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‘King Ryan’ is sharing some of his striking tactics with Colby Covington, who’ll need all the help with his stand-up he can get if he wants to stay at the top of the welterweight division.

Colby Covington is getting some striking tips from Ryan Garcia, which he might need if he ends up agreeing to fight Ian Machado Garry at UFC 303.

Ryan Garcia is coming off a impressive majority decision win over Devin Haney that saw him knock Haney down three times. Even more wild than his in-ring performance was the show he put on leading up to the fight. He trolled the world through endless social media posts that he was in the midst of a mental meltdown, to the point where many were conflicted about even watching the fight.

That didn’t stop Garcia from raking in a reported $50 million on the fight — $12 mil of that via bets he made on himself to win. He won’t be able to help Colby Covington hit those heights paycheck-wise, but he did attempt to shore up the wrestling-heavy game of “Chaos” with some tips on striking.

On the same night that he impressed former president Donald Trump with some hand speed drills, he showed Covington how he picked his shots to get around his opponents’ defenses.

“It’s either head or [body], which one do you want?” Garcia said, throwing punches at Covington. “Put your hands up. Now it’s [your temple] if your head is covered.”

Of course, being told to punch your opponent where he’s not defending is one thing, pulling that off in a fight is another. “King Ryan” can do it, but Colby Covington hasn’t proven to have the accuracy or pop to do much more than pad his stats with strikes. That may be why he’s been completely ignoring the latest round of callouts from Ian Garry.

Garry claims the UFC has sent out contracts for a UFC 303 fight, but Covington is turning it down over an injured foot. Is it a ploy to try and get the UFC to sweeten the pot if they want him fighting down? Or is he legitimately ducking “The Future?” Let us know what you think in the comments below.

“Platinum” is thankful for “Notorious.”

Mike Perry scored another finish last night at KnuckleMania 4 (Sat., Apr. 27, 2024) when he knocked out fellow UFC alumni Thiago Alves with a nasty left hook from inside Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. (watch highlights).

During the KnuckleMania 4 broadcast, Conor McGregor announced that he now partly owns Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC). Watch the “huge” announcement here.

After Perry’s violent win, he reacted to the big news that McGregor is now technically his boss.

“Sh-t, Thank you, man. I know you see it. We all love Conor McGregor’s fights,” Perry told reporters during the KnuckleMania 4 post-fight press conference. “I mean, he’s the biggest combat sports star in history, probably besides, you know, I mean, we all still love Mike Tyson…But Conor McGregor, nobody moved that needle like him. The Irish fan base is like the number one combat sports fan base because they travel across the world to come and see Conor McGregor all the time. So you know, he’s just done remarkable things.”

“I remember still to this day when he knocked out Jose Aldo and what I thought about it. I was just like, damn, bro, because I knew Jose, and I didn’t know Connor, so you know, he got me back then…I can look at those things and respect those things because I’m out here trying to do those things, too. And I may not always do a clean like- Conor McGregor pieced up Eddie Alvarez in the ring, and it was a little different than the way it went with me. But I haven’t fought longer than four minutes in, like, three years. My sh-t don’t go long at all. I’m out here hurting people, or they quit, or they give up, and I break their hearts. Conor always got heart even when we’ve seen him down. He’s still to be heard, and you know, they took him out on a stretcher, and he was still telling people how he felt about sh-t y, but I’ll beat anybody in the world, period,” Perry concluded.

Perry and McGregor had an epic run-in last year at BKFC 41, where they faced off. The two have been jawing at each other on social media ever since—even though they will never fight … for now.

Until then, McGregor takes on Michael Chandler at UFC 303.

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For complete BKFC KnuckleMania 4 results, coverage, and highlights click HERE.

Here’s what you may have missed!

Last night (Sat. April 27, 2024), Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) made its first stop in “The Golden State,” hosting the BKFC: “KnuckleMania 4” event from Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. BKFC: KnuckleMania 4 is quite a mouthful, so let’s skip to the point and say it plain:

Last night was the Mike Perry show.

“Platinum” certainly knew it, dancing toward center stage in a bizarrely fluffy and purple walkout outfit. In the ring, Perry was jubilant even prior to the ring announcement, shadowboxing combinations as fast he possibly could. That’s an unusual temperament for the BKFC circular ring, where even victorious fighters are nearly guaranteed to shed blood.

Perry seemed genuinely thrilled to be there, main event opposite a respected veteran of the game and former BKFC champion. Thiago Alves is the man, an OG of combat sports with 20 years of battle in his back pocket. Perry knew, however, that “Pitbull” was no match for him in the year 2024.

The fight lasted a moment, as bareknuckle bouts so often do. Perry showed some body jabs, advanced behind a right, then floored Alves with a hard left. The Brazilian regained his feet slowly and unsteadily, and the referee opted to save him even after he made the count. Fans eager for wanton bloodletting probably weren’t happy, but it was the correct call (watch highlights).

As soon as Alves hit the canvas, the obvious question emerged: what’s next for Mike Perry? He’s the sport’s biggest star by a considerable margin, but he’s not the undisputed champion. The current belt-holder at 185-pounds — where Perry has mostly fought in bare knuckle — is Lorenzo Hunt, who suffered a broken arm chasing Heavyweight gold just a few minutes before Perry’s big win.

Could that be the fight to make? Convince Hunt to diet back down and defend his belt? Getting Perry real gold is an okay angle, sure, but it doesn’t change the fact that most people don’t really know “The Juggernaut.” It’s not a matchup that generates amazing amounts of attention.

Perry gave two real answers himself in his post-fight interview: Nate Diaz and Darren Till. Perry vs. Diaz in BKFC is possible, and it would sell a boatload of pay-per-view (PPV) buys (or break illegal streaming records). The problem is that I cannot figure a reason Diaz would want to get his scar tissue torn open by Perry when he could instead fight Jake Paul in PFL for a vastly bigger paycheck.

More money to face an easier opponent is simple economics, and Diaz knows the game too well to do something stupid like box Perry at his peak on home “Platinum” turf.

That leaves Till, who’s now been freed from UFC’s roster for about 16 months. His last appearance resulted in a “Fight of the Night” battle to Dricus Du Plessis, a defeat that has aged pretty well. Since scoring free agency, Till has been linked to influencer fights and Russian boxing, but nothing has actually materialized.

This is so obviously the next step for Till, who checks all the necessary boxes. For one, he’s talented enough not to (likely) get ran over in 60 seconds. He’s well-known and could carry his half of the main event. Most important, Till and Perry have a long and complicated frenemy relationship, which could boil over if an actual contract was signed.

Now is the time.

When the two were beefing in 2017, Perry was unranked while Till was about to secure his first title shot. When Till left Welterweight and Perry started losing cage fights, it seemed like the fight would never materialize.

Seven years later, Perry is atop the BKFC world, and Till needs a major stage for his comeback. It’s a perfectly reasonable match up for all parties involved, one that could produce the biggest BKFC card yet.

Let’s not waste anymore time in getting it booked.

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For complete BKFC KnuckleMania 4 results, coverage, and highlights click HERE.