Conor McGregor had a whale of a time at the BKFC Knucklemania V weigh-in.

The BKFC co-owner squared off the fighters at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia ahead of a stacked card.

It all kicked off between Spencer and Garbarino at the BKFC weigh-inCredit: X – Home of Fight

BKFC’s flagship event is headlined by former UFC stars Eddie Alvarez and Jeremy Stephens while a heavyweight title fight between champion Michael Terrill and challenger Ben Rothwell acts as chief support.

However, it was a fight further down the bill between John Garbarino and Apostle Spencer in the middleweight division that stole the show at the weigh-in.

Debutant Garbarino made his way up to the stage with a box of cannoli parties and passed them out to McGregor, BKFC president David Feldman and his opponent.

Spencer appeared to appreciate the gesture as he ne nodded his head and smiled but that is where the niceties ended.

Moments later, Garbarino swatted Spencer’s pastry out of his hand as chaos ensued.

Spencer, seething with anger, barrelled toward Garbarino looking to get one back on his adversary.

However, Garbarino was quicker off the mark and managed to smash another cannoli in his foe’s face.

Security then stepped in and broke up the pair while McGregor burst out laughing.

McGregor purchased a significant share of BKFC last April and fancies a fight without the gloves in the not-so-distant future.

The Irishman still has two fights remaining on his UFC contract but he hasn’t competed in MMA’s premier promotion since July 2021 when he broke his leg during his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier.

McGregor became a minority owner of the bare-knuckle league in April 2024Credit: BKFC

McGregor was supposed to make a comeback against Michael Chandler in June.

However, he pulled out of the fight with a broken toe and it hasn’t been re-booked since.

Growing tired of waiting, McGregor has threatened to breach his UFC contract by making an impromptu appearance for BKFC.

“One of these days you’ll just hear my music come onto this stage in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and I’ll have my fist wrapped with no gloves for a fight, out of nowhere,” McGregor told The Schmo.

“No promotion. No promo. No nothing. Just fighting a random fight on the card.

“That could be what the future holds. And legal making claims and all this? That’s for p******.”

He’s open to fighting for BKFC as wellCredit: BKFC/FITE

‘Notorious’ was in talks to face YouTuber-turned-WWE-superstar Logan Paul last month in a boxing bout over in India that would have seen both men pocket $250million each.

But the UFC pulled the plug on negotiations.

“The UFC just aren’t into it. The offer was there on the table, in writing,” he added.

“Both athletes will say, ‘He’s not fighting,’ but both athlete are under the TKO banner. UFC, WWE both rising up.

“The stock price of TKO Holding Ground (is) through the roof. New market in India opened up and booming.

“It was business savvy, and business sense to make the fight happen. Or should I say to make the glorified spar happen?

“In between this waiting period that we find ourselves in before I can get back to the octagon, it made perfect sense on the calendar to go ahead with it.

“The UFC weren’t into it. I’m not sure what WWE’s interest in it was. I just knew the UFC weren’t into it.”