During a bustling evening in London, Conor McGregor teased a multitude of upcoming ventures for his combat sports career. However, amidst all the announcements, his unexpected challenge to KSI for a bare-knuckle match stood out for a lot of fans.
KSI, currently occupied with preparations for his upcoming Misfits Boxing fight, received a call-out from the UFC superstar for either a bare-knuckle or boxing match. If the British influencer really gets to fight Mystic Mac that’d be a big advancement in his combat sports career.
KSI fires shots at Jake Paul
McGregor’s call out for a bout with KSI seems to have sparked excitement in the latter, as the Briton saw it as an ideal chance to mock his rival Jake Paul.
“Lmao just seen this. Jake Paul must be crying that I’ve got Connor on my dick already and I didn’t even have to fight an mma fighter.” KSI said in a Tweet.
Lmao just seen this. Jake Paul must be crying that I’ve got Connor on my dick already and I didn’t even have to fight an mma fighter 😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/j78OCskqsP
— ksi (@KSI) August 12, 2023
KSI is scheduled for a fight against Tommy Fury on October 14 at Manchester’s AO Arena. The YouTuber-turned-boxer recently had a no-contest result against Joe Fournier, while TNT is entering the fight on the back of a win against Jake Paul.
Conor McGregor calls out KSI
McGregor made an appearance as a sponsor at the O2 Arena in London during the heavyweight match between Anthony Joshua and Robert Helenius. During an interview, the Irishman shared his ambitious plans for combat sports, including MMA and bare-knuckle boxing.
KSI found humor in Conor McGregor's callout 👀 pic.twitter.com/nVX3LZM5Ub
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) August 12, 2023
The Notorious, apart from mentioning his desire to fight Michael Chandler, Justin Gaethje, and Nate Diaz in the UFC, issued a challenge to KSI.
“I know your man KSI is in the crowd and he couldn’t box eggs if he worked in an egg boxing factory. So if he wants to get in here I’ll give him a final yoke, bare-knuckle if you want!” McGregor said.
Conor McGregor just called out KSI to a bare knuckle fight 😳 pic.twitter.com/Jy38eP9lNX
— Sidemen Updates (@sidemenupdated) August 12, 2023
This isn’t the first time The Notorious has expressed his desire to fight in bare-knuckle boxing. He once faced off against former UFC fighter Mike Perry after ‘Platinum’ defeated ex-UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.
Considering ‘Mystic Mac’s current form, it looks safer for him to enter the influencer fighting scene as his experience could help him secure some wins. Also, the trilogy against Nate Diaz makes a lot of sense, considering Nate too is quite old at this point.
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