Conor McGregor reacts after BKFC announces additional seating for KnuckleMania: "Biggest gate in arena history"

Conor McGregor recently reacted after BKFC announced that it's made additional seats available for KnuckleMania 5. The highly anticipated event is scheduled to take place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Jan. 25.

KnuckleMania 5 will be headlined by a clash between Jeremy Stephens and former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. The co-main event features a heavyweight battle between Mick Terrill and former UFC veteran Ben Rothwell.

After BKFC posted the update regarding additional seats being available, the former two-division UFC champion reposted the announcement to his X account along with his reaction to the exciting news.

McGregor claimed that KnuckleMania 5 will be a historic night for the promotion and mentioned that it will set a live gate record:

"Biggest gate in arena history? Oh yes! See you all there! Bare knuckle action live from Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia!"

Check out Conor McGregor's comments regarding KnuckleMania 5 below:

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When did Conor McGregor join BKFC's ownership group?

Conor McGregor is nearing one full year as a minority owner of BKFC as he officially joined their ownership last April.

BKFC founder David Feldman made the announcement on the KnuckleMania 4 broadcast as he introduced a video of McGregor announcing that they would be partnering up.

Feldman referred to it as the promotion's biggest announcement and mentioned that the Irishman would generate more interest to the promotion and result in its continued growth:

"We've got the biggest announcement in the BKFC history...You got the biggest guy in all of combat sports right now as a part-owner of our company. I think it's just gonna move the needle tremendously. We're gonna do a lot of big things, we're gonna open up a lot of new markets."

Check out the official announcement of Conor McGregor joining BKFC's ownership below: