Conor McGregor makes wild BKFC claim on Mike Perry [Video]

It’s certainly not unprecedented to see MMA star Conor McGregor making wild claims on social media. But it is more unusual to see those include an apparent parting of the ways with a business partner. But that’s what McGregor seemingly did Saturday night with Mike Perry, who, like McGregor, is a part-owner of bare knuckle boxing promotion BKFC. After Perry’s conventional boxing loss to Jake Paul, McGregor went on a rant telling Perry “You’re fired,” and saying that he should focus on his own new Dirty Boxing Championship promotion instead of BKFC:

Hey Mike youre released and you can go and compete in your smelly dirty boxing championship thing, the smell of it, good luck. You’re fired. @bareknucklefc

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 21, 2024

It’s not clear that McGregor actually has that authority. At the post-fight press conference, Perry was asked about this, and respondedwith “Whatever. He doesn’t f***ing have a promotion because me and him …