Conor McGregor needs UFC 329 return, per BKFC champ as fighting is “all we know”

Conor McGregor is returning to the UFC and has also been a figurehead promotional element within BKFC lately, and one of the bare-knuckle champions within that stable has offered thoughts on McGregor’s comeback bout. 

Franco met ‘The Notorious’ at the BKFC Italy press conference that led to ‘Bon Bon’ winning a high-stakes trilogy bout with Jimmy Sweeney. As he touched on his viewpoints regarding McGregor’s rematch with Max Holloway at UFC 329 on July 11th, Franco said [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],

“Yeah, it’s amazing to have Conor McGregor obviously in BKFC sharing his positive energy. It’s great to have him involved. But yeah, it’s going to be good to see him back. I’m glad he’s coming back in the game. I think people like Conor needs it. All us fighters need a focus because if we ain’t got fighting, there’s not much we have got cuz that’s all we know. That’s all I know.”

“If I didn’t fight, obviously luckily I’ve got a gym now, but it would probably send me off the rails and I’d be going insane. I’d be trying to find things to do. So, obviously having that focus in training, definitely the best thing for Conor McGregor and he’s looking in good shape. He’s put his head down. He’s put in the work. So, it’s going to be a very good fight against Max. Max is a beast. I’m also a good fan, but obviously team McGregor. Hopefully, he’s going to get the job done. Big knockout.”

Conor McGregor blasts Khabib Nurmagomedov ahead of UFC 329 return effort

Conor McGregor seems like someone who can hold onto a grudge, as evidenced by taking the time to venemously target former rival Khabib Nurmagomedov, even though the latter has been retired for several years now. Despite their highly hyped grudge match at UFC 229 in 2018, there is clearly no love lost for ‘The Notorious’. During a fight week interview with Complex before this Holloway sequel, McGregor said [via Bloody Elbow],

“Come on, the guy [Nurmagomedov] has done nothing in the sport. 13 fights he’s had in the company and three against name opponents, he had a fight with me and I was coming off the yacht. I was doing bad things on the yacht, yeah? I don’t even want to say – I was partying heavy, I was up to my eyeballs in court cases and all of this. I hadn’t fought in two years, I was worth $200 million, I come back and fight this f**ing guy. I did four rounds with him, I had a broken toe.”

“I’m sure you’ve seen the Netflix show where I broke my foot three weeks before the bout, this guy is nothing. And where is he now also? He’s gone. So I don’t rate him at all, no courage, the man has succumbed to his pain and it is a damned shame! I have nothing to say to him, nothing to say about him, I don’t rate him… Never fought above weight divisions, missed weight, three [major] fights, no stoppages, no knockouts.”

“Come on, man. How many knockouts has he got? Three or four [Nurmagomedov scored two KOs in the UFC and six outside of it]. You must be mad if you think I’m going to waste my time watching that s***. His first half of his work was fighting on his father’s shows in the middle of nowhere in wherever he is from, right? He’s 12-0, the opponent he’s fighting is 0-0! This isn’t boxing, I do not rate him.”