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Mike Perry now has a belt to call himself the “King of Violence” after defeating former UFC champion Eddie Alvarez in Saturday’s BKFC 56 main event.
After a strong build up to their bare knuckle boxing clash, Perry once again showed this world of combat is best suited for him. He busted up Alvarez’s eye to the point of a corner stoppage TKO to close the 175-pound contest, which took place at Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, and left with the “King of Violence” championship.
The fight community praised Perry for his efforts, and you can see the top social media reactions to his win over Alvarez below.
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Caposa
Wow nice jab from Eddie. Definitely the better boxer
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 3, 2023
Nick Baldwin
This is a sprint! Alvarez looking good early on. Landing heavy shots on Perry with good accuracy. 10-9.
— Nick Baldwin (@NickBaldwinMMA) December 3, 2023
Nick Baldwin
Holy crap. This is a fight. Super brutal. Both Perry and Alvarez are already busted up.
Perry takes the second. 19-19.
— Nick Baldwin (@NickBaldwinMMA) December 3, 2023
Mike Bohn
Mike Perry defeats Eddie Alvarez at #BKFC56 due to a corner stoppage after Alvarez’s couldn’t see out of his eye.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) December 3, 2023
Ariel Helwani
Mike Perry does it again.
Alvarez’s corner stops the fight before the 3rd round commences.
Platinum is the inaugural King of Violence champion.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 3, 2023
Casey O’Neill
I fucking love mike perry. The only reason I will watch bkfc #BKFC
— Casey Oneill (@kingcaseymma) December 3, 2023
Caposa
These fights are just so brutal. The damage these people absorb is crazy.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 3, 2023
BJ Penn
Mike Perry is a wild man 😅
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) December 3, 2023
Ariel Helwani
Mike Perry says he wants Conor McGregor.
Obviously, that isn’t happening.
David Feldman says he wants to run it back, and he’d like to do it in Philly.
Either way, Perry is going to have some fun options in 2024 in either boxing or BK.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 3, 2023
Billy Quarantillo
Mike Perry on a RUN rn 💯
— Billy Quarantillo (@BillyQMMA) December 3, 2023
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