Conor McGregor received in on the motion following a heated BKFC Spain face-off.
Lightweights Franco Tenaglia and Tony Soto conflict in the primary occasion of Saturday’s BKFC occasion in Marbella, Spain, with a vacant title on the road, but it surely’s McGregor who stole the headlines Friday. As Tenaglia and Soto practically got here to blows onstage on the ceremonial weigh-ins, “The Infamous” stepped in to interrupt up the potential brawl.
Watch video of the incident under.
McGregor, the previous two-division UFC champion who grew to become part-owner of BKFC this previous April, appeared to be having the time of his life as he inserted himself in between the scrapping fighters, serving to to shortly defuse the scenario.
Seeing gold on the desk, McGregor couldn’t assist however elevate the light-weight title over his head, cackling gleefully as he confirmed it off to these in attendance.
Saturday’s BKFC occasion airs reside on DAZN from Marbella Enviornment in Marbella, Spain. Two different title fights are set to happen, with 165-pound champion Austin Trout defending towards Rico Franco, and 175-pound champion David Mundell combating Danny Christie.
Sidelined since July 2021, McGregor awaits his subsequent UFC reserving after an harm pressured him to withdraw from a grudge match towards Michael Chandler scheduled for UFC this previous June.