Mike Perry not too long ago reasserted his standing because the King of Violence together with his return to BKFC, however a 2026 UFC particular card may pique curiosity in an MMA return. Headlining the Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship’s first foray into New Jersey at BKFC 82, Perry defeated Jeremy Stevens. “Platinum” dropped Stevens a number of instances alongside the way in which, stopping him within the fifth spherical, however Perry maintained an ideal ledger of bare-knuckle preventing within the course of.
Naked-knuckle boxing’s largest star seems to be intrigued by donning the tiny gloves once more for an opportunity to compete on a highly-hyped card in June 2026. Curiously, latest BKFC opponent Jeremy Stevens had a one-off bout with the UFC earlier than his BKFC combat with Perry. This offers precedent for the concept some type of settlement between BKFC and UFC relating to Perry’s companies could possibly be facilitated.
When presenting his imaginative and prescient of what a return to combined martial arts can be like for him, Perry stated (by way of combined martial arts martial arts),
“I’d do MMA. I wish to return to MMA. I wish to combat on the White Home card in America, UFC. Who’s extra American than ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry? Let’s go. (Coaching camp) was 12 weeks, so I want a while to coach and heal. October 4th was my 12-week efficiency. I’ve to get again into the move of issues.”
Mike Perry has recreation and Conor McGregor could possibly be a future opponent
Mike Perry stood tall within the ring at BKFC in one other spectacular efficiency towards Conor McGregor, displaying his eagerness to at some point check his expertise towards the ‘Platinum’ pugilist. The saga between BKFC’s largest star and half proprietor of the Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship has sparked comparisons that Perry vs. McGregor is the equal of “Stone Chilly” Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon in gloveless preventing.
The preliminary unhealthy blood seems to have stemmed from McGregor claiming that Perry was fired from BKFC after he misplaced a boxing match to Jake Paul. Because the BKFC 82 press prepares for Perry’s return to the promotion, tensions between Perry and McGregor are excessive, with frequent exchanges of tense phrases.
McGregor confirmed some respect for Perry in his post-fight interview, however hinted that “The Infamous” would “prefer to” wrestle the King of Violence contained in the ring at BKFC. Conor McGregor nonetheless has two fights left on his UFC contract and hasn’t fought since 2021, when he broke his foot in three consecutive fights with Dustin Poirier.
