Mike Perry once again proved that he is the king of violence as he made light work of Thiago Alves at BKFC: KnuckleMania IV, clinching a 60-second TKO over the former UFC welterweight title challenger. 'Platinum's' statement win impressed top MMA stars, including Conor McGregor and Paulo Costa.
At KnuckleMania IV, Perry pushed the pace early in the fight. After successfully connecting a few combos against 'Pitbull', the 32-year-old closed the show with a crushing left hook which floored his opponent.
Although Alves got back up, referee Dan Miragliotta called a stop to the contest after sensing the MMA veteran was still on shaky legs.
Watch the knockout below:
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Perry's dominant win has sent the combat sports world into a frenzy with both fans and fighters flooding social media singing praises for 'Platinum'.
Former UFC two-division champion and present part-owner of BKFC, McGregor, posted a picture of him facing off against Perry while lauding the BKFC event. He wrote:
"Another amazing event! 'KnuckleMania' top-to-bottom action!"
Former UFC middleweight title challenger Costa showered praise on 'Platinum', writing:
"This mtfk Mike Perry is an absolute savage at BKFC. Congrats bro."
MMA star Bryan Barberena called Perry out, writing:
"Seems to me, Perry needs himself a real brawler to brawl with."
Check out a few other reactions below:
With the win against Alves, 'Platinum' has extended his undefeated BKFC record to 5-0. Many consider him to be one of the best fighters to have graced the sport of bare-knuckle boxing.
An adrenaline-filled Mike Perry calls out Darren Till
It looks like Mike Perry has no plans to slow down and is looking for a tougher challenge following his statement win over Thiago Alves.
During his post-fight interview at KnuckleMania IV, 'Platinum' delivered a chilling call out to former UFC star Darren Till, saying:
"Darren Till, you fat f*****g b*tch. Get your a** over here or I'm coming to UK."
The Florida native also took aim at Nate Diaz, who was in attendance at the event, saying:
"Nate Diaz got a fight with Jorge Masvidal. Some east coast vs. west coast sh*t... I would've asked for a face-off but he would've told me to square off with myself motherf****r. So, shout out to him man. Look I ain't a hater bro, we are all out here trying to make it."
Catch Mike Perry's comment below: