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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is reportedly setting up a major deal to have Conor McGregor fight Paulie Malignaggi.

The bare-knuckle boxing promotion that recently signed former two-division champion boxer Paulie Malignaggi to a deal is looking for more than a bout between him and a teammate of Conor McGregor. They want McGregor himself to step in there with the Magic Man.

According to UK boxing journalist Michael Benson, BKFC is reportedly putting some “mega-money” on the table to have McGregor fight Malignaggi under bare-knuckle boxing rules.

Told by Paulie Malignaggi that the BKFC are preparing a mega money offer to Conor McGregor for a bare-knuckle boxing match with him. He insists they have more money than people think and also confirmed it’s possible he could make his June debut against Artem Lobov.