Conor McGregor might not be at present lively within the octagon, however exterior of it he positively is within the enterprise side of it. The star Irishman who’s a minority proprietor in Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship, is ready to have a match with an enormous $25 million prize at stake.
BKFC’s president David Feldman revealed {that a} $25 million match shall be introduced earlier than the top of 2024. The match is ready to be open to anybody from all over the world. Feldman stated this match can be set to be the most important prized match in fight sports activities historical past.
Event set to Appeal to many fighters
With a considerable amount of the money prize being introduced, the match ought to entice many various fighters. The match is open to fighters all over the world in all totally different organizations. It’s anticipated that it is going to be bare-knuckle boxing solely concerned.
The match is ready to draw fighters from varied promotions comparable to Karate Fight and the Skilled Fighters League. Feldman stated it’d be an enormous deal, “I’m about three weeks out from asserting this, however I’m gonna announce the largest match in fight sports activities historical past, with the most important prize that’s ever been on a match in fight sports activities historical past.”
“We’re going to drop that announcement in three weeks and I feel it’s going to seize all people’s consideration in all fight sports activities. So what we’re going to do is…I can’t say an excessive amount of about it, however we’re gonna to do attempt outs. I feel we’re going to seize like a thousand individuals and we’re gonna slender it right down to 24,” stated the president.
Conor McGregor Affect
With many fighters from different promotions set to take curiosity, Conor McGregor is aware of a factor or two about large occasions like this. Whereas fighters from different promotions should have contract exemptions, it’s extremely unlikely any UFC fighters can be allowed to compete. UFC CEO Dana White has solely made an exception as soon as which was for Conor McGregor’s boxing match in opposition to Floyd Mayweather.
The battle was labeled as “The Cash Combat” by which McGregor and Mayweather had the second largest gate in boxing historical past.
The BKFC match has excessive hopes of being one of many largest occasions in fight sports activities historical past and shall be fascinating to see how nicely it’ll fare.
