Mike Perry is running out of options in BKFC.
After dispatching former BKFC champion and UFC veteran Thiago Alves in just 60 seconds at BKFC KnuckleMania 4, the undefeated bare-knuckle brawler called out Darren Till for a fight he’s been chasing for months. Perry claimed prior to his win that Till turned down a $2 million offer to face him, but they continued their war of words on social media just after his latest win.
Perry believes Till’s hesitation comes down to fighting bare-knuckle, but that won’t stop him from pursuing the matchup under different rules if that’s what it takes.
“With Darren, obviously, being that he said no to $2 million, he doesn’t want to do bare-knuckle,” Perry told MMA Fighting. “I’ve already said this guy doesn’t want to do bare-knuckle, but I want to chance to punch him in the face.
“Whether it be something where I got to put the pillows on my hands or even smaller pillows — Platinum Pit Fights, it’s coming. It’s around the corner and we’re looking to make a card and a show and it will be my promotion and we can offer and pay very well and we’ll have some gloves so you don’t have to be so scared. Just my opportunity to punch on this guy and settle differences. That’s what I’m looking for.”
With wins over Alves, Eddie Alvarez, Luke Rockhold and Michael “Venom” Page, Perry has already taken out several marquee names that BKFC was able to secure as opponents for him.
Perry doesn’t have a whole lot of interest in answering a challenge from reigning BKFC middleweight champion David Mundell because he already knocked him out in an MMA fight back in 2016. Mundell also has considerably less name value than Perry’s previous opponents.
That’s why the Till fight was so intriguing. Now, Perry is left without that ideal opponent for his next fight.
“I don’t see anyone left in bare-knuckle,” Perry said candidly. “I mean Thiago, we never saw anyone do what I just did to Thiago Alves. All through his UFC career, he has two bare-knuckle fights, which I was thinking Eddie [Alvarez] had one bare-knuckle fight. He got to piece me up a little bit, yeah? But he quit and he gave up and all these guys are giving up when I hit them with my bare knuckles.