BKFC President David Feldman is hoping “Platinum” Mike Perry can be again within the ring this March, and there are some attention-grabbing potential opponents on the desk for the UFC veteran turned bare-knuckle star.
Perry not too long ago expressed his frustration concerning the issue he’s had reserving his subsequent BKFC look, having not appeared within the promotion’s ring since he knocked out fellow UFC alum Thiago Alves final April. His frustration was seemingly compounded after he was “fired” by BKFC part-owner Conor McGregor following his loss to Jake Paul within the boxing ring.
In accordance Feldman, nevertheless, Perry needn’t fear. He’s nonetheless an important a part of BKFC’s plans, and the promotion is hoping to get him again to the ring this spring.
“It seems to be like March for Mike,” Feldman advised MMA Preventing. “He’s positively coming again. We talked about it just a little bit on the struggle [in Florida]. I do know that Mike likes to speak and say, ‘They’re not giving me fights, they’re not doing this’ however we’ve been speaking to his administration crew. He’s coming again.
“I want he didn’t step outdoors of this sport [for the Jake Paul fight] as a result of I actually imagine he owns this sport,” Feldman added. “This was made for Mike Perry. Now he has to come back again in right here and rekindle this flame and present the BKFC followers and all of the fight sports activities followers that he’s a real bare-knuckle fighter and that is the place he belongs and he’s going to indicate that once more in March.
“Mike definitely continues to be with BKFC, he obtained fired for a pair minutes there however he didn’t actually get fired. He’s definitely with BKFC. He helped actually flip the nook for us in sure methods and we’re all about Mike Perry.”
