Bare Knuckle star Mike Perry is willing to fight any style, anywhere

Mike Perry, a boxer, MMA fighter and now does bareknuckle fighting, works out at the Teknique Boxing gym on May 22, 2024, in Minneola, Fla.

Mike Perry, a boxer, MMA fighter and now does bareknuckle fighting, works out at the Teknique Boxing gym on May 22, 2024, in Minneola, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)


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LAS VEGAS — The actual discipline was pretty much all the same to Mike Perry. That could be traditional boxing, mixed-martial arts or bare-knuckle boxing. Perry tried the different disciplines and even rose to become a UFC headliner. He then left the premier mixed-martial arts company after his contract expired in 2021 for the largely unheard of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. But it's with BKFC that Perry quickly has turned into the main attraction.

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