Mike Perry doesn’t have any points with Conor McGregor, regardless of their current altercation.
Again in 2023, Perry was in the course of a profession Renaissance along with his transfer to Naked Knuckle Combating Championship. In the primary occasion of BKFC 41, Perry stopped former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, cementing himself because the burgeoning sport’s greatest star. Instantly afterward, Conor McGregor entered the ring, resulting in a faceoff between the 2, constructing towards a doable combat.
McGregor later grew to become a component proprietor of BKFC, and after Perry misplaced to Jake Paul of their boxing match in July of 2024, McGregor ripped “Platinum” for beginning his personal combat promotion, after which threatened to fireplace him. That began a collection of back-and-forth feedback between them that has since cooled off, however the rivalry was rekindled at a current BKFC press convention when Perry known as for a combat between the 2 and McGregor responded by telling Perry to “dance for me.”
However whereas it could look like there’s actual animosity between the 2, Perry says that’s not the case. At the very least, not on his finish.
“A bit of bit complicated. A bit of complicated,” Perry instructed Demetrious Johnson on his YouTube when requested how that state of affairs was for him. “I maintain issues a sure means and the man requested me — I truly didn’t count on them to ask me the state of me and Conor McGregor. I assume I’m silly for not anticipating that. However they did and I stated, ‘Hey, I need to combat you,’ and he’s like, ‘Effectively, you’re going to bop for me.’ It was complicated.
“I bought a number of folks like, ‘I want you’d’ve hit him,’ or ‘I want you’d’ve executed this,’ and I’m like, OK, however why are you guys such haters? Technically as a result of he stated he fired me I ought to hate him? He saved the corporate afloat whereas I’ve gotten time with my household. He is a good promoter and he speaks properly. We haven’t seen him within the ring in over 4 years or extra, and my first thought as a professional fighter wasn’t, I’m going to hit this man for being in my face and telling me you’re combating Oct. 11.
“He did a little bit bit form of steal the spark of that announcement, as a result of I known as him out for a combat and he needed to defend himself. ‘You’ll dance for me, Oct. 11.’ And I’m similar to, alright, he’s saying my date. Yeah, I’m going to combat. And we all know I’m not combating you. You’re nonetheless owned by the UFC. You may’t get out. They’re holding on tight to you. You’re selling for us.”
For Perry, the entire state of affairs was not practically as massive as folks made it out to be, although he did ensure to take a snide shot at McGregor anyway.
“Persons are like, you must’ve hit him, and I’m like, why?” Perry stated. “I’m a professional fighter. We toe the road. We begin honest and sq.. If somebody hits me first, or touches my face, I’m going to attempt to get towards them, and if I’m in a position to get via 5 safety guards, then I’ll hit them. However that’s a part of the sport. Coping with him, I didn’t have any unwell will or animosity.
“I used to be completely happy to be again, I used to be selling my tequila, I used to be trying good up on stage, I used to be excited about my spouse within the viewers, and I undoubtedly didn’t need anyone throwing a dolly at her or one thing like that.”
Although he’s part-owner of BKFC, McGregor nonetheless has two fights left on his UFC contract. The previous two-division UFC champion has not competed since 2021, although he’s teased a return a number of occasions, together with lately for the proposed UFC White Home card.
