David Feldman on whether Conor McGregor ever fights in BKFC: 'Why wouldn't he?'
McGregor, part-owner of BKFC, oversaw Thursday's Champions Summit press conference alongside Feldman, the promotion's president. Although "The Notorious" hasn't competed in the UFC since July 2021, he still has two fights left on his contract.
With McGregor previously expressing interest in competing for BKFC, Feldman says the former UFC dual-champion would have everything to gain from doing so.
"If he gets those two (UFC) fights done, 100 percent he does," Feldman told MMA Junkie. "But that's a long way away. If he has the drive to do it, which I think (he does) ... I've seen a different Conor McGregor. You see different Conor McGregors. You see a guy who's like, 'Hey, let me run for President, and let me do different things.'
"Then you could see the guy who wants to take care of his family really good, which he always does. But take care of his family, go to the gym and train, and I know which Conor I'm getting, and I'm getting that Conor right now. So I wouldn't be surprised. And why wouldn't he, though? It's going to help skyrocket the equity that he has, so why wouldn't he?"
McGregor's personality was on full display during the press conference, at which he even got in Mike Perry's face. Feldman recounted his experience working with McGregor.
"Look, Conor is a difficult guy to work with if you don't understand him," Feldman said. "I understand him 100 percent. I know what he's good at it, he knows what I'm good at, and we bounce off each other very, very well. If you don't, if you have a problem, if you have an ego, you're not going to work with Conor McGregor. I don't. I just want to see the company go to the top, and he's going to help take me there."
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