Mike Perry recently reaffirmed his King of Violence status in his BKFC return, but a specific 2026 UFC card would pique his interest in an MMA return. Perry defeated Jeremy Stephens in the headliner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s inaugural foray into New Jersey at BKFC 82. ‘Platinum’ dropped Stephens multiple times in the fight en route to stopping him in the fifth round, with Perry maintaining his unblemished ledger in bare-knuckle fighting.
The biggest star in bare-knuckle boxing seems intrigued to don the small gloves again for a shot at a hugely hyped card for June 2026. Interestingly enough, his recent BKFC opponent, Jeremy Stephens, did a one-off fight with the UFC prior to his BKFC fight with Perry. This sets some precedent for the idea that some sort of deal could possibly be made for Perry’s services between BKFC and UFC.
When giving his vision for what a return to mixed martial arts could look like for him, Perry said [via MMA Fighting],
“I would do MMA. I would go back to MMA. I want to fight in the USA, UFC White House card. Who is more American than ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry? Let’s go. I need a little bit of training, healing time, because that was 12 weeks [of a training camp]. That was twelve weeks of performances on October 4th. I need to get back into the flow of things.”
Mike Perry has a game, potential future opponent in Conor McGregor
Mike Perry stood strong in the BKFC ring in another impressive performance with Conor McGregor, showing his hunger to one day test his skills with the ‘Platinum’ boxer. The saga between BKFC’s biggest star and the partial owner of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has prompted some comparisons between Perry and McGregor, which amount to ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin versus Vince McMahon in the no-gloves battle.
It seemed the initial bad blood stemmed from McGregor claiming Perry was fired from BKFC after the latter lost a gloved boxing match to Jake Paul. Amid BKFC 82’s press build-up for Perry’s promotional return, tensions were high between him and McGregor as the two frequently exchanged tense words.
While McGregor showed a certain level of respect for Perry during the post-fight interviews, ‘The Notorious’ indicated he would ‘love to do it’ with the King of Violence in the BKFC ring. Conor McGregor has a few fights left on his UFC contract and hasn’t fought since 2021, when he broke his leg during a trilogy clash with Dustin Poirier.
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