fighters.
His route into the sport and BKFC specifically came though a former member of the UFC roster.
Conor McGregor Says Former UFC Fighter Bec Rawlings Was His Introduction To BKFC
The success of BKFC owes a lot to former UFC fighters making the jump over and bringing some added attention and eyeballs with them.
Australia’s Bec Rawlings competed seven times in the Octagon before she was released by the promotion, which led to her finding her way to BKFC as one of the first fighters to make this switch.
“Rowdy” competed at the promotion’s very first event back in June of 2018 where she became the inaugural women’s featherweight champion.
After a brief stint in Bellator, she returned to BKFC in 2022 and last fought under their banner in December of last year.
McGregor spoke at a press conference for BKFC’s upcoming event in Spain about his initial experience with watching the promotion and how Rawlings was the first domino that set this path in motion.
“Just watch one fight and you’ll be hooked, like me. Now I started this, I watched a lady I know through the UFC named ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings and she was a female world champion in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. I was just taken back by what the sport was, what it was about.
“Any real fighter, any real true fighter, inside of them knows that to have a bare knuckle fighting world championship is a real feather in the cap and then once I came down live to see an event, I was blown away by it.”
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In a brutal display of power, Tai Emery knocked out Charisa Sigala at Super Rizin 3 with one punch…
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