Mike Perry stops Thiago Alves in a minute at 'KnuckleMania 4'

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) held “Knucklemania IV” on Saturday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. “King Of Violence” Mike Perry faced long-time rival and UFC veteran Thiago Alves in the main event.

Both men entered Saturday’s bout undefeated in BKFC.  Perry had won his four fights with the promotion including winning his last two with finishes.  Alves had won his first two fights with the promotion including winning the middleweight championship in his last BKFC match in June 2021.  He was later stripped of the title when he contract with the organization expired.  Back with the promotion, Alves was looking to pick up where he left off three years ago.  

The fight did not last long.  It took Perry one minute to dispatch of the former UFC welterweight title challenger.  

Perry pressed forward at the start of the the bell.  He went to the body with a right hand while both men missed with hooks.  Alves connected with a job followed by a right hand but Perry continued to press the action.  He walked Alves down and landed a right hand along the ropes of the circular ring.  Alves responded with a winging right hand that missed.  

Perry again pressed forward and landed a right hand.  A followup left hook to the jaw sent Alves crashing to the canvas.  He got to a knee before standing on the count of nine.  As he stood, Alves stumbled.  The referee evaluated him and after a second stagger, the referee stopped the fight.  

With the win, Perry advanced his BKFC record to 5-0.  He’s finished his last three opponents.