After shaking hands with DAZN, Conor McGregor wants to bring the world of BKFC into collaboration with the UFC. Becoming a part-owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, one of the few ways that the Irishman could further propel the fight promotion, was through a partnership with the biggest MMA promotion on the planet. But when Dana White himself put forth words of praise for ‘hand-to-hand combat’, McGregor couldn’t keep it to himself.

Riyadh Season Noche UFC stood up to the expectations and greatly entertained the fight fans with action-packed cards. To add to that, the event put forth 6 short films to narrate the story of Mexican Independence and the country’s contribution to the fighting community. Needless to say, the ‘Mystic Mac’ was also mesmerized by the immersive visuals the event showed the audience. But it was the very first film titled ‘In The Beginning’ that caught McGregor’s eye.

The Sphere’s Instagram account shared a part of the first film where the narrator said, “From the beginning of time, our world has been shaped by fighting. Hand-to-hand combat is the genesis of sports. Primal competition with universal appeal.” McGregor seemed to believe that it was nothing but White’s way of honoring bare-knuckle fighting. He shared the video on his IG story and captioned, “Hand 2 Hand Combat, baby!

Speaking about hand-to-hand combat, the fighting community was patiently waiting for ‘The Notorious’ to return to the Octagon and fight Michael Chandler. However, ‘Iron’ is now already booked to fight at the co-main event for UFC 309 against Charles Oliveira. This has created quite an outburst in the realm of fighting with nothing but uncertainty shrouding McGregor’s return. But the ‘Mystic Mac’ has a plan for that, as well.

Conor McGregor asks Dana White for collaboration between UFC and BKFC

During the press conference for BKFC 66, a reporter asked McGregor about his future at the UFC after White announced Chandler’s fight against ‘Do Bronx’. ‘The Notorious’ revealed that he has just a couple of fights left in his UFC contract. But since Chandler was already booked, and the Dubliner was left with no date and no opponent, he wanted an exemption.

The Irish mixed martial artist said, “I would love maybe an exemption. Or maybe a joint partnership, Bare Knuckle UFC, similar to McGregor Sports and Entertainment and Mayweather promotions. Some sort of agreement where we can get busy, you know. I need to be busy, and right now I’m working to get there. So let’s see what happens.”

No doubt, this partnership would garner boatloads of money for both of the promotions. With McGregor’s stardom and UFC’s action, this partnership has the potential to outweigh the entropy brought in by UFC 306. However, the one question that remains is, what will Dana White do about it?

What are your thoughts on UFC 306 and the films that the promotion showed? Do you think UFC and BKFC should collaborate for McGregor’s fight? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.