Mike Perry, a former UFC welterweight contender, has since made the bounce from energetic combined martial arts (MMA) competitors to bare-knuckle boxing underneath the BKFC banner. The fan-favorite has been moderately profitable, racking up an undefeated report of 3-0 up to now. Lately, Perry opted to signal a brand new multi-fight cope with BKFC, sticking with the promotion moderately then going elsewhere, resembling returning to the UFC.
Chatting with MMA Combating, Perry defined that BKFC made it moderately simple to stay with them with the provide they placed on the desk.
“They made it very simple to stay with them,” Perry stated. “I do actually benefit from the boxing and having discovered to cope with the bare-knuckle facet of boxing, already having expertise with it and stepping in there just a few occasions in opposition to some good fighters. They made it very easy for me to decide on them really. They made it simple to say they had been the one alternative.”
Going into extra element, Perry revealed that the BKFC is giving him cost within the excessive seven figures. With that being stated, that nets him excess of he ever earned throughout his run within the UFC from 2016 to 2021.
“I’ve to say they put about $8 million on contract,” Perry stated. “I’ll simply go forward and put that on the market as a result of f*** them, they’ve bought to battle me now as a result of I’m able to make this cash.
“I bought this cash on paperwork, I bought this home I’m paying for. I’ve bought this household I’m paying for. I’ve bought all these costly issues occurring. I’m able to battle, promote, speak some s*** and punch some individuals of their face.”
Perry shortly established himself as a fan-favorite within the UFC for his preventing type. Though he ended his run on a two-fight dropping skid, it’s no shock he carried over some followers with him to BKFC. All through his run in bare-knuckle, Perry has picked up huge wins over the likes of Michael “Venom” Web page and Luke Rockhold. When requested if he’d take into account a return to the Las Vegas-based MMA promotion down the road, Perry famous it might be far an excessive amount of of a pay reduce.
“The pay reduce would have been too large,” Perry stated on The MMA Hour.
Perry has but to be booked for his subsequent battle, however he actually has his sights set on an enormous matchup for his return to the ring.