Conor McGregor is free to root for Mike Perry as much as he wants to. That does not mean Jake Paul wouldnโt take notice. โThe Problem Childโ meets โPlatinumโ Perry in a 200-pound, eight-round traditional boxing match at Amalie Arena in Tampa this weekend. The bout streams live onย DAZN pay-per-view, and โNotoriousโ is all here for it.
On Thursday, McGregor made his first public appearance as a BKFC co-owner and co-hosted theย BKFC Spainย conference inย Marbellaย alongside BKFC Presidentย David Feldman. BKFC Spain will take place on October 12th at the Marbella Arena and broadcast on Triller TV. Barring a few funny interactions, McGregor cited Perry as an example of rising to relevance after competing for BKFC.
[You] Can make a new name for yourself [ in BKFC ]…Look at what has happened to Michael Perry, one of our big stars here โ the โKing of Violence,โ he titles himself. Heโs had such a rise in the sport. Now heโs up against a little dweeb of a thing in a fight this weekend, …weโre all rooting for him.
Conor McGregor during BKFC Spain press conference interviews
Conor McGregor and โKing of Violenceโ Perry have had a long-standing seed of respect for each other. During theย BKFC โKnuckleManiaโ 4 broadcasts, Mike Perry starched UFC title challengerย Thiago Alves, and McGregor announced his new role as a co-owner. Meanwhile, the duo also had a high-spirit staredown at BKFC 41, when โMystic Macโ still envisioned a BKFC move.
Now, Perry, who never challenged for the UFC title, remains the biggest hope against โProblem Child.โ Jake Paul (9-1, 6 KOs) often catches flak for intentionally lining all the odds in his favor. The only loss he faced was to tested boxer Tommy Fury. Hence, McGregor sees great hope in Perry defeating Paul; the latter, though, is not prone to take on disses just by lying down.
Jake Paul fires back at Conor McGregor by citing Nate Diaz loss
Following the conclusion of a pre-fight news conference Thursday, Paul and Perry faced off in Tampa, Florida. Paul hits this pitstop as part of a double billing; he later faces Mike Tysonย at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, airing live on Netflix. McGregor has had some choice words dissing that down.
Jake Paul has had a contentious running with โMystic Macโ over the years on this topic and others. All the while, he has also advocated better fighter compensation, banking on his superstardom. McGregor dissing Paul at the BKFC Spain presser did not go unnoticed. The โProblem Childโ trashed the BKFC roster and McGregor at the final presser before facing Perry.
Youโre gonna see what Iโm gonna do to their best fighter on Saturday night, …gonna embarrass their whole entire league. This guy has no skill. BKFC 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 wonโt fight me either. You sawย what I did to Nate Diaz, who you went toe to toe with.
Jake Paul during his DAZN Pay-per-view pre-fight conference (H/T: USAToday Sports)
He also once again took a shot at McGregor for not having an active ballot appearance since his 2021 leg break. Verbatim, โGet back in the fight,โ and then talk the talk is what he says. Perry took umbrage with Paulโs swipe at BKFC as a whole. Their beef will turn from words to wars this weekend, live on DAZN pay-per-view.