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Disgraced WWE Founder Vince McMahon Tried to Buy Conor McGregor’s BKFC: ‘He Was Very Serious’

Vince McMahon may no longer be part of the professional wrestling industry, but don’t think the embattled WWE founder is going to sit back and waste his remaining years tooling around a palatial palace in Greenwich.

According to a report from Undisputed’s Justin Barrasso, Mr. McMahon attempted to jump back into the world of sports and entertainment by acquiring Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the combat sports organization partly owned by former UFC champ Conor McGregor.

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In the end, the deal never came to fruition, as the 79-year-old business mogul reportedly wanted complete control over the promotion, a term BKFC president David Feldman was unwilling to accept.