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Does Conor McGregor Own BKFC?

Conor McGregor was furious at Mike Perry for losing to Jake Paul in boxing and surprisingly fired the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s “King of Violence”, following the fight. Perry, in return, brought up his BKFC ownership and claimed to be immune from McGregor’s threats. However, the Irishman discarded “Platinum” coming from his position as part-owner […]

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Conor McGregor was furious at Mike Perry for losing to Jake Paul in boxing and surprisingly fired the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s “King of Violence”, following the fight.

Perry, in return, brought up his BKFC ownership and claimed to be immune from McGregor’s threats. However, the Irishman discarded “Platinum” coming from his position as part-owner of the BKFC and doubled down on firing him.

The sequence of events have naturally made fans curious about the state of the owners of the BKFC. Here’s whether McGregor owns the entire promotion and actually has the power to fire fighters like Perry…

Conor McGregor’s Part-Ownership Of The BKFC Explained

On April 28, 2024, McGregor announced on his social media accounts that he and McGregor Sports and Entertainment have become part-owners of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.

The Irishman founded McGregor Sports and Entertainment in 2014, where his wife Dee Devlin works as the Director. The company was mentioned on banners during the promotions of Mayweather vs. McGregor as well.

However, Triller continues to be the majority shareholder of the BKFC even with McGregor and his company jumping in.

Who Owns The BKFC Apart From Conor McGregor?

As of July 2024, the BKFC is owned by the promotion’s president David Feldman, McGregor, and Triller.

Triller is an American platform for sharing videos and social networking. Perry claims to be a co-owner of the BKFC because he has shares in Triller but these claims were outright rejected by the “Mystic Mac”. In a now-deleted post on X, the former UFC champ said that Perry’s shares in Triller aren’t enough to make him a BKFC co-owner.

How Much Is The BKFC Worth?

In April 2024, Rolling Stone reported that the BKFC was valued at $411 million. This is a huge jump from making $500,000 in revenue in 2018, as the promotion has clearly acquired a host of new fans in the last few years.

For now, it is unknown how much of the BKFC is owned by Feldman, McGregor, and Triller.

By defeating the likes of Luke Rockhold, Eddie Alvarez, and Michael ‘Venom’ Page, Perry has helped legitimize BKFC. Following his loss to Paul, is the former UFC contender really done for in the BKFC or will we see him returning to the promotion soon? Despite part-owner Conor McGregor’s social media outburst, the latter is almost a certainty.

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Michael Bisping Brands Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry Boxing Match A ‘Farce’, Berates Paul For ‘Cherry Picking’ Opponents

Count former UFC champion Michael Bisping among those not impressed by YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul’s latest triumph inside the ring. Paul’s trend of fighting and defeating mixed martial arts veterans continued this past weekend at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, which played host to “The Problem Child’s” 11th professional fight. The ex-Disney star has notably […]

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Count former UFC champion Michael Bisping among those not impressed by YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul’s latest triumph inside the ring.

Paul’s trend of fighting and defeating mixed martial arts veterans continued this past weekend at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, which played host to “The Problem Child’s” 11th professional fight.

The ex-Disney star has notably built a record by beating prominent MMA names crossing over to the squared circle, such as Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva, and Nate Diaz. And former UFC fighter-turned-BKFC star Mike Perry has now joined his list of victims.

Paul got the better of “Platinum” in the sixth round of their bout on Saturday, following earlier knockdowns with one final damaging blow to seal the deal against Perry, who stepped in on short notice following the postponement of Paul’s match with Mike Tyson.

But despite previously speaking highly of Perry’s chances, one former UFC champ has laid into Paul for the match…

Bisping: Paul vs. Perry Should Never Have Happened

During a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Bisping gave his take on the latest boxing success for Paul, whom “The Count” has gone back and forth with himself over a possible bout in the past.

Interestingly, Bisping’s pre-fight remarks saw him actually warn Paul against the fight, branding Perry a “savage” who has “good technique.” The Englishman suggested the 27-year-old Cleveland native was “rolling the dice” by fighting “Platinum” and would not have an easy night.

But despite proving Bisping wrong, Paul isn’t getting any praise from the ex-UFC champ.

“Coming into this fight, I think myself, the whole fight community, everyone was behind Mike Perry. But the reality was he was too small,” Bisping said. “There are weight classes in boxing, in combat sports, for a reason. Jake Paul was about twice the size of him. The weight difference is going to be insane.

“Well done Jake Paul if that’s what you want to see. That was a farce,” Bisping continued. “That was ridiculous. That fight should have never even taken place in the first place because it was a sh*t show. Jake Paul was by far the bigger guy, and as I’ve said, there are weight classes for a reason. … He (Paul) cherry picks these opponents that are way smaller and less experienced.”

Paul will be no stranger to that kind of criticism, with his detractors using choice of opponents as the main tool by which to take away from his boxing career thus far.

And that trend will no doubt continue as he looks to ride the momentum from the knockout win over Perry into a planned Netflix showdown with 58-year-old Tyson at AT&T Stadium this November.

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— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 22, 2024

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Jake Paul vs Mike Perry called a ‘Circus’ by Turki Alalshikh

Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Arabian advisor, was not too impressed with the Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry boxing match that…

Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Arabian advisor, was not too impressed with the Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry boxing match that went down this past weekend. Jake Paul was able to defeat the former UFC fighter by way of TKO in the sixth round.

Who is Turki Alalshik?

Turki Alalshikh is the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and a key figure behind VIsion 2030, he is a leader in Saudi Arabia with a focus on entertainment and sports. This Riyadh-based figure has been the key hand behind eliminating the red tape in boxing that has existed for so long. Dream matchups have been able to be booked under his watch such as Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk which required multiple governing bodies in boxing to sign on.

The UFC and PFL MMA have both worked alongside the Saudi leader. Additionally, Turki Alalshikh has been the driving force behind the former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou’s move to boxing, having faced world champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in Riyadh.

“We are committed to the long-term success of this industry; prepared to navigate challenges as we work towards our goal. We will collaborate with all stakeholders to advance boxing and optimize the market. For that, everyone understands that we’re taking this very seriously.” Alalshikh told ESPN about the long-term vision.

Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry

Jake Paul, the YouTube star, has been able to put on some blockbuster fights in the world of boxing. “He “The Problems Child” has been able to defeat former UFC fighters such as Nate Diaz, Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva, and most recently Mike Perry. These matches sell well on pay-per-view, but Paul has often been criticized for not facing a ranked boxer in a boxing match.

“This is not boxing …” was the reaction from Turki Alalshikh regarding the Jake Paul fight. “Francis [is a] real fighter and [does] great fight not like this circus,” he added.

In their eight-round clash, Jake Paul was able to stop Mike Perry in just six rounds. But the TKO win did not impress the Saudi Arabian figure.

Tyron Woodley Gives Former Opponent Jake Paul ‘Props’ After Mike Perry Win, Defends Him Against Claims Of Fatigue

Jake Paul put on a thoroughly dominant display in his boxing matchup with Mike Perry on Saturday, overwhelming the BKFC star en route to a sixth-round knockout win. The victory marked the fifth former UFC star whom Paul has stood victorious over in the boxing ring, with previous wins over Nate Diaz, Anderson Silva, Ben […]

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Jake Paul put on a thoroughly dominant display in his boxing matchup with Mike Perry on Saturday, overwhelming the BKFC star en route to a sixth-round knockout win.

The victory marked the fifth former UFC star whom Paul has stood victorious over in the boxing ring, with previous wins over Nate Diaz, Anderson Silva, Ben Askren, and Tyron Woodley (twice).

Woodley was, in fact, on color commentary for the Paul vs. Perry DAZN broadcast, and he was willing to tip his cap to his former foe.

“You got to kind of give Jake his props, man,” Woodley told The Schmo in a post-fight interview. “You can be a hater all you want, but he was punching the dude high, low. He was throwing power with both hands, variety.”

Tyron Woodley Explains What Makes For Good Cardio While Defending Jake Paul Against Critics

Paul dropped Perry once each during the opening two rounds. Despite this, “Platinum” continued to go through the former Disney star’s punches and fire away, trying to make use of his well-known and entertaining brawling style. “The Problem Child,” however, continued to land damaging shots, and Perry was dropped for a third time during the sixth round.

Perry stumbled while returning to his feet, prompting the referee to call the fight in Paul’s favor.

One notable thing that critics got on Paul for was his heavy breathing during the fight, as the Cleveland native seemed to be winded after his bashing of Perry for two rounds.

Woodley, however, pointed out that Paul recovered and got the knockout eventually — and that’s what cardio is about, not a lack of breathing hard.

“Everybody thinks you’re supposed to have the cardio where you never breathe hard,” Woodley said. “When you’re punching that hard, it’s not about breathing hard, it’s about recovering. He showed he can recover and go back to the power.”

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Mike Perry responds to Conor McGregor firing him, challenges ‘Mystic Mac’ to step up and fight Jake Paul

It didn’t take long for Conor McGregor’s support of Mike Perry to turn to disdain after ‘Platinum’ came up…

It didn’t take long for Conor McGregor’s support of Mike Perry to turn to disdain after ‘Platinum’ came up short in his big-money boxing match with YouTube sensation Jake Paul on Saturday night.

Shortly after the BKFC’s undisputed ‘King of Violence’ went down in the sixth round, McGregor — who became a part owner in the promotion earlier this year — declared that Perry was fired.

“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 on X immediately following the fight.

Responding to his unceremonious dismissal during the post-fight press conference, ‘Platinum’ scoffed at McGregor’s power play, claiming ‘The Notorious’ has no authority to make that kind of executive decision.

Perry also questioned why McGregor never accepted Jake Paul’s challenge, suggesting the UFC megastar would take a worse beating than the one Floyd Mayweather handed him back in 2017.

“He doesn’t f*cking have a promotion,” Perry said. “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.”

McGregor vs. Paul likely hasn’t happened yet because there’s no way in hell Dana White would ever sign off on it. But with only two fights left on his UFC contract, we could very well see ‘Mystic Mac’ throw hands with ‘The Problem Child’ in the years to come.

Jake Paul’s KO of Mike Perry was the second-best finish on the night

In addition to seeing Jake Paul score his third-straight knockout, fight fans were treated to another impressive showing from undisputed featherweight world champion Amanda Serrano who made quick work of Stevie Morgan in the co-main event of the evening.

Both Paul and Serrano will return to the ring on November 15 when ‘The Problem Child’ meets ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson in a controversial boxing clash live on Netflix.

But as impressive as Jake Paul’s performance against Mike Perry was, the Knockout of the Night undoubtedly went to Lucas Bhadi who absolutely bodied Ashton ‘H20’ Sylve in the middle fight of the main card.

It took Sylve a long time to finally wake up, but he eventually walked out of the ring under his own power. Still, the KO was so scary that ring announcer Joe Martinez asked the crowd and those watching at home to extend their thoughts and prayers to Sylve.

“Ladies and gentlemen, before we announce our winner, we ask you to please extend your thoughts and prayers to H2O Sylve and may God restore him.”

Sylve was dispatched to a local hospital but appeared to be in good spirits via a post on social media.

‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley reacts to Jake Paul’s gutsy callout of fellow UFC champion Alex Pereira

‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley was excited to see his business buddy Jake Paul score another big win inside the squared…

‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley was excited to see his business buddy Jake Paul score another big win inside the squared circle on Saturday night.

Emanating from Amalie Arena in Tampa, it was clear that ‘The Problem Child’ was on another level compared to that of his opponent, BKFC’s undisputed ‘King of Violence’ Mike Perry. Paul sent Perry crashing to the canvas in the opening minute of the fight and repeated the process in round two. By the time they hit the sixth, ‘Platinum’ had nothing left to give.

Paul finished things off with an onslaught of strikes that forced the referee to step in and call for the stoppage, handing the YouTube sensation his third-straight win by way of knockout.

Having gone into business with Paul in June, launching a Walmart-exclusive deodorant brand called W, O’Malley was understandably thrilled to see ‘The Problem Child’ body another opponent in such a dominant fashion.

O’Malley sees things playing out the same way when Paul returns to the ring in November for his controversial clash with former unified heavyweight world champion ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson.

“A few of those knockdowns were pretty f*cking brutal, god damn that was sweet,” hailed O’Malley via his YouTube channel, noting how “Jake looks like he’s improving every single fight,” as attention now turns to the Tyson fight.

“I’m pretty excited for [the Mike Tyson fight], I feel like it might look similar to that – I mean Mike Tyson is almost 60, Jake’s 30 years younger so I feel like it might look similar to that [finish]” (h/t Bloody Elbow).

As impressive as Jake Paul’s performance against Perry was, much of the post-fight coverage surrounded Paul’s ballsy callout of reigning UFC light heavyweight king Alex Pereira.

“All right boys, what’s next for Jake Paul? Obviously, he’s fighting Mike Tyson in November, [but] he called out Alex Pereira, that fight won’t happen unless Dana says, ‘I’m sick of seeing Jake beat all these UFC guys I’m f*cking giving it.’

“But imagine Alex Pereira versus Jake Paul, dude – Alex has crazy power in both hands but the dude literally throws from his hips, like he’s there to be hit… That was a big thing about Mike Perry; he was there to be hit, his chin was floating, he was off balance, his chin was just kind of there to be hit.”

Sean O’Malley is All-In on Crossover Fights

Paul’s fight with Mike Tyson is scheduled for November 15 and will air exclusively on Netflix to the streaming giant’s almost 280 million subscribers. Originally, their scrap was expected to go down this month, but after suffering a medical emergency while on a cross-country flight in May, Tyson was forced to take some time away from training.

“Jake is doing such a good job [because] after a fight, the biggest thing is what’s next and you got to set yourself up for those opportunities and Jake’s doing that better than anyone right now,” O’Malley said. “He’s calling out who’s next, he already has a fight booked. He’s doing a really good job.

“People want to see you against the actual best guys in the world so it’s hard, he definitely has boxing skills, he’s definitely dedicated, definitely very high level but how good is he? You can’t really determine that until you see him against the guy in the Top 30.”

Rather than seeing his business partner test his skills against legitimate boxers, the UFC bantamweight champ is perfectly happy watching Paul compete in big-money crossover fights with some of combat sports’ top stars.

“I’ll do Jake Paul versus Mike Perry MMA, Jake Paul versus Mike Perry bare-knuckle, Jake Paul versus Nate Diaz even… I personally enjoy watching him fight these MMA guys, I’ll watch any Jake fight, [but] I get f*cking hyped for these crossover fights – I f*cking love these crossover fights,” O’Malley concluded.