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surgeyou123

No joke Perry might be the best bareknuckle fighter in the world lol. You can't win with pure technique in BKFC. You got to be willing to get dirty and walk through fire.


That_Serve_9338

Chris Leben was the other guy with similar attributes. Tough as hell dirty boxer but the MMA meta evolved beyond his skillset. He managed to get in a few BKFC fights before retiring but he's 43 now. Mike Perry is the younger that guy; hard head and hard puncher.


OkayJuice

He was a judge today which was a surprise


boozinnomad

And a ref. The trifecta


nfoneo

100% Agree on all counts. I fucking loved Leben.


operator-as-fuck

dude you could hit him in the head with a shovel and he'd keep coming at you


Marty5020

Chris Leben was CRAZY to watch during his BKFC tenure. Punched so freaking hard and made a mess of so many opponents that just weren't prepared to deal with such a psycho. Wild stuff.


jfsoaig345

Straight up built for BKFC lol. There are so many guys he has absolutely no right even competing against in either MMA or boxing that he’d most likely beat in bare knuckle. It sounds weird but I’m pretty sure he’d beat Izzy or Strickland in BKFC.


Jr7711

He’d run through Strickland, that’s a guy who just isn’t built for BKFC. Pillowfisted volume punchers with unexceptional chins don’t work in that ruleset. Izzy would absolutely get out-dawged by Perry but the size difference + Izzy’s more powerful counters would stop me from betting on it. I still see him having some scary moments when Perry just keeps moving forward and cuts him off in that tiny ring.


throwaway012984576

Look Mike has got that dawg in him but we have all seen what Izzy does to dawgs


ACL_Tearer

that was a nasty line by you


Awfulweather

I was around for izzy's come up, but didn't watch a lot of mma from 2020-2023. Can someone explain the Izzy fucks dogs joke to me ?


DrakharD

Izzy jerked his dog off on video iirc.


ILikeOMalley

No he didn’t lmao he flicked its penis, still weird but not jerking It off lmao


Wodsole

but why


DrakharD

Helping his dog bro get off.


iamthekidyouknowwho

Izzy finishes him but before the fight starts


Polar_Reflection

Izzy sleeps Mike. People rushing at him with no technique and getting countered is Izzy's speciality. 


PetuniaWhale

No technique‽ There isn’t a man on earth that beats Rockhold and MVP without skill. Perry is the dawg


Polar_Reflection

In relative terms. Pereira got slept by Izzy when he thought he had him hurt and was going for the kill. Both are far superior boxers than Perry.


MrFudgeKiller

Perry did not beat MVP goat conversation is over. Seriously no man could watch that’d faith and genuinely believe he won that


Remarkable_Medicine6

So sure Izzy getting dogged out? We seen him v Kelvin. He ready to die


Jr7711

You look Mike Perry in his thoughtless, manic eyes and tell me if you see him being out-dawged by anyone in bare knuckle lol


Hopefulaccount7987

I’d bet money on Perry if I heard he was fighting a gorilla, but only if it was bare knuckle.


asshat123

"Dear god, PLEASE get those gloves on that gorilla! Mike is on a rampage through the city and there's only one way to stop him!"


sthnafdxzbwa

Dunno, Bare Knuckle is a different beast. We've seen Eddie Alvarez go to war many times and Perry broke him in BKFC. Izzy is much bigger and a better striker though so it's hard to compare


theWacoKid666

Eddie is old and has been in a lot of wars. Izzy would do exactly what MVP did except he’s bigger and more powerful lmao. Y’all are tripping to think Perry has a chance. Izzy would just feint, lean back out of reach of every telegraphed hook, and pop Perry with pull counters until he dropped.


ArmedWithBars

This. Im not a huge fan of Izzy, but I'd wager he'd use footwork, range, and timing to counter the fuck out of Perry coming into the pocket. Eating a pin point counter from Izzy with no gloves on sounds rough lol.


murderplants

He was like 40 and is washed. He was getting beat up in one. I give perry credit for the MVP win. Besides that he is doing the jake paul and is just beating up old washed up mma fighters in his own element and playground lol.


Arbeeter00

The Luke Rockhold win was big too


murderplants

Old and washed up


BruceyC

Ain't a dog in the world Izzy won't beat off. 


Illustrious_Season32

He lost to mvp tbh. He shouldn’t have won that.


wrb52

Actually you are right, there is something way different about it. Its not MMA so no kicks, no take-downs no subs and strategy might not work if one hit puts you out and hitting someone breaks your hand. Its like I want to learn more about it but then I realize maybe I should enjoy the show and not think about it..lol Its cool to watch once in a while but some of those fighters looked like they were drugged or really desperate. I don;t see myself really getting into it but to each their own


No-Nerve1047

The broad improvement in multi-discipline technical skill has made the boneheaded brawler of early UFC extinct, I’m glad BKFC provides a sanctuary for them


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bullsfan281

sean would break his hand after a few jabs and then he'd lose his only weapon lmao


[deleted]

Beat the shit out of him? Strickland jabs people to decisions. 


Carlosama123

Couldn't even KO an influencer


jfsoaig345

He beat MVP, Eddie, and Luke as well. There’s just a real X factor in bareknuckle that Perry has that allows him to beat guys who are objectively way more skilled than him. We see this in the fact that Artem Lobov the most mid MMA fighter of all time beat Malignaggi in BKFC, which is mind boggling even when you consider that Paulie was past his prime. Strickland would box the shit out of Perry, and actually likely finishes him, either in MMA or boxing but when there are no gloves in a way smaller ring things work out differently.


Ionic-Nova

Mike explained in a video that you have to clench your hands really tight in bare knuckle, and it really affects the way you throw because you’re so tense. That’s why he’s able to beat guys who are better MMA strikers in BKB.


WhereIsMyKidAt

Strickland literally fights like an old school bareknuckle boxer and managed to become UFC champ with that style. But apparently much smaller Mike Perry beats him 'cuz he's KOing guys way past their prime 🤣


un6reaka6le

Mike should’ve lost to MVP and you think he can beat Izzy?


BrandonSleeper

>You can't win with pure technique in BKFC. Early MMA comparisons lmao. There's skill to **everything**. Remember your parents had to train you not to shit your pants.


asshat123

> Remember your parents had to train you not to shit your pants. Well they **DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB**. Now excuse me, I have to go change.


seymour_hiney

and if his hands are breaking, it hasn't shown. he fights pretty regularly considering


itamarls1

Can't take brain damage If its all already mush to begin with


cactus_jack_1

Is Mike Perry already the bare knuckle GOAT


MrPea106

I would say so he’s in his prime right now and has that extra edge that his opponents do not. I would not want to be standing across that man.


4uzzyDunlop

You could take him bro


MrPea106

Give me 3 shots of Hennessy and ill give it shot 😂


Mooshipoo

How many shots of proper 12 is that


thoang1116

I'll buy you 5


officefridge

SING HIM UP


Losersqueueonly

‘Haloooooo’


Distinct-Ambition854

America ya!


SergDerpz

I could last 5 seconds in the ring with him, my only conditions are I get a 1 mil paycheck win or lose and medical bills paid for.


PetuniaWhale

For 5 million I’d find out


officefridge

All we need is: RED DETECTED


Nicobade

He's impressive but the last few wins he has been beating up 40 year olds. Would love to see him against a striker in their physical prime but with BKFC rules, like a Geoff Neal or Joaquin Buckley


Ferrar1i

Let’s not forget he beat and knocked down Michael venom Page recently


Nicobade

That was great too but it also ended up being a close decision. I would agree that Perry is already the bare knuckle GOAT, but mainly because there's almost no competition. If certain Top 15 welterweights got a good offer from BKFC, they could snatch that title from Perry quickly


throtic

I dunno man there's something special about bkfc that breaks people who aren't used to it. I've watched it for a few years now and I've never seen so many tough guys just quit at something


Zlec3

Isn’t Michael page a top 15 welterweight and one of the best strikers in the division lol


Ferrar1i

Yeah but that was when Mike wasn’t as good, and MVP is a fucking menace. Just look at what MVP did to Kevin Holland, who has great standup


Nikamunel

He won on the scorecards but got beat up for like 60+% of the fight didnt he


Immediate_Face5874

Not hating but MVP definitely won that fight


shrewdy

Yes. Artem walked so Perry could run


KelvinsBeltFantasy

They need to bring in a washed up boxer as sacrificial lamb for Perry like they did Artem.


yic0

As of now, the BKFC GOAT should be Luis Palomino. First ever and still reigning lightweight champion with 6 defenses and the only champion to have more than 3 defenses.


conez420

Palomino had acouple of wars with gaethje before gaethje signed to the ufc aswell


Pleasure_Boat

Absolutely ridiculous fights, any MMA fans should be seeking them out.


AppealSuperb4184

That's where I grew to love Gaethje


_Kumatetsu

Mike Perry’s resume is leagues above. Rockhold, MVP, Alvarez alone are significant


jotheold

all former champs damn


Sandman2618

Also two division champ


debaser337

Every traveller in the uk and Ireland just shuddered. 


Kyle0ng

Not for beating Thiago Alvez


goodbyeandamen

John Sullivan


SnooFloofs9640

Perry made 600k for this fight, that is more than an average ufc fighter makes per their career. God bless Cali commission for disclosing purses.


PlanNo4679

Perry's current contract with BKFC is worth $8 million.


johnnyhypersnyper

And they are absolutely building the company around him like they should


No-Nerve1047

BKFC seems to have a much better handle on how to market a promotion compared to Karate FC or PFL. They had a very full arena (they claim sold out) in a major city so crowd energy was great. Got discount Buffer on the mic. Signed the dawgfather Mike Perry and feed him recognizable opponents twice a year


endless_ness

They didn’t even sell out their flagship show though 


throtic

That's because BKFC shouldn't be going to a posh town like LA. They need to be going to fighting cities like Boston, Dublin, philly, etc


endless_ness

I’m agree. But la and la county definitely had some grime. Maybe they should have gone to riverside county 


Hyperion4

Wasn't it in a theater instead of an arena?


PlanNo4679

Yup, it's like a perfect marriage.


SnooFloofs9640

Contract includes multiple fights and additional incentives. We don’t know details. 600k is the official data disclosed by the California Athletic Commission. For example, Cruz in his last fight made 150 or 175k. It was a card in San Diego, so it also was disclosed.


PlanNo4679

Yes, I understand this.


jaydizzleforshizzle

Can’t believe the bk lounge has a fight club.


nfoneo

Fuck me I didn't realise they were getting paid shit loads more than the UFC guys. Good for them.


PlanNo4679

I think Perry's contract is the biggest one in the promotion.


nfoneo

And rightly so. Now I'm not so surprised that MVP gave it a go against him.


duranran

He should finance that platinum satellite to god


TheSpaceGinger

Good for him. He's the kinda dawg who probably cares about money second to knocking someone's head off.


zeke780

It’s nuts. Mike Perry is making more than UFC champions right now.


ItsMichaelScott25

Using Volk as the most recent example - he made $750k for 298 plus whatever the PPV points ended up at. Aljo made $500k plus PPV for his defense against O’Malley.


4uzzyDunlop

Being honest I'd guess most if not all current champs in the UFC are making more than 600k a fight. Maybe with the exception of Pennington. For Mike personally though, he's making several times what he ever could in the UFC and it's awesome to see.


kidwhix

pantoja, pennington, ilia, ddp and grasso are not making over 600k a fight. ilia will definitely make over 600k the next time he fights and theres a chance ddp gets that as well. ppv points and bonuses and whatnot will bump their pay up but ilia and ddp only got a base of 350k for their last fights, with the rest of the listed fighters getting below 200k iirc


X1phoner

Wait how are they able to afford this?


LurksOften

It also helps that Conor is now part owner.


Marci_1992

They can't, they're losing money like crazy.


tksopinion

Same as every other promotion not named UFC. By giving fighters more than 15% of the revenue.


openroadopenmic

Look at everyone else and their disclosed pay. https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/4/28/24143446/bkfc-knucklemania-4-salaries-mike-perry-leads-event-payroll-with-6-figure-purse They paid someone $500. The bulk of fighters didn't cross what the minimum is on the Apex card.


funnerfunerals

So glad for him. When he fucked up Hyun Gyu Lim in his UFC debut, I knew he was just a dog, and now he has found a niche that brings him big bucks to destroy people. That is a scary dude.


Nervous_Fun_9302

What is average pay in bkfc?


reddittookmyuser

On last night card only the top 6 guys made 1.2M with perry taking half. Rest of the 18 fighters made less than 20k.


SnooFloofs9640

Requirements to get to the BKFC is to be able walk and have at least 1 hand.


DrIdiotBoy

Absolute dog of dogs that Mike Perry fella is


alpharowe3

Dudes got like 50 dogs inside of him and at least 3 wolves


RobertBitchesFreeman

How many layers of hair is that?


spliffgates

Enough to shed a bill cosby sweater every hour


Charlie__Olives

Izzy be sweating bullets rn, Mike better not act up


Gorepornio

I was there live and it was a pretty disappointing event with all the injuries and Duffee quitting. The event place it was hosted at was horrible for a BKFC event. You can barely see anything from almost anywhere you sat. Crowds where lit though


Ilikehashbrowns89

S/O to Angullo tho


OkayJuice

Yea I was there too. The elevated stage wasn’t great but you could still see pretty good. At least from where I was sitting


_Red_Mist_

I was considering going to the event and glad i didn’t after the disappointing last 3 fights. Yeah the view from the seats did look bad on the TV.


ynwa1892

I thought it was so weird that they used a theater. Seats are hardly raised. The injuries kind of ruined the card.


BlazeWithGlaze

Called out fat ass Darren Till and respectfully Nate Diaz who was in the crowd.


Less_Ordinary1950

Diaz would need a blood transfusion after that fight


endless_ness

Was surprised to see how low the pay was considering Perry claimed they offered till 2.5 million to fight him


The_Rick_Sanchez

Perry's boxing technique looked so much better tonight.


DiddlyDanq

Always bet on black


SpiffySyntax

Link broken?


gnrlp2007

Posting twitter links to fights should be banned. The tweet always spoils it and most of the time the videos don't even play. People too quick to whore Karma and post the link instead of downloading the video and putting on streamable or something similar


irgens

Looks like it.:( Don’t work here either


bumleopard

A nice spoiler when you click it too 🤦 You can use the mirror link at the top of the comments.


Wad_of_Hundreds

Mirror not working either it was made private


LucasdelNorte

Yeah, same for me. A Twitter link tho, eh? Why?


MEROVlNGlAN

To be a UFC champion and defend multiple times you gotta be a scalpel where as Mike Perry is a hammer. I know some UFC fighters say they’re willing to die in the cage but Mike Perry is literally willing to do it with a smile on his face. I gotta be honest, I never thought much about him when he was in the UFC other than he was a middle of the pack brawler but he’s one scary mother fucker now that he’s found his home in BKFC. He’s on that gladiator shit.


kinglittlenc

Completely agree. Dude has definitely found his lane and is thriving.


Professional_Kick

98 Jordan 08 GSP 06 Silva all rolled into one


dinkleberrysurprise

That’s game 6 Mike to you


yic0

"You thought you were gonna continue, boiii? ARGHHHHHH!!!!"


darkjediii

Good to see Mike Perry making bank $600k payday tonight vs when he was selling corner spots in the UFC to having his girlfriend corner him to save on fees.


appletinicyclone

Mirror? Mike has done so well in barely knuckle


Shogun_232

[https://x.com/SpinninBackfist/status/1784447403904442425](https://x.com/SpinninBackfist/status/1784447403904442425)


Moist-Catch

Crazy how Mike Perry was pretty shit struggling to beat Mickey Gall in the UFC and has now had the most insane career resurgence in Bare Knuckle. He's the Bare Knuckle GOAT at this point


PlanNo4679

He beat Gall pretty handily. Out-grappled him, even.


xfreesx

he was losing on the feet lol


ghostfacekillbrah

He has beaten a bunch of very clearly washed competition in BKFC. Alvez was very clearly past his prime 10 years ago. Perry is at his best in this ruleset, and is ridiculously tough even by MMA standards, but he is very obviously fighting old past it fighters. If someone was beating these fighters in MMA we'd write it off for what it is, old guys trying to get a couple more pay cheques before fully retiring.


kinglittlenc

True but rockhold just knocked someone out cold last week. He def got some legit wins


Purple-Joke-9845

he knocked out Joe Schilling.....how is that legit at all? Joe is even more washed than the BKFC guys.


kinglittlenc

I'm saying Luke isnt a pushover. And perry also fought MVP and Alvarez. Everyone is a bit over the hill or unknown in this sport so I think that's as legit as it gets.


shinomachida

MVP looked amazing short after their fight


OldIronKing27

Alternate link or something? This doesn’t work


flubberguard29

Perry deflecting Alves’ counter directly off the hook Alves got dropped with was pretty dope.


Suhtiva

Perry's resume in BKFC is INSANE so far lmfao. He was straight up born for this shit.


My_G_Alt

Probably a top 3 person on earth I would not want to fight. I mean, I wouldn’t want to fight any pro fighters and many many people, but Mike Perry just has a confidence and swagger in BKFC that’s scary.


No-Nerve1047

It rewards risk taking in a way MMA doesn’t


counterko

No threat of a take down and no beefy gloves = swing and bang is the best meta.


JoeThrilling

I'm prime McGregor level confidence.


eyecebrakr

[Mirror](https://twitter.com/SpinninBackfist/status/1784447403904442425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1784447403904442425%7Ctwgr%5Efd54e91ccc061f37586d6c5bab507d4d70e4303a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mmafighting.com%2F2024%2F4%2F28%2F24143432%2Fmike-perry-vs-thiago-alves-full-fight-video-highlights)


Eifand

I thought Alvarez would be the one to do it but now I'm stumped and outside of a massive size advantage, I can't see anybody beating Perry in bareknuckle, lol.


BigWhiteChicano

It really warms my heart to see the love that Platinum Mike gets nowadays. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that he is the GOAT of BKFC, the dude never has a boring fight.


OkGold3101

Left hook


SnooFloofs9640

3 weeks in a row 👀


given_yesterday

Wow Mike the African goat Perry beat the fuck out of Thiago Alves who is a very good fighter with a lot of fight left in him. Thank you for making africa proud Mike Perry.


smgun

So fun when you reveal the result in your shitty broken tweets


AgentlemanNeverTells

Thiago been out of his prime for like 8 years now


edinlockpicker

Since UFC 100


Haroooo

Gsp took his soul


BetBig696969

That was so slick from Perry, left hook then used the elbow parry with that same arm in 0.1 of a second 🔥


Heavenwasatree

I remember being on shrooms watching him fight Tim means and thinking he was a midget that couldn't strike. Now he's a goat of bkb.


EyesBleedDefiance

WTF was up with Mario Lopez? He looked like he got fired at the beginning of the night but had to finish his shift anyways.


PlanNo4679

That blazer he was wearing was too big for him. It looked weird.


HipnotiK1

Link leads to a spoiler and no video


slumlivin

Hopefully this link stays alive https://x.com/SpinninBackfist/status/1784447403904442425


Actual_Working_3420

Who could have guessed three years ago mike perry would be where he is and Darren till would be where he is


cmoneybouncehouse

Perry was literally built for this. Can’t wait to see what’s next for him.


southwest_barfight

It's down anyone got a mirror?


Shogun_232

[https://x.com/SpinninBackfist/status/1784447403904442425](https://x.com/SpinninBackfist/status/1784447403904442425)


KingDynamite31

Tougher than a set of woodpecker lips this bloke


EnterTheYauta

Made me realize how tough Luke Rockhold is


alanism

Alves, Alvarez, Rockhold, Page are all very technical and legit standup guys. Would love to see him fight a pure boxer. I think he’d still win.


akabir893

He beat a boxer in that Triad Combat thing with the triangular ring, for what it's worth


[deleted]

Can we please ban twitter for this type shit … post the video or just don’t at all


Saucy208

Guys like Mike Perry and Chris Leben are straight up built for BKFC. Hard hitting dudes who can endure getting a kitchen sink thrown at their face and eat it like it's nothing are the best guys for BKFC.


alpachino68

That was Thiago quitting, put on a bit of a performance getting to his feet. Don't blame him though, this shit is brutal and health should come first.


PlanNo4679

That was Thiago concussed.


No-Nerve1047

It was a pretty clean shot and I don’t think Thiago thought it would get through his guard so maybe wasn’t braced for it


shinomachida

Bro he got hit very hard by the punch he didnt see, I dont see the point of assuming that figther was pretending just to get fight stopped, unless obvious, not fair to fighter at all considering what they are doing


Aware-Individual-394

Perry was totally built for this sport lol


SadRaindrop

From laughing stock to the God of Bareknuckle: The Mike Perry Redemption Story.


darkjediii

“Another one retired by the grace of these hands and our lord savior Jesus Christ booii let’s go!”


charliebrownbigD

link doesnt work


NozE8

Perry is out here giving BKFC legitimacy. Not just washed UFC fighters trying one last hurrah before retiring.


zmizzy

isn't that what it is though? and they all get fed to perry?


johnwicked4

Mike Perry was built for bare knuckle


voodooxlady

I’m sooooo happy Mike has found a home where he’s successful. He was pretty fckin good for a while in the UFC but his weaknesses there has proven to be some Of His strengths here. And he’s bringing so many eyes to this organization. He’s always been a star


mrsschwingin

It looks like Mike Perry has found what he was born to do.


[deleted]

That was my first BKFC event and it was badass!


Captain-Cadabra

Video didn’t work?


jump_the_snark

He can’t keep getting away with this!


randomusernamegame

I agree with the comments that he's the best bare knuckle fighter right now but I'd like to see him vs guys who aren't past their prime. He's past his too and the only way u go to bkfc is to be over the MMA hill but still