Conor McGregor offered comeback bare knuckle fight by former UFC star

Former UFC welterweight star Mike Perry has called for a bare knuckle showdown with . The Irish fighter hasn't stepped into the cage , but recent videos of him training suggest he's gearing up for a comeback.

McGregor was due to make a return last year against Michael Chandler but . Perry, on the other hand, has made quite a name for himself in BKFC - a promotion co-owned by McGregor - since leaving the four years ago.

The 33-year-old American debuted in bare-knuckle fighting in 2022 and has since racked up five impressive victories, remaining undefeated in the ring.

His last bout was in professional , . He's yet to make a BKFC comeback after being jokimgly fired by McGregor. The 'Notorious' has often hinted at a BKFC fight, and Perry is more than ready to welcome the former dual-weight UFC champion into the ring.

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Keen to get back into action, 'Platinum' has challenged McGregor to get off his "a**." Speaking on the with UFC legends Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo, he said: "Bare-knuckle is really fun and exciting, I'm 5-0 and I got a lot of credit over there, I'm the king of violence over there.

"Conor's over there messing about. Get back in the ring and let's do something, Platinum Tequila vs Proper 12. Your whiskey dropped you, I'll drop you. Yeah (I would like to fight McGregor in BKFC), I would like to fight Jake (Paul) in bare-knuckle but he wouldn't do it, so we created Dirty Boxing."

Back in March, McGregor hinted that he may be done with the UFC after stating that he was happy with everything he had accomplished inside the cage. “I’ve got two fights on the contract, I’m in negotiations," he said at a BKFC event. "Last week something happened to me, I went to the White House and my heart bleeds for my country right now. So there’s a lot of stuff going on back home, I’m happy with what I’ve done. There’s something else for me that’s in my gut right now and that’s kind of where I’m going.''

That said, just moments later, when asked if he could fight and be president at the same time, the Irishman gave a quick response, replying: “F*****g right I will, of course, are you crazy? That’s part of why I want to do it! To be announced as the President of Ireland while having a fight? Imagine that. But for sure, hell yeah, hell yes.”