Sean Strickland thinks BKFC is “trash.”
In what may or may not be a direct response to that critique, bareknuckle bad boy Mike Perry — fresh off his knockout win over Thiago Alves at BKFC: “KnuckleMania 4” — dropped a $50,000 bet on Paulo Costa, who fights Strickland in the UFC 302 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event this Sat. night (June 1, 2024) at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
Costa is currently a +195 underdog.
“Paulo Costa said he’s coming to put a beating onto Sean Strickland this weekend,” Perry told his Instagram followers. “I’m rocking with that Brazilian power. ‘Borrachinha’ in the building! I think he has more tools in MMA to get the job done. Let’s go Paulo, show him what I’m talking about.”
A victory for “The Eraser” returns $140,000.
Perry is no stranger to mouthy UFC middleweights. Former division titleholder, Luke Rockhold, went head-to-head with “Platinum” at BKFC 41 in Denver and got his teeth rearranged for his efforts. The 32 year-old Perry is now 5-0 in bareknuckle boxing with three blistering knockouts.
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