The city of Marbella will host the next October 12th first event of bare knuckle —bareback boxing— which is taking place in Spain. It will be with the fight between the Argentine Frank Tenaglia and the Puerto Rican Tony Crazy Sotowho presented the fight this Thursday at the Hard Rock Hotel in the Malaga town. The Digital Freedom Groupwho had the opportunity to chat for a few minutes, along with a group of journalists, with the co-owner of the American promoter Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and legend of mixed martial arts (MMA), the Irish fighter Conor McGregor.
Being in Spain, it is not surprising that McGregor, known as The Notoriouswe also asked him about Ilia Topuriathe Spanish-Georgian fighter who last February made history by becoming the first Spaniard to win the world title in the prestigious UFC company (acronym for Ultimate Fight Championship), after his victory against the Australian Alexander Volkanovski in Anaheim (California), but also for the Santiago Bernabeu Stadiumwhich last weekend was completely full to accommodate The Evening of the Year 4 by Ibai Llanos and which continues to sound very strong as the setting for a major MMA event.
“From what we saw a few days ago, with some influencers boxing and more than 80,000 people filling the stadium, here in Spain there is a great desire to host a fight, so, my friend, I didn’t come here for no reason“, explained McGregor to a group of journalists at The Clubhouse in Marbella after the press conference he held alongside fighters Tenaglia and Soto and the president of BKFC, David Feldman.
Fight with Michael Chandler
It was then that the 36-year-old Irishman, who will fight again in the octagon at the end of this year against the American, Michael Chandlerreferred to Topuria, known as The matador“Topuria? Pom, pom, pom… I’m going to slap his head off and send him back to Georgia,” he said without hesitation.
A statement to which the Spanish-Georgian champion was quick to react: “Little finger! Welcome to my house, it’s great to see you working for us. Come to Madrid and we’ll see who slaps who. Topuria Knuckles for dinner,” said the Spanish-Georgian, who is nine years younger than McGregor, on his X account (formerly Twitter).
Pinky toe! Welcome to my home. It’s great seeing you working for us! Come to Madrid and we will see who slaps who. Topuria Knuckles for dinner !!!
— Ilia Topuria (@Topuriailia) July 18, 2024
The Irishman also confirmed that he still He has “two fights” left on his contract with the UFC and that one of them will be at the “end of the year” against the American Michael ChandlerSpeaking about Bare Knuckle, McGregor said they have “big events and big names and rising stars.” “We’re excited to see what the evening of October 12th will bring,” he said.
MMA is “on top”
The rise of martial arts and MMA is remarkable, and he wanted to make it clear. The Notorious. “Martial arts are an amazing vehicle for young people and I would definitely encourage all parents to get their kids into martial arts. This sport, the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, is on top“, he said during his meeting with the Spanish and international media.
McGregor also warns that this discipline of bare knuckle It’s a “dangerous” business, although “we have safety protocols that we follow. If a fighter gets up and decides that this is not for him, that’s it.”
“Combat sports and martial arts will give a young person discipline, dedication, drive and confidence to go and achieve anything in your life“Whether it’s a professional sports field, a fight or just learning. Plus you’ll be social with like-minded people,” the Irishman added, encouraging young people to take up mixed martial arts.
The bets
Topuria, MMA in Spain, his fight with Michael Chandler… and also bets. Like the one he made a few days ago, betting before last June 14 that Spain would win the Eurocupwhich has earned him a million dollars. McGregor talks about everything and, of course, also about his love for betting.
“Spain put in an absolutely stellar performance throughout the tournament. They’re an incredible team, and I cheered them on, yes. I bet $80,000 and won a million“, McGregor concluded with laughter in the huddle with reporters.
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