Former UFC fighters Mike Perry and Jeremy Stephens square off for the \u2018King of Violence\u2019 title in the headliner of tonight\u2019s BKFC 82 event.<\/p>\n
Perry (14-8 MMA, 5-0 BKFC) will be competing for the first time since earning a 60-second TKO victory over former UFC title challenger Thiago Alves in April of 2024. Prior to that, \u2018Platinum\u2019 had defeated former Ultimate Fighting and Bellator champion Eddie Alvarez<\/a> in December of 2023.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Jeremy Stephens (29-22 MMA, 3-0 BKFC) most recently competed under the UFC<\/a> banner this past May in Iowa, where he dropped a decision to Mason Jones. \u2018Lil Heathen\u2019s\u2019 most previous BKFC appearance was in January of this year, where he picked up a third-round TKO victory over Eddie Alvarez.<\/p>\n Tonight\u2019s BKFC 82 main event title fight resulted in a dominant showing from Mike Perry. \u2018Platinum\u2019 was able to use his size, toughness and strength to get the better of \u2018Lil Heathen\u2019 throughout the course of the fight, this before ultimately scoring a finish late in Round 5. Check out the highlights below:<\/p>\n Mike Perry absolutely DOMINATED Jeremy Stephens and finished him in the 5th round \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\udd25 #BKFC82<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/YiSD5eAreb<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) October 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f”I’d like to take this chance to apologize to absolutely nobody.”<\/p>\n Mike Perry quotes the famous @TheNotoriousMMA<\/a> line \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n #BKFC82<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/3mC2Aa4QzK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 DAZN Sport (@DAZN_Sport) October 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Official BKFC 82 Results: Mike Perry def. Jeremy Stephens via TKO in Round 5<\/p>\n Who would you like to see Perry fight next following his stoppage victory over Stephens this evening in Newark?<\/p>\n