Ex-UFC title challenger Jessica Eye signs with BKFC; Conor McGregor has 'high hopes for her'

04/02/2025 10:30 AM

Former UFC title challenger Jessica Eye is back, but this time she’s taking her gloves off.

Eye, who retired from MMA in 2022, has opted to come out of retirement and sign with BKFC, she announced Tuesday on “The Ariel Helwani Show.”

“After they knocked on my door a couple of times, and I threw out some crazy numbers to them about wanting me to return, they finally came financially correct and motivated me enough to be like, ‘You know what? Maybe these guys will take care of me in a way that I wasn’t taken care of in my UFC fights, and that’s financially rewarding,'” Eye said.

Conor McGregor, who’s part owner of BKFC, is excited to have Eye join his roster.

“She is in phenomenal physical condition! The best I’ve ever seen her and I have shared many a card with her over the years. Look at her big bare fists and magnificent musculature! We are very happy to have “Evil” Eye at BKFC! We have high hopes for her and she will be well looked after! .”

She is in phenomenal physical condition! The best I’ve ever seen her and I have shared many a card with her over the years.

Look at her big bare fists and magnificent musculature!

We are very happy to have "Evil" Eye at BKFC!

We have high hopes for her and she will be… pic.twitter.com/Sgea5hOJJy

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 1, 2025

Eye, 38, will return to action after almost three years away from competition. “Evil” retired after suffering her fourth consecutive loss to Maycee Barber at UFC 276 in July 2022.

Eye fought for the UFC women’s flyweight title in 2019 but was viciously knocked out by champion Valentina Shevchenko.