Mike Perry had a bad weekend.
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BKFC president David Feldman reacts to Mike Perry’s injury in loss and his future in bare-knuckle fighting
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7 hours agoon
There's no way to sugarcoat what was supposed to be a huge moment for Perry after he booked a fight against the always outspoken Dillon Danis at the Duel Arena show in Orland this past Saturday night. Sadly, Danis failed to show up and dropped out of the fight, but rather than cancel his own appearance, Perry decided to take on late replacement Brandon Jenkins instead.
Early in the opening round, Perry dislocated his shoulder and ultimately suffered a TKO loss when he got blasted by a body kick and finished with punches just seconds later. There's no word on the full extent of his injuries, but Perry is likely looking at a lengthy layoff while he recovers and it's impossible to know right now when he might fight again.
BKFC president David Feldman, who has championed Perry ever since he became a crossover superstar in the bare-knuckle promotion, watched how everything unfolded after his historic event at Fenway Park in Boston this past weekend came to a close.
“Unfortunate for him,†Feldman said about Perry when speaking to MMA Fighting. “I do like Mike. It's not that I don't like Mike. I just don't like some of the things panned out, but I definitely like Mike. The problem with taking a last-minute fight like that, the other guy Brandon Jenkins, had nothing to lose at all. Nothing. So it didn't matter. Mike's shoulder popped out unfortunately for him and then he got kicked and then he got hit a few times and unfortunately he couldn't defend himself.
“Very, very risky. When you're at the top of the game like that, I don't know if I was managing him, I would have done it. But it is what it is.â€
Feldman has repeatedly stated in the past that he wants Perry to return to BKFC, but the two sides haven't reached an agreement on a future fight. In the meantime, Perry scored a huge win over Nate Diaz in the first MVP MMA card back in May before booking his fight in August.
With this new shoulder injury, Perry could potentially be looking at a long layoff and that obviously delays his return to action in any sport including bare-knuckle fighting.
“We'll see what happens with him,†Feldman said. “I don't know the injury, I didn't talk to them yet. I will talk to his team tomorrow and find out what that looks like. Maybe they don't know yet.
“But unfortunate for him, because he's trying to build a great life for his family and unfortunate that he had to take a couple of backward steps. I don't know that I would have done it but they did.â€
As far as booking Perry again after suffering a loss in MMA, Feldman isn't putting much stock in that hurting the promotion behind a potential showdown against somebody like Darren Till.
In fact, Feldman believes Perry can make everybody forget about what just happened if he comes home to BKFC where he's still the reigning “King of Violence.â€
“It's a loss but do people consider he got his ass kicked? I don't think so,†Feldman said. “I don't think it has that much effect on it. It definitely, probably decreases his value a little bit, and we're going to have to talk about it. Who's knocking on his door? It really depends. The whole negotiation's going to go around who else is knocking on his door?
“I think with a good Darren Till performance, we can get the world very [excited]. Here's what [Mike Perry] has to do ‘I'm back where I belong. I'm not doing it anymore. My MMA career was good, but it wasn't great. I'm back where I'm the f*cking king. Let me be the king.' Then if something like that happens, I think we can promote that fight.â€
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Dan Hooker explains why he's taken a 'risk' by fighting against Salahdine Parnasse
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6 hours agoon
September 1, 2026
@danhangman on InstagramUFC veteran Dan Hooker has explained why he's open to taking risky fights ahead of his UFC Paris main event against Salahdine Parnasse.
This weekend at UFC Paris, Dan Hooker will attempt to make a real statement when he welcomes newcomer Salahdine Parnasse to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ‘Hangman' has been in there against some of the best of his generation, and now he's ready to try to prove that he still belongs near the top of the lightweight division.
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Parnasse, of course, will view a Dan Hooker fight as an excellent way to immediately announce himself as a legitimate contender at 155 pounds. Whether or not that happens, though, depends entirely on how he can handle the pressure of the spotlight.
In a recent interview, Hooker spoke about his thought process behind taking risky fights.
Dan Hooker talks taking risky fights
“It's the same thing as when I fought Chandler. It's the same thing with this Parnasse guy,†Hooker told Submission Radio. “It'll be the same thing with Usman. No one else will take the fight. … You think Ilia Topuria's going to take that risk of fighting an unranked non-UFC fighter? No one else wants to take the risk.
“It's the same reason why I was the guy to fight Chandler. It's the same reason why they're paying me money to fight Parnasse is because none of these other guys in the division want to risk it for the biscuit. So they call up Dan Hooker, they offer him a bit of danger money, and he welcomes these boys to the big leagues.â€
Hooker then specifically spoke about a possible showdown with Usman Nurmagomedov.
“That would be the exciting thing for me with that fight is you would get another chance to step in there and go up against a legacy,†Hooker said. “Going to a guy's hometown and ruining his debut, that puts a little fuzzy feeling in my stomach.â€
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Vitor Petrino fires back at Valter Walker: ‘That guy is a clown’
Published
6 hours agoon
September 1, 2026
Petrino isn't letting Valter
Walker’s latest jab go unanswered.
Petrino (15-2) extended his win streak to four with a unanimous
decision over Serghei
Spivac on Aug. 22 to further ascend the heavyweight rankings.
Walker (16-1), who's also among the top-ranked heavyweights in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship, took a shot at Petrino on
social media by posting a photo from his recent fight, labeling it
boring.
Petrino has now fired back.
Vitor Petrino says he has repeatedly asked the UFC to book
Valter Walker
In a recent interview with Sherdog’s Marcelo Alonso, Petrino
responded to Walker's comments about his fight with Spivac,
claiming that he's campaigned for a matchup against the grappling
specialist many times, to no avail.
“That guy is a clown. Nobody respects him. I don't even want to
talk about him much,†Petrino said. “I've asked for that fight
several times and I don't know why the UFC hasn't made it
happen.â€
Petrino’s interest in the matchup isn't new. His coach, Cristiano
Marcello,
previously told Sherdog that Petrino had accepted a challenge
from Walker.
“Unlike him, who has already said he's not interested in fighting
the top guys, I like challenging myself,†Petrino said, taking
another shot at his countryman. “I'll fight anyone in the Top 10. I
love to challenge myself.â€
Walker is on a five-fight win streak, with all five wins coming via
leg-based submissions, including four heel hooks.
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Usman Nurmagomedovs former rival returns for PFL Chicago
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7 hours agoon
September 1, 2026
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