Conor McGregor had a good time at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship‘s latest event on Saturday night.
Emanating from Utilta Arena in Newcastle, England, BKFC 68 delivered a slew of highlight-reel finishes, including one of the wildest brawls in heavyweight history. But before that, fans were treated to the Knockout of the Night courtesy of UK native Ben Bonner.
With less than 20 seconds to go in the opening round, Bonner uncorked a massive overhand right that caught his opponent clean and immediately rendered him unconscious.
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Immediately following the KO, Conor McGregor was spotted ringside pouring and slamming a beer with Bonner
McGregor’s ringside antics aside, it was a somewhat scary situation as Bonner’s opponent, Lewis Keen, lay motionless on the mat with his eyes rolled back. Once he regained consciousness, Keen was visibly dazed and received an oxygen mask to help him with his breathing before exiting the squared circle.
“It’s an honor to be here in the beautiful Newcastle today, 1-0, we won today. Up the Toon Army,” McGregor said after the event. “We’re on the hunt for the baddest motherf*ckers around these parts. We’re crowing champions and putting on big shows. Thank you to all the combatants for putting it all on the line… you always have to thank the combatants. Let’s go Newcastle.”
Fans React to Conor McGregor Downing Drinks at BKFC Event
With McGregor’s continuous claims that his return to the Octagon is right around the corner, it should come as no surprise that fight fans slammed the Irishman’s ringside antics and suggested that McGregor is done fighting.
“So much for training camp.”
“Yeah he’s never fighting again.”
“Conor McGregor is so washed up.”
“He’s always drinking.”
“Conor being Conor.”
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McGregor was scheduled to headline UFC 303 in June, but a broken pinky toe forced him to bow out of his bout with Michael Chandler. Now, the former Bellator titleholder is moving on and will compete at UFC 309 this month in a rematch against former lightweight world champion Charles Oliveira.
‘Mystic Mac’ recently revealed that a fight between himself and Dan Hooker was in the works for February in Saudi Arabia, but with ‘The Hangman’ and his wife expecting a child around that time, Hooker was quick to dismiss the statement. Of course, if McGregor were good to go in January or March, the No. 5 ranked contender at 155 is more than willing to oblige.
Check out some of the action from BKFC 68 below:
