Conor McGregor Doubles Purses, Bonuses for BKFC Fighters after All-Out War

Conor McGregor agrees to double the payouts for Franco Tenaglia and Tony Soto following a blockbuster title fight in Marbella, Spain.

Christopher De Santiago | Oct 12, 2024

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The main event of BKFC Spain had Conor McGregor on his feet the entire time.

Headliners Franco Tenaglia and Tony "Loco" Soto took it upon themselves to deliver the ultimate show from Marbella, Spain, and that they did, fighting tooth-and-nail, leaving it all on the line from inside the bull-fighting arena. Tenaglia almost stopped Soto in the first round of their title fight but Soto survived and mounted a dangerous comeback of his own, nearly taking out Tenaglia with shots to the body in Round 2.

More back-and-forth action continued over the course of five rounds with Tenaglia and Soto still on their feet, slugging it out while battered and bruised in the final seconds of the main event.

A sudden death round to decide the winner wouldn't be needed even as close as a fight as this was, with Tenaglia getting his hand raised by majority decision, winning the vacant BKFC Lightweight title for his country of Argentina just hours away from his new home in Alicante, Spain.

ARGENTINA YOU HAVE A WORLD CHAMPION! WHAT A WAR! Franco Tenaglia Take a bow!#BKFCSPAIN pic.twitter.com/DIVNb16JYE
— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) October 12, 2024

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Tenaglia, Soto Earn Bonuses In Blood

Having witnessed a great display of heart between these two warriors, BKFC President David Feldman went into the ring and announced a bonus for both Tenaglia and Soto.

"Never been done before here at bare-knuckle. We're gonna do a bonus for this fight," Feldman said post-fight.

Conor McGregor just had the time of his life at the BKFC Spain weigh-in 🤣 pic.twitter.com/3oU7o2g1TQ
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) October 11, 2024

McGregor Doubles The Purse

Also in the ring with Feldman was UFC superstar and BKFC part-owner Conor McGregor, who literally doubled down on Feldman's idea - agreeing to give the headliners twice their contracted purse and more bonuses on top of that.

"No, no, no, listen... we're gonna do bonuses, yes for both these gentlemen, as well as a multitude of other people that fought on this card," McGregor interjected. "But what we're gonna do for these two gentlemen, as well as a bonus, is double the purse. They get double pay. Well done, gentlemen. You are getting double pay and bonuses."

THE BEST BKFC FIGHT TO DATE! WE’RE DOUBLING THEIR PURSES 💰 #BKFCSPAIN pic.twitter.com/tSufRKSTh0
— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) October 12, 2024

Even after a bloody bare-knuckle war, Franco Tenaglia and Tony Soto were happy to hear it from Conor McGregor, who has been a real needle-mover for the company since signing on as a part-owner back in April.