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Conor McGregor does not want to fight in the UFC ever again. Despite what the former MMA superstar says, he’s made that clear with his actions time and time again. McGregor hasn’t fought in the UFC since July of 2021. He hasn’t won a fight since January of 2020. and it’s likely that victory over Donald Cerrone is the last of his career.
But McGregor is still under contract with the UFC, and that’s where things get trick. As former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez will have you know, it’s not easy to get out of a UFC contract.
“Realistically, I think he still has two fights left on his UFC contract,” Alvarez told MMA Fighting. “I just know how difficult it is, especially when you’re that valuable to a company. “I haven’t been as valuable as Conor, but back when I was basically Bellator’s main guy, I know how difficult it is to get out of those contracts. They don’t make it easy.”
Eddie Alvarez Shoots Down Talk Of Conor McGregor Move To BKFC
Alvarez fought McGregor all the way back in 2016 when the Irishman won the UFC lightweight championship via second-round TKO. Now McGregor is reportedly exploring a move to a bare knuckle fighting. But Alvarez says that move is unlikely to take place.
“For him, making the company hundreds of millions of dollars, I don’t think it’s going to be an easy exit,” he said. “I think he still has two more fights with the UFC, and I’m not sure how old Conor is, but he’s not getting any younger. So it’s going to be tough for him to fight those fights out and move onto another contract.
“So realistically, I don’t know if he could fight BKFC, and if he does, it’ll be maybe when he’s older.”
Meanwhile, McGregor says he’s agreed to fight Logan Paul in a boxing match in India. So whether it’s in a BKFC ring or a boxing ring, it seems clear that McGregor is willing to fight anywhere but in a UFC cage.