McGregor and Malignaggi (right) (photo via @TheNotoriousMMA / Instagram

By FCF Staff

Recently it was announced that Paulie Malignaggi has signed with Bare Knuckle FC, and now the accomplished boxer’s challenged rival Conor McGregor to fight under the promotion’s banner.

Not long after news of Malignaggi’s new deal with Bare Knuckle FC broke, the New York fighter issued this challenge to McGregor:

Conor the coward @TheNotoriousMMA with 2 minute rounds I'm sure even YOU can't quit at this! Time to settle it.l @bareknucklefc

— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) March 7, 2019

Malignaggi was brought in as a sparring partner for McGregor in 2017, as he prepared to box Floyd Mayweather Jr. Malignaggi angrily left the camp, however, after disputing how McGregor’s team was reporting their sparring sessions.