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Conor McGregor called out for bare knuckle fight by UFC star
Former UFC welterweight standout Mike Perry has challenged Conor McGregor to a bare-knuckle fight. McGregor hasn't competed since suffering a devastating first-round loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in 2021, though recent training footage hints at a potential return.
The Dubliner was set to face Michael Chandler last year but pulled out after sustaining a training injury. Meanwhile, Perry has carved out a dominant presence in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) — a promotion partially owned by McGregor — following his UFC departure four years ago.
Since making his bare-knuckle debut in 2022, the 33-year-old American has remained unbeaten, notching five impressive victories and establishing himself as a force in the sport.
His last bout was in professional boxing, where he lost to YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. He's yet to make a BKFC comeback after being jokimgly fired by McGregor. The 'Notorious' has often hinted at a BKFC fight, and Perry is more than ready to welcome the former dual-weight UFC champion into the ring.
Keen to get back into action, 'Platinum' has challenged McGregor to get off his "a**." Speaking on the Pound 4 Pound Podcast with UFC legends Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo, he said: "Bare-knuckle is really fun and exciting, I'm 5-0 and I got a lot of credit over there, I'm the king of violence over there.
"Conor's over there messing about. Get back in the ring and let's do something, Platinum Tequila vs Proper 12. Your whiskey dropped you, I'll drop you. Yeah (I would like to fight McGregor in BKFC), I would like to fight Jake (Paul) in bare-knuckle but he wouldn't do it, so we created Dirty Boxing."
Back in March, McGregor hinted that he may be done with the UFC after stating that he was happy with everything he had accomplished inside the cage. 'I've got two fights on the contract, I'm in negotiations," he said at a BKFC event. "Last week something happened to me, I went to the White House and my heart bleeds for my country right now. So there's a lot of stuff going on back home, I'm happy with what I've done. There's something else for me that's in my gut right now and that's kind of where I'm going.''
That said, just moments later, when asked if he could fight and be president at the same time, the Irishman gave a quick response, replying: 'F*****g right I will, of course, are you crazy? That's part of why I want to do it! To be announced as the President of Ireland while having a fight? Imagine that. But for sure, hell yeah, hell yes.'
