Important takeaways
- Conor McGregor confirms development of new bare-knuckle boxing game.
- The UFC star recently became a co-owner of the American boxing promotion Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
- McGregor's BKFC play faces competition from potential EA Sports UFC 6 and Fight Night revival.
UFC star and now co-owner of BKFC Conor McGregor has confirmed that a new boxing game is now in development. McGregor has appeared in several EA Sports UFC titles over the years due to his ties to the company but recently became an investor and part owner of the American boxing promotion Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, also known as BKFC.
While fans have long been calling for EA Sports to be revived Fight Night franchise for several years now, the studio has been determined to release new ones UFC games every two years. While boxing is still a monumentally huge sport worldwide, the UFC, and MMA in general, has been a smash hit among martial arts fans ever since the former's rise in popularity in the early 2000s. It took some time for the UFC to find a development studio, but the company eventually settled on EA Sports to develop its very first game back in 2014 and has since released four sequels, with the latest being 2023's EA Sports UFC 5.

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Superstar Conor McGregor has made his thoughts known about the recent past EA Sports UFC game, which may explain why the mixed martial artist has decided to develop his very own martial arts game. In a recent tweet, McGregor said, “I'm currently working on one [Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship] video game.” He went on to explain that the upcoming title would feature “fast-paced action with nasty cuts and blood splatters and the sound of bare knuckles on skulls never heard or seen before in a video game.” The star then told fans to stay tuned for more updates but did not reveal if the game would be a console and PC title, or if this would simply be another boxing mobile game.
McGregor's Bare-Knuckle Boxing Game Could Get Tough Competition
If we assume that the upcoming boxing game is not just a mobile title, it will have some tough competition as there seems to be an ongoing revitalization when it comes to boxing games. Although it covers many forms of mixed martial arts and not just boxing, there are rumors that EA has now started working on EA Sports UFC 6with a 2025 release window being targeted by the studio. For many, just playing the game's stand-up mode is the equivalent of a current-gen boxing game, and with Uncontested gets mixed reviews, many boxing fans get their fix via the latest EA Sports UFC titles.
It's no secret Uncontestedthe first major boxing game since Fight Night Championneeds a bit more work. But if developer Steel City Interactive continues to listen to fan feedback and implement positive changes, it could be McGregor's bare-knuckle game's biggest competition. Plus, with rumors swirling that EA has also restarted development on a new one Fight Night game, fans can go from a severe shortage of boxing titles to an oversaturation of the market.