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Jake Paul vowed to knock out Mike Perry and had some choice words for Conor McGreor on Thursday.
[autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag] can root for [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] all he wants. [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] is cool with it and has a message for the UFC’s biggest star.
On Thursday, McGregor made his first public appearance as a BKFC co-owner at a press conference in Spain where he took a shot at Paul while using Perry as an example in an answer to a question about the potential for fighters to gain relevance competing for the promotion.
“(You can) make a new name for yourself (here in BKFC),” McGregor said. “Look at what has happened to Michael Perry, one of our big stars here – the ‘King of Violence,’ he titles himself. He’s had such a rise in the sport. Now he’s up against a little dweeb of a thing in a fight this weekend, (and) we’re all rooting for him.”
Conor McGregor calling Jake Paul a "little dweeb" at a bare-knuckle boxing press conference today ahead of Paul's fight vs Mike Perry on Saturday night…
Later Thursday at a press conference in Tampa, Fla., Paul reacted to McGregor’s diss.
“You’re gonna see what I’m gonna do to their best fighter on Saturday night,” Paul said. “I’m gonna embarrass their whole entire league. This guy has no skill. Those (BKFC fighters) are just brawler, idiot, street fighter dudes, who have no idea what the sweet science is. Conor McGregor can say whatever he wants, but he won’t fight me either. Once I knock out Mike Perry, Conor McGregor, let’s run it, but you won’t do it because you know what’s gonna happen. You saw what I did to Nate Diaz, who you went toe to toe with.
“So, Conor McGregor, lay off the cocaine, get in the gym and start winning fights. Then maybe we can have a conversation.”
Perry took umbrage with Paul’s swipe at BKFC as a whole and immediately let that be known.
“He’s a disrespectful punk,” Perry said. “Those men and women fight for their families over there (in BKFC). They put it all on the line, and they get in that ring, and they put on shows for the fans.”
Paul and Perry will settle their own beef Saturday in an eight-round boxing match at 200 pounds, which takes place at Amalie Arena and streams on DAZN pay-per-view.
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Jake Paul and Mike Perry box Saturday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., but verbal jabs flew Thursday during the pre-fight press conference.
The talking and insults still persists a little over 48 hours out from when [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] and [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] box each other.
Following the conclusion of a pre-fight news conference Thursday, Paul and Perry faced off and exchanged words. Words will turn into action Saturday when they compete in an eight-round boxing match at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., which streams on DAZN pay-per-view.
Paul hits a pitstop during his extended wait for a matchup with boxing legend Mike Tyson. The two were supposed to compete this Saturday but Tyson was deemed medically unfit to compete and the bout was postponed. The two are now aligned for a November showdown instead. Paul rides a three-fight winning streak into the matchup, dating back to his only career loss, a split decision defeat to Tommy Fury in February 2023.
Perry, who already made the jump from MMA to bareknuckle boxing, now hops into the world of traditional boxing. Despite this gloved excursion, he remains under contract with BKFC, a promotion in which he is 5-0.
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Watch Jake Paul and Mike Perry chop it up ahead of their boxing clash Saturday.
[autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] and [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] square off in an eight-round boxing match Saturday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.
The event streams live on DAZN pay-per-view and also features Amanda Serrano vs. Stevie Morgan in the co-main event.
On Thursday, the combatants meet for another promotional event, the pre-fights press conference. Watch the live stream above to see Paul and Perry answer questions, go back-and-forth, and potentially face off.
Our “Spinning Back Clique” discusses the weekend’s top events including UFC on ESPN 60 and Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry.
The UFC returns to its home base at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for a top 10 strawweight showdown, but the bigger event of the weekend will likely be the boxing event headlined by [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag].
The eight-round boxing match at 200 pounds between Paul and Perry goes down at Amalie Arena in Tampa Fla. It’s the first of two bouts “The Problem Child” has on the schedule, as he’s still set to face Mike Tyson later in the year.
Perry has never fought above 185 pounds, which could be an advantage for Paul. But will Perry’s signature aggression and chin give problems Paul hasn’t faced before? Will there be a knockout?
At UFC on ESPN 60, Virna Jandiroba takes on former title challenger Amanda Lemos. It’s a key matchup for both fighters who aim to climb the ladder to a shot at gold.
What’s the level of interest for this main event?
MMA Junkie’s “Spinning Back Clique” panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn and host “Gorgeous” George Garcia discussed the weekend’s upcoming action on the latest episode of the show.
You can watch the UFC on ESPN 59 recap segment above, or the complete episode of “Spinning Back Clique” below.
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Check out these photos from the open workouts for Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry in Tampa, Fla.
Check out these photos from the open workouts at Armature Works in Tampa, Fla., for MVP’s Fear No Man: [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] boxing event. (Photos by Esther Lin, MVP)
Check out Jake Paul, Mike Perry and other stars of the pay-per-view boxing event work out for fans in Tampa, Fla.
Fight week for Saturday’s [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] boxing match continues with Wednesday’s open workouts.
Paul (9-1) faces Perry (0-1) in a 200-pound, eight-round traditional boxing match at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on July 20. The event airs on DAZN pay-per-view.
The fight is the first of two currently scheduled bouts for Paul, who will face boxing legend Mike Tyson in a heavyweight bout on Nov. 15. Perry, a UFC veteran turned BKFC star, enters his first professional boxing match since 2015.
Prior to the event, stars from the event’s lineup step into the ring at Armature Works for open workouts, where fans can get a preview of the fighters before they compete on Saturday.
Headliners Paul and Perry, along with Amanda Serrano, Ashton Sylve, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Uriah Hall, and others, are expected to participate in the open workouts.
DAZN Boxing hosts a free live stream of the festivities beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT, and you can watch the video above.
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Eddie Hearn has seen plenty in his career as a boxing promoter, and he thinks he has a pretty good idea of what’s going to happen Saturday.
Eddie Hearn has seen plenty in his career as a boxing promoter, and he thinks he has a pretty good idea of what’s going to happen Saturday.
Matchroom Boxing chairman Hearn said he thinks the only chance [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] has to beat [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] in their boxing match is outside the obvious ruleset.
“(Perry’s only chance is to) break his legs,” Hearn told DAZN, which is delivering the card on pay-per-view from Tampa, Fla. “Mike Perry is a welterweight that I think was in the UFC at middleweight, and the fight is at 200 pounds. He has absolutely no chance. And by the way, Mike Perry, I’m sure, is a really tough guy, and at 160-170 pounds, he’s probably a right handful. But you can’t give 30 pounds away.
“Jake’s not great, but he’s a big lump, and he’s strong and he can punch a little bit, as well. I think he’ll stop Mike Perry.”
Paul was supposed to fight former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson next until Tyson had to postpone with an an ulcer flareup. Instead, Paul booked an admittedly risky fight with Perry to stay busy until Tyson is ready.
The Tyson fight was rebooked for Nov. 15 live on Netflix from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. But Hearn already thinks the Tyson fight will fall apart, anyway.
“The Jake Paul machine works when he’s in a big fight,” Hearn said. “There’s some interest in Mike Perry, and if the Mike Tyson fight does happen – which I don’t think it will – I’m sure that will do big numbers.
“But he needs a dance partner. He’s stuck between a boxer and an influencer. The influencer fights are going to make him more money. He wants the credibility for boxing, but he’s not actually willing to take a proper fight in boxing. A part of him wants to establish himself and get the credibility as a boxer, but he can’t fight anyone too good because he’ll get beat.”
Jake Paul said early on his fight against Mike Perry just months before a booked bout with Mike Tyson could prove to be a bad decision.
[autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] said early on his fight against [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] just months before a booked bout with [autotag]Mike Tyson[/autotag] could prove to be a bad decision.
Of course, “could prove” is the operative term there, and Paul no doubt plans on walking away from his Saturday fight with Perry a winner in Tampa, Fla (DAZN pay-per-view). But he once again had to acknowledge that if anything goes awry, his fight with Tyson that is expected to be a blockbuster live on Netflix on Nov. 15 might be out the window.
“Nov. 15, Tyson is still on – Dallas, Texas. Get through this one – (I’m) focused on this one,” Paul said on “The Pat McAfee Show” about being double-booked. “Mike Perry’s not a joke, and it is a big risk because if I lose this one, obviously the Mike Tyson fight goes away. So there’s a lot at stake here, and that is creating a bit of pressure to deal with. But I usually thrive the best under high-pressure situations.”
Tyson had to postpone his fight with Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, after the boxing legend had an ulcer flareup.
So Paul, who’s coming off back-to-back first-round knockouts of Andre August in December, then Ryan Bourland in March, booked the Perry fight. Perry, a former UFC slugger, has of late found stardom in BKFC. Perry was knocked out in his lone professional boxing match, but has only been knocked out once in 22 professional MMA fights.
“Why Mike Perry? Why now? Why not just wait? What about Mike Tyson? Yes, I am still fighting Mike Tyson Nov. 15,” Paul said on his YouTube channel when he announced the fight. “However, Mike Tyson is one of the baddest men on this planet, he has way more experience than me, he’s a killer, and so why not gain more experience against another notorious known killer, Mike Perry? The bare-knuckle legend, the man that can’t be knocked out, the vicious, violent, brawler.
“This guy is a f*cking lunatic. He’s undefeated in bare-knuckle, which is probably the craziest sport in the world. Not to mention, this fight has been brewing for years. …I think this fight is going to have some amazing press conference moments and really entertaining stuff that comes from it, but it is a major risk. I’m literally potentially sacrificing the biggest moment of my career, the biggest payday of my career if I lose to Mike Perry. But for some reason, these are the positions that I like to put myself in.”
Jake Paul and Mike Perry sat down for a face-to-face interview, exchanging critiques that ranged from serious to elementary schoolyard.
[autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] fight week has arrived, and so have the pre-fight antics.
Paul (9-1), a YouTuber turned professional boxer, will face Perry (0-1), a UFC veteran turned bareknuckle boxer, in a 200-pound, eight-round traditional boxing match at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on July 20. The event airs on DAZN pay-per-view.
In a face-to-face pre-fight interview, “The Problem Child” sat inches from BKFC’s “King of Violence” to exchange thoughts about their upcoming battle.
It didn’t take long for the questions prompted by the moderator to produce answers that ranged from professional critiques about techniques between two fighters to a professional wrestling promo battle between two elementary school children.
“I’m too sharp, too clean, punch way too hard, power in both hands – he makes a lot of mistakes,” Paul said on “MVP Face 2 Face.” “Even on his mitt work video he posted today. … There’s nothing he can do, and I respect him. He’s very violent. It’s not taking away from Mike Perry. He can beat a lot of people, but he can’t beat me.”
Perry quickly rebutted, dismissing Paul’s results against other former MMA fighters like Tyron Woodley and Anderson Silva, who fought Paul when they were past their primes.
“I’m just now reaching prime,” Perry said. “I’m just now getting to where I’ve been doing my best. I learned through the UFC, which was a tough place to learn. Since learning, now I’m having the success brawling these people.”
That’s when the semi-serious critiques turned into silly banter between the two fighters as Perry stated he would take advantage of the weaknesses he’s identified in Paul’s game.
“I’m going to exploit those green tendencies in this fight, and you will break,” Perry said. “You look very flubbery. I’m hard as a f*cking rock. My sh*t is f*cking shredded.”
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Paul, who said he loves his “fat, happy self,” bulked up in preparation for his heavyweight bout against Mike Tyson, which was originally set to take place on July 20 but was rescheduled for Nov. 15. Paul labeled the fight against Perry a “Mike appetizer” as he still has a focus on beating Tyson later in the year.
“Most people on the internet don’t know sh*t about boxing,” Perry said. “These people have never had a fight or they’re special needs. You know the thing about retarded people is they don’t know that they’re retarded.”
The exchanges continued throughout the interview, and the fighters admitted they enjoyed each other’s company. However, as the conversation began to revolve around a past sparring session between the two, real talk would creep back into the conversation.
“I’m excited for a battle,” Perry said. “I do like getting punched and I like punching too, so we’re going to see. Ten-ounce gloves, no headgear – I’m going to hurt you, Jake. And I’m going to laugh in your face when you try to hurt me.”
Paul and Perry could not come to an agreement on the length of their sparring session. Perry recalled six rounds taking place, while Paul was adamant it was five, and has the video evidence. Regardless, the two will get the opportunity to fight in a sanctioned, professional bout on Saturday.
“Your little baby green punches can’t even reach my brain stem, bro,” Perry said. “I’m going to dig through your eyeball and find your memories.”
“Please don’t do that,” Paul responded. “Please don’t do that, Mikey.”
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