Mike Perry has recently reasserted his King of Violence status in his BKFC return, but a particular UFC card for 2026 would pique his interest in an MMA return. Perry defeated Jeremy Stephens in the headliner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship\u2019s inaugural foray into New Jersey at BKFC 82. \u2018Platinum\u2019 dropped Stephens multiple times in the bout en route to halting him in the fifth round, with Perry maintaining his spotless ledger in bare-knuckle fighting in the process.<\/p>\n
The biggest star in bare-knuckle boxing does seem intrigued about donning the small gloves again for an opportunity on a massively hyped card for June 2026. Interestingly enough, his recent BKFC opponent, Jeremy Stephens, did a one-off bout with the UFC prior to his BKFC fight with Perry. This gives some precedent to the idea that some sort of deal could possibly be facilitated for Perry\u2019s services between BKFC and UFC.<\/p>\n
When offering up his vision for what a return to mixed martial arts could look like for him, Perry said [via MMA Fighting<\/a>],<\/p>\n \u201cI would do MMA. I would go back to MMA. I want to fight on the USA, UFC White House card. Who\u2019s more American than \u2018Platinum\u2019 Mike Perry? Let\u2019s go. I need a little training, healing time because that was 12 weeks [of a training camp]. That was 12 weeks of performance on Oct. 4. I\u2019ve got to get back in the flow of things.\u201d<\/p>\n Mike Perry has a game, potential future adversary in Conor McGregor<\/p>\n