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The ‘Fear No Man’ boxing event went down last night (Sat., July 20, 2024) inside Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., featuring a headlining bout between Jake Paul and former UFC star-turned Bareknuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) poster-boy, Mike Perry. In the co-main event, Amanda Serrano absolutely dominated Stevie Morgan to earn a second round technical knockout (TKO) win, while Lucas Bahdi delivered one of the nastiest knockouts we have seen in a while by sleeping Ashton Sylve (see it again here).

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Biggest Winner: Lucas Bahdi

We sincerely hope Ashton Sylve is okay following his brutal knockout loss, but we have to give Bahdi his flowers for delivering one of the nastiest knockouts of the year, stopping the 20-year old with a devastating two-punch combo in the sixth round. Before the crushing finish came, Sylve was in full control. But, once heavy hands start flying, one punch is all it takes. Bahdi improves to 17-0, all while taking “H20’s” undefeated record.

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Runner Up: Jake Paul

It wasn’t as easy as “El Gallo” thought, but he eventually secured the stoppage win he predicted over Mike Perry in the sixth round. That is now 10 pro boxing wins for Paul, who will next face Mike Tyson (not Alex Pereira) in November. Love him or hate him, Paul looks to be improving every fight. Now, if we can get him to face actual boxers in the prime (not 58 year old’s) or opponents who are the same size, I can maybe get on board.

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Biggest Loser: Stevie Morgan

There are mismatches, and then there was Amanda Serrano vs. Stevie Morgan. That was one of the worst pairings we have seen in a long time. I am NOT taking anything away from Serrano, she did her thing, dominated, and put on a masterclass by absolutely obliterating Morgan. But, if we are being honest, Morgan looked like an amateur against Serrano. Her punches lacked pop, power, form…everything. Once Serrano quickly figured out Morgan was in way over her head, she toyed with her and eventually put her way in round two. During her interview after weigh ins, Morgan looked rattled, and once fight night came it showed. Serrano secures her rematch against Katie Taylor, while Morgan will go back to the drawing board and take on someone not on Serrano’s level in order to gain some confidence back.

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Mike Perry isn’t here for Conor McGregor’s nonsense.

On Saturday night at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., Perry faced off with Jake Paul in a 10-round cruiserweight boxing match. Things didn’t go well for Perry, as Paul clubbed him around the ring, repeatedly dropping “The King of Violence” before finally stopping him in the sixth round.

It was a tough loss for Perry, and to add insult to injury, BKFC co-owner McGregor took to social media shortly after the finish to attack Perry, mocking Perry’s newly created “Dirty Boxing” promotion and proclaiming that Perry was “fired” from BKFC.

Speaking after the fight, Perry had little patience for McGregor’s latest outburst.

“He doesn’t f*cking have a promotion,” Perry said at his post-fight press conference. “Me and him are both owners of BKFC, so he can’t fire me. We can fight in bare-knuckle. Look at me, I lost to Jake Paul. Why don’t you go fight Jake Paul in boxing with the gloves on? I think it would be worse than Conor McGregor vs. [Floyd] Mayweather.”

In a pair of since-deleted tweets, McGregor wrote the following in response to Perry’s comments.

“Perry took a pay cut to take that fight btw. It was a wish of his. Astounding. He will not be offered a return to the BKFC ring. He can do a few matches of his new Dirty Boxing thing with the MMA sparring gloves he has set up. We wish him well. Wish granted.”

“Michael, you are not any owner in BKFC. Not an iota. You have the tiniest minute dot of a share in [Triller]. The social media video app. Which is promising, in fairness. But it’s a speckle you have. You hold nothing in [BKFC]. Not an iota. And trust me, you are out, bro.”

Earlier this year, McGregor became a co-owner of BKFC, but it’s unlikely he has the power to unilaterally fire Perry, particularly given Perry is the face of the promotion. Of course, that could just be setting up a potential fight with Perry down the line. After all, the two already shared a faceoff once upon a time, and McGregor recently declared he intended to be a “player-manager” with BKFC.

If that’s the case though, it won’t be for some time. McGregor currently still has two fights remaining on his UFC deal, so any possible move to BKFC is still a ways off. But that works for Perry, who says that after the knockout loss, some time off is in order.

“Just chill with the fam and get back in the gym when I can, try to take care of my body,” Perry said. “I’m not in a hurry to go party and f*ck myself up. There’s nothing to be happy about. I should have done better, or maybe I just couldn’t. I don’t know. He was just a little too sharp, a little too fast for me. Good job to Jake Paul.”

When he does return, Perry will have no shortage of options. “Platinum” remains the biggest star in BKFC, so a return to his home promotion could be in order, or a debut in Perry’s own Dirty Boxing Championship promotion is also a possibility. There’s even one other option available: A return to MMA, to run things back with Paul in a different format.

“You saw me drop Jake on his head there with a little grappling move,” Perry said. “I got pissed off and just tossed him down. Who knows what his strategy would be? He’s a smart kid, he’d probably train with a proper strategy, but my ability to fight at him, even with smaller gloves, maybe catch him with a little bit more speed and get my hands on him, take his back or use some jiu-jitsu. If that’s something he wanted to do, I’d be willing to do it. These other guys didn’t want to but I will. Let’s fight.”

Paul partnered with PFL back in 2023 with the intention of eventually stepping into the cage at least once. That’s yet to happen though as Paul has continued to focus on boxing. He did make Nate Diaz a lucrative offer to fight in MMA, but that never came to pass, so perhaps Perry can slide into that opportunity now.

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Off the back of Jake Paul’s massive knockout win over former UFC contender, MIke Perry overnight, megastar, Conor McGregor has accused the former of steroid use – claiming the Ohio native is “juiced out of his head”.

Paul, a polarizing professional boxer and social media influencer, scored his tenth professional boxing win overnight against the above-mentioned Michigan native, Perry – landing a sixth round knockout win in the pair’s grudge fight.

And issuing another call out to McGregor following his double-digit-earning professional win, Paul also offered to take on UFC light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira in a boxing match – urging promotional CEO, Dana White to sanction a bout in the squared circle for the Brazilian knockout artist.

Conor McGregor accuses Jake Paul of being “juiced out of his head”

Reacting to Paul’s performance against Perry overnight, former two-division UFC champion, McGregor claimed it should be obvious to see the Ohio native is “juiced”.

“Jake Paul is the biggest p*ssbag I have ever seen in my life,” Conor McGregor posted on his official X account. “40 pound weight difference, juiced out of his head, and still sh*tting himself in there. Nakisa you should take him to Vegas, oh that’s right you could never, the athletic commission testing, real testing, real fighting. B*tch as*es. You could never. And then calling out 60 year old Mike Tyson fresh off an in flight medical emergency? I swear to God, a fat can of b*tch p*ss. Most valuable p*ssbag.”

Furhtermore, McGregor, who appeared at a BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) press conference in Marbella earlier this week, hit out at the organizational star’s performance, claiming he was now “fired”.

“Hey Mike you’re released and can go and compete in your smelly Dirty Fighting Championship thing, the smell of it, good luck,” Conor McGregor posted. You’re fired.”

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Jake Paul delivered on his promise to finish “The King of Violence” by scoring three knockdowns before finally putting an end to Mike Perry in the sixth round.

Facing an undersized opponent who offered very little defense, Paul teed off on Perry and put the BKFC superstar down on the canvas in both the first and second round on Saturday night at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Still, Perry kept coming back for more, although the UFC veteran showed far more toughness than skill when it came to his boxing prowess.

There were a couple of moments when it looked like the referee might stop it, but Perry refused to go away. It wasn’t until the sixth round that Paul wobbled Perry again and then put him down on the canvas for the final time with a flurry of shots.

Perry climbed back to his feet to beat the 10-count, but after stumbling when the referee commanded to see his balance, the fight was waved off. The official time of the stoppage came at 1:12 of the sixth round.

“He’s tough as nails,” Paul said of Perry. “I’m sorry it took so long. Respect to Mike Perry. I just hit too hard, he took a lot of damage. I kind of expected that. I put him down in the first round but he survived it. Mike Tyson, you’re next big boy, sign the contract.”

Paul is expected to face the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion in a boxing match on November 15 after the two were originally expected to meet on Saturday. Tyson dealt with health issues that prevented him from fighting, so the matchup was re-booked instead.

While that remains his top priority, Paul also made another callout — this time taking aim at a current UFC champion.

“Alex Pereira, you said you want to box, I’m the king of this,” Paul shouted. “Come over, we can make it happen. I want you Alex Pereira. I just beat a BKFC champion. I beat multiple UFC champions. He said he wants to box. Alex Pereira, after Mike Tyson, let’s make it happen.”

Before he called out Tyson and Pereira, Paul first had to dish out a whole lot of punishment to Perry, who was almost too tough for his own good. With Perry showing very little defense, Paul snapped off an overhand right early in the first round that put the bare-knuckle brawler down on the canvas, although Perry was quick to rise back to his feet.

Still, Perry clearly struggled to deal with the size and reach of Paul.

The second round saw more of the same from Paul, who allowed Perry to march forward and he set up his own big, powerful punches. That’s when Paul uncorked another huge right hand that sat Perry down again.

Perry wobbled as he got back to his feet, but he refused to back down, instead coming after Paul with everything in his arsenal. Just when it looked as if Paul was on his way to a knockout, Perry fired back with a big left hand of his own.

Even as he was getting outboxed, Perry continued to march forward in maniacal fashion, coming after Paul with furious combinations. Paul still landed the better punches, but Perry managed to open a cut over Paul’s eye and actually had the social influencer backing up.

Just when it looked like Perry might finally start gaining momentum, Paul found a second wind at the start of the fourth round while looking for the knockout. Paul kept launching a left jab followed by a hellacious right hand that constantly found a home on Perry’s chin.

As the fight continued, Perry almost looked out on his feet, with Paul picking and choosing his shots while looking for the finish. Paul’s lead jab could not miss and Perry had no way to stop it.

Finally, with Perry dazed on his feet after absorbing another brutal series of punches, Paul stormed ahead and unloaded a barrage of shots. The final punch put Perry down again, and mercifully the fight was stopped.

“I was trying to roll with the punches and hit your ass back,” Perry said to Paul after the fight. “You did a great job, you were way too fast for me and I couldn’t adjust. I tried, but the kid hit me hard. He was too fast and he adjusted. He’s making the right moves and making the right adjustments. He was just too clean, too fast.”

Paul claimed he actually wasn’t at his best on Saturday as he dealt with an illness and a problem with his hand, but he still got the job done.

“I just didn’t feel very good tonight,” Paul said. “I was sick leading up to this. My knuckle is messed up. My knuckle was basically broken before the fight. I’m a warrior, I fight through anything.”

As far as what comes next, it seems highly unlikely Paul will get the Pereira fight with the Brazilian under UFC contract, but that’s a fact Paul knew before ever mentioning “Poatan” in his post-fight interview. Now he awaits his showdown against Tyson in November.

“Mike [Tyson], I love you, but this is my sport now,” Paul said. “It’s an honor to get in the ring with you. But I’m going to take your throne.”

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Former two-division UFC champion and part owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Conor McGregor went off on social media on Saturday following Jake Paul’s TKO win over Mike Perry.  

Paul stopped Perry in the sixth round of their DAZN boxing match at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.  Perry, an undefeated BKFC fighter who holds the promotion’s ‘King of Violence’ title, was seemingly fired by McGregor after the loss.  McGregor also took aim at Paul, accusing “The Problem Child” of using performance enhancers and fighting smaller opponents.  

Paul was McGregor’s first target.  “Jake Paul is the biggest pissbag I have ever seen in my life. 40 pound weight difference, juiced out of his head, and still shitting himself in there. Nakisa you should take him to Vegas oh that’s right you could never, the athletic commission testing, real testing, real fighting. B*tch asses. You could never,” McGregor wrote on social media.  “And then calling out 60year old Mike Tyson fresh off an in flight medical emergency? I swear to god, a fat can of b*tch piss. Most valuable pissbag.”

Jake Paul is the biggest pissbag I have ever seen in my life. 40 pound weight difference, juiced out of his head, and still shitting himself in there. Nakisa you should take him to Vegas oh that’s right you could never, the athletic commission testing, real testing, real…

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 21, 2024

Paul was originally slated to face Tyson on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas but a medical scare forced Tyson to push the bout back until Nov. 15.  In April, it was announced that McGregor and McGregor Sports & Entertainment had become part owners in BKFC. 

After admonishing Paul, McGregor then turned his attention to Perry.  “Hey Mike youre released and you can go and compete in your smelly dirty boxing championship thing, the smell of it, good luck. You’re fired,” McGregor wrote.  

Hey Mike youre released and you can go and compete in your smelly dirty boxing championship thing, the smell of it, good luck. You’re fired. @bareknucklefc

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 21, 2024

McGregor has two fights left on his UFC contract and is expected to return to the octagon later this year. He was scheduled to face Michael Chandler at UFC 303 last month but was forced out of the fight due to a toe injury. McGregor has been out of action since breaking his leg in a trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. 

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Jake Paul and Conor McGregor have never been friends, and it’s doubtful that’s going to change after their latest exchange.

Just minutes after Paul scored a sixth-round knockout over Mike Perry to up his professional boxing record to 10-1, the Irish superstar took to social media to blast him for the performance.

“Jake Paul is the biggest pissbag I have ever seen in my life,” McGregor wrote. “40 pound weight difference, juiced out of his head, and still shitting himself in there. Nakisa [Bidarian], you should take him to Vegas — oh that’s right you could never, the athletic commission testing, real testing, real fighting. Bitch asses. You could never.

“And then calling out 60-year-old Mike Tyson fresh off an in-flight medical emergency? I swear to god, a fat can of b*tch piss. Most valuable pissbag.”

While he didn’t get all of McGregor’s message read back to him, Paul got the gist of it along with another message from the former two division UFC champion where McGregor claimed that he was firing Perry from BKFC after losing on Saturday night.

Of course, McGregor became a co-owner of the bare-knuckle boxing promotion back in April, while Perry has been the organization’s biggest star since first arriving from UFC.

“That’s f*cked up that he fired your BKFC champion,” Paul said of McGregor’s words. “I told you that was going to happen. I told you exactly what was going to happen.”

Paul then took direct aim at McGregor, who he’s been calling out for a fight for several years.

He taunted McGregor again at the post-fight press conference, although it seems highly unlikely that he’ll ever get his wish for a boxing match against “The Notorious.”

“He was big upping his boy Mike Perry — I said, ‘OK Conor, after I f*ck up Mike Perry, then you’re next,’” Paul said. “So Conor’s on Twitter all the time. He’s on his yacht all the time. Guess where he’s not? In the ring, fighting me.

“So he can talk all the f*ck he wants, but The Notorious MMA is scared of Jake Joseph Paul from Disney channel. And I put that on my mama.”

That statement and a laugh ended Paul’s press conference, but it doesn’t sound like he’s losing much sleep over his war of words with McGregor.

As far as the fight against Tyson goes, that actually is what’s next for Paul as he plans to take on the former heavyweight champion in a boxing match scheduled for November in Dallas, with the event airing live on Netflix.

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