Fashionably Late Conor McGregor Cuts Major BKFC Promo: ‘Turn Your Knuckles to Knives'

Originally posted on MMA on SI | By Chris De Santiago | Last updated Jan 24, 2025 9:30 AM ET

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Thought to be a no-show for a second, UFC superstar and BKFC part-owner Conor McGregor ended the Knuckle Mania V press conference on the highest note possible.

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Thursday's press conference in Philadelphia ran an hour late, and so did McGregor, but "The Notorious" didn't miss out on all of the fun, delivering quite the speech to the assembled fighters competing on Saturday night.

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"Oh Philly! Sorry I'm late, I just don't give a f***," McGregor referenced one of his iconic lines from the UFC 205 press conference in 2016, sharing the stage with Eddie Alvarez and Jeremy Stephens once again ahead of their BKFC main event.

"I'm here to summon the gods of fighting to action. Knuckles to knives. On Saturday night, may we all bleed in the honor of Philadelphia's rich fighting history. May we as an organization, the alien of combat sports, rise above the night sky and reign down blows victoriously and prove our worth against any deniers."

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