One Bare Knuckle FC 68 winner chose to celebrate his jaw-dropping knockout by sharing a ringside drink with Conor McGregor.
Conor McGregor, who became a co-owner of Bare Knuckle FC earlier this year, was ringside for another big event in Newcastle, UK on Saturday. BKFC 68 featured plenty of highlights, but Ben Bonner stole the show on the main card.
Bonner and Lewis Keen helped ring in the action before the two championship fights at the top of the card. They wasted no time trading blows in the opening round with McGregor watching from just a few feet away.
In the closing seconds of the first round, Bonner knocked Keen unconscious with a wicked right hand. Bonner then stepped out of the ring and slammed a drink with the former two-division UFC champ McGregor.
Conor McGregor is living his best life at Bare Knuckle FC 68
Bonner has traded wins and losses in his bare-knuckle career. But, his highlight reel knockout with McGregor sitting ringside will be a moment he’ll likely remember forever.
McGregor has fully embraced bare-knuckle fighting since joining the BKFC ownership team. He’s “fired” the promotion’s top star, Mike Perry, following Perry’s boxing loss to Jake Paul earlier this year.
McGregor hasn’t ruled out appearing in the BKFC ring at least once before his combat sports career concludes. He’s also planning on a UFC comeback in 2025.
Conor McGregor targets return to the UFC Octagon in 2025
McGregor was supposed to headline UFC 303 against Michael Chandler in June before withdrawing due to a toe injury. He hasn’t competed in the Octagon since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.
McGregor’s superstardom has created many lucrative ventures outside of the UFC. He’s founded several companies and will likely be a prominent figure in the fight business for years to come.
McGregor was offered a reported ‘mega money’ fight against Paulie Malignaggi in the BKFC ring in 2019. But, the fight never came to fruition, and McGregor returned to the UFC in early 2020.
As McGregor prepares for his potential UFC comeback next year, he’s enjoying life outside the Octagon. BKFC continues to grow under McGregor’s watch and produces some of the most brutal knockouts in fighting.