Mike Perry has his sights set on a former UFC champ for his subsequent bare-knuckle battle.
Throughout Saturday’s BKFC Hollywood card, Perry took half in an in-ring interview with Cyrus Charges and was requested what he wished subsequent, and the promotion’s largest star singled out Robbie Lawler as an opponent he’d prefer to face.
“I believe who ought to face me subsequent — I see Robbie Lawler within the crowd and I believe he ought to take the gloves off, and he ought to step contained in the squared circle towards ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry,” Perry stated.
Perry hasn’t competed within the BKFC ring since his 60 second knockout of Thiago Alves at KnuckleMania 4 in April. Since then, the 33-year-old took a boxing match with Jake Paul in July after a medical emergency to Mike Tyson delayed his battle with Paul to November.
Paul stopped Perry within the sixth spherical in Tampa, which led to UFC star and present BKFC co-owner Conor McGregor to fireside Perry on social media — one thing that has turn into form of long-standing joke ever since.
After Perry’s callout of Lawler, maybe Perry is again within the good graces of the previous two-division UFC champion as a result of McGregor confirmed his pleasure for the concept on Twitter.
What a present! Perry vs Lawler? Gimme
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 22, 2024
“What a present,” McGregor stated. “Perry vs. Lawler? Gimme.”
Perry says he’s been ready for an opponent to signal on to face him, however he’s come up empty-handed. Lawler, who retired from the UFC in July 2023 following a sensational knockout of Niko Worth at UFC 290, looks as if an ideal match for the promotion. Perry appears to agree with that as properly.
“Pay attention, man, I’m the very best to ever be up on this ring [with] no gloves,” Perry stated. “There’s no one [that’s] ever completed it like me, and I’m ready for my likelihood to shine once more. The world tried to take issues from me. I’m prepared for my subsequent alternative and it doesn’t look like anyone [wants] to step as much as the road.
“So what I assumed is Robbie Lawler would possibly simply be robust sufficient to do it.”
