BKFC’s “King of Violence” Mike Perry has but to search out his match in bareknuckle competitors and positively needs to search out it.
Perry (5-0 BKFC) completed Thiago Alves within the first spherical of the KnuckleMania 4 most important occasion in Los Angeles, sending the previous BKFC champ and fellow UFC veteran into retirement.
“I’m grateful for the chance that I had tonight to face him, the ‘Pitbull,’” Perry informed reporters at a post-fight information convention. “There was a time, for those who look on YouTube, there was a battle that I had the place they known as me Mike ‘Pitbull’ Perry. That was solely that one time. After all, I respect Thiago, and I imply, he was a champion right here, so it was an honor to battle in opposition to him.
“I attempted to let him know I used to be coming for him. I attempted to curse in his face, and get the antics going earlier than the battle. I wasn’t positive, I believed he was centered and prepared. I imply, he break up me good, proper? However I’m simply ‘Platinum,’ and that’s fairly the conductor of power.”
Alves (2-1 BKFC) gained the 185-pound BKFC title in June 2021, however was stripped of the title when his contract expired the next yr. Perry welcomed him again Saturday night time, sending the 40-year-old into retirement with a fast knockout loss.
Going ahead, “Platinum” Perry needs all of it. Throughout his post-fight interview within the ring, he talked about various names and known as for his shot on the title, which BKFC president David Feldman stated it was one thing he deserved. Amongst these names was fellow UFC vet Darren Until, with whom Perry has been in a number of verbal exchanges.
“I feel that battle is one thing lots of people have wished for a very long time, together with me and him, you recognize, he’s speaking large sh*t,” Perry stated. “He’s speaking his sh*t, however he ain’t doing nothing. I’m speaking sh*t and I’m out right here doing it. So, get your ass – he say he’s within the health club or no matter and he’s working and he with, you recognize, Khamzat (Chimaev) is undefeated. However he’s over there within the MMA world chasing that gold.
“I’m higher than gold. I’m the gold over right here, I’m above it. I’m ‘Platinum.’”
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