BKFC built a belt to reward conviction over caution, and Mike Perry has turned that idea into a career arc. Five fights, five wins, and a highlight reel that explains why he wears the King of Violence crown.
Here’s how the run unfolded and what it tells us about the man Jeremy Stephens is about to face live on DAZN PPV on Saturday, October 4 .
A feel-out debut with purpose. Perry kept a relatively low guard as he learned BKFC’s rhythms, pumping jabs to the head and body, ripping hooks off the break, and using the clinch as offence rather than refuge.
In rounds two and three he chased Lane around the circle landing short rights and hooks; in the fifth he had to pivot out and reset as Lane fired back with heavy shots.
Perry took a unanimous decision, 48-46 over five rounds, and proved the template works: pressure, dirty boxing, and minutes won by damage, not prettiness.
Against a rangy specialist, the guard came up and the education accelerated, MVP’s point-fighting style gave Perry problems early.
Perry scored a knockdown with a well-timed right in the first, but Page wobbled him seconds into the second and controlled stretches with length and movement.
Clinches grew crucial in the third as Perry threw hooks and uppercuts on exits, turning a fencing match into a fight.
After a brutal fifth left both exhausted, the bout was ruled a majority draw and went to a BKFC “sudden victory” sixth.
There, Perry stayed chest-to-chest and won the dog fight, an important win over elite opposition and a lesson in persistence.
Rockhold started cautiously, then cracked Perry with a cross while backing up; Perry answered with a damaging stiff jab to close the round.
In the second, Perry raised the pace, stalking to the pocket with compact shots and sleek combinations.
The damage profile of bare knuckle told the story: knuckles to mouth and lips changed Rockhold’s posture, and after a painful sequence he retired with visible damage.
A statement win that showed how short, tight punches and pressure in tight spaces neutralise size and pedigree.
Alvarez owned the first round: sharp jabs, layered combinations, and plenty of head-snapping moments as Perry’s lack of early head movement left lanes open.
The second turned into a firefight. Perry landed a heavy right that pinned Alvarez to the ropes, then a jab; Alvarez fired back with combinations that further marked up and bloodied Perry’s face.
By the bell, both had worn damage, but Alvarez’s right eye had swelled badly.
In the corner he reported impaired vision and the fight was waved off, a TKO for Perry. Down early, he solved the pace with pressure and attrition.
No waiting. Both men came out with bad intentions; Perry backed Alves up, ripped the body, and as the guard dipped, dropped him with a clean left hook.
Alves beat the count late but the referee waved it off. A clinical finish and a reminder that Perry is now a live first-round threat.
Across five fights the patterns are clear. Perry is a monster, his power doesn’t need full extension, the danger zone is chest-to-chest.
When he can’t find early rhythm, he trusts pace and body work to bend the fight his way.
The trade-off is exposure on the way in, straight shots down the middle can find him, but his recovery and momentum have broken world-class opponents.
All of which sets the stage for Jeremy Stephens: veteran timing, one-shot power and the kind of right hand that punishes reckless entries.
Perry has the BKFC miles and a chin that’s carried him through heavy traffic; now we find out if that durability holds when Stephens lands clean.
Mike Perry and Jeremy Stephens go head to head this Saturday, October 4. Watch the fight and stacked undercard on DAZN PPV. Click here for more details and to buy.