The BKFC 81 is delivering more than it promised. At first, Bartlomiej Krol and Jon Telfer went to war, with Telfer unleashing heavy right hands that repeatedly sent Krol crashing to the canvas. After somehow surviving the early storm, Krol’s resilience gave way in the third round, where Telfer sealed the deal with a brutal knockout.

As the fight was unfolding, Conor McGregor, who has increasingly become the face of BKFC, arrived at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. The UFC superstar, of course, is a part-owner who bought into the promotion last year, and ever since, he’s been front and center—attending events. Regardless, the action didn’t stop there.

McGregor’s arrival sees knockout after knockout

Dec Spelman and Dawid Chylinski squared off next, and it was as wild as it gets. Chylinski shockingly tossed Spelman to the ground early—an unnecessary move that only fueled the fire. Spelman answered with a sharp right that floored Chylinski, then rushed in with another to put him down again.

Though Chylinski staggered to the end of the first round, the second was all Spelman. He poured on relentless body shots, dropping Chylinski for the third and final time to claim a second-round KO victory. Up next, Lewis Garside delivered a 1st round knockout of Jonno Chipchase at 01:10. Even Jonny Graham secured a 2nd round knockout win over Navid Mansouri.

Aron Chalmers defeated Jack Fincham via 2nd-round stoppage. Yet the main event went the distance with James DeGale winning the fight via unanimous decision.  While Conor’s arrival livened up the arena, it came after a threat from the former double UFC champion.

Conor McGregor threatens to fire BKFC star again

Conor McGregor has warned Mike Perry that his future with BKFC is hanging by a thread. Perry, who headlines BKFC 82 against Jeremy Stephens on October 4 in New Jersey, is returning under what McGregor described as a trial basis only. “Mike Perry is back to [BKFC] on October 4, New Jersey, on a trial basis only,” McGregor posted on X. 

“If he underperforms, I sack him again live in front of 17,000 fans.” McGregor previously claimed to have released Perry after his sixth-round stoppage loss to Jake Paul. But Perry insists his position is secure. “Of course, I’m still with BKFC. I have stakes in the company,” he told talkSPORT. “He ain’t my boss. He ain’t telling me nothing. I’m my own boss.”

From the looks of things, while Conor McGregor is a sight for sore eyes for some, others are embroiled in a heated feud with the UFC legend. What did you think of the knockouts?