"We had some unbelievable conversations" - BKFC president David Feldman details how business partnership with Conor McGregor came to be

Conor McGregor revealed this weekend that he is one of the owners of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC). He made the announcement during the live broadcast of the BKFC KnuckleMania IV event.

The former UFC double champion is well known in the BKFC community, with his Forged Irish Stout serving as the promotion's official beverage partner.

At KnuckleMania IV, McGregor announced the news of the part-ownership live, stating:

"Conor McGregor - myself and McGregor Sports and Entertainment is now an owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Welcome to the big leagues.''

Check out Conor McGregor's revelation below (via Jed I. Goodman on X):

In the post-event press conference, BKFC president David Feldman shared his thoughts on McGregor joining the promotion as a part-owner:

''He's one of the most popular guys in the entire world. He's one of the most influential combat sports fighters of all time... Anything he touches turns to gold."

Feldman also talked about how he and McGregor came to be business partners:

''He called out Mike Perry in phone and one thing led to another. We partnered with his beer, Forged Irish Stout and it became a sponsor of us and we fell in love with this. We had some unbelievable conversations, some great ideas.''

Check out David Feldman talking about Conor McGregor below:

In response to a question concerning whether UFC CEO Dana White is upset that Conor McGregor is now a part owner of BKFC, Feldman stated:

''You [White] are probably little mad, your No.1 star is gonna talk about a different company so you're probably not very happy about it. But he's not worried about us. Not yet.''

Check out David Feldman's comments on Dana White below:

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