'Super charged' Conor McGregor goes on insane rant during BKFC interview, takes aim at Floyd Mayweather, Ilia Topuria and Mike Perry
10/12/2024 03:31 AM
UFC superstar Conor McGregor is in Marbella, Spain, this week as he helps promote Bare-Knuckle Fighting Championship; with tonight's event set to feature several well-known names from the world of MMA media.
It's safe to say that the 'Notorious' Irishman is enjoying his time in the Spanish spotlight, having taken over a recent interview to go on a rather unhinged rant that saw boxing icons, UFC champions and even Bare-Knuckle warriors in the firing line.
UFC superstar Conor McGregor goes on insane rant during BKFC interview
Conor McGregor is having the time of his life out in Marbella, repeatedly finding himself in the thick of things and even acting as a security guard after chaos erupted on stage during the official weigh-ins for BKFC on DAZN: Tenaglia vs Soto last night.
Yet the former UFC double champion is bringing plenty of his own chaos to the table, as he launched a series of scathing attacks towards various combat sports stars in a wild 3-minute interview with JNMEDIAUK.
First up, McGregor was asked about the possibility of him fighting Bare-Knuckle against boxing legend Floyd 'Money' Mayweather; after BKFC founder Dave Feldman told Bloody Elbow how he'd love to see the two warriors throw down in his promotion.
"Floyd, you little pussycat! You're doing back conversations trying to get boxing fights at 155lbs," a super charged McGregor stated before demanding of Mayweather, "Fight me at my weight!
"I'm the A-side [and] you owe me! Bare-knuckle – McGregor vs Mayweather [at] 170lbs, let's go baby – take off the gloves and fight b****!
"It's happening, I'm trapping him in the corner, we have you trapped in the corner," claimed McGregor, who was next asked about the possibility of the long-awaited trilogy matchup with Nate Diaz taking place under the BKFC banner.
"It has to be in MMA, mixed martial arts in the UFC; we are 1-1, we do MMA with Nate."
Speaking of the UFC, 'Notorious' has found himself embroiled in a bitter back-and-forth with undefeated featherweight king Ilia Topuria – and it's safe to assume that water isn't going to flow under this bridge for a while.
"F*** him, this isn't his home country, this is my home country baby. Marbella, Spain – where's he at?! This ain't his home country, he knows where his home country is and it's not Espana so good luck Max Holloway – f*** him up!"
Interestingly, when asked whether he'd like to compete under the BKFC banner himself after fighting out his UFC contract, which reportedly has two fights left, he simply acknowledged: "Yes."
But who would McGregor like to face in Bare-Knuckle and who would he like to see also make that transition from the UFC to BKFC?
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"Jeremey Stephens – who da f*** is that guy – that's a nice one that I'd like in bare-knuckle… Mike Perry is sacked still, still fired.
"Every single one of them [in the UFC] with the balls to do it, very few of them have the balls to do it so anyone who has the balls to step up, they have my respect."
BKFC on DAZN: Tenaglia vs Soto, featuring Ben Davis vs Oscar Willis, goes down later this evening live from Marbella.
