Mike Perry drops Thiago Alves for 1-minute finish in BKFC main event

Former UFC fighter Mike Perry once again made it look easy in the BKFC ring Saturday night.

Perry stopped Thiago Alves via TKO at the 1:00 mark of the first round in the BKFC: KnuckleMania 4 main event, which took place at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Perry knocked Alves down with the first significant punch of the fight, a left hook. Alves beat the count, but referee Dan Miragliotta called off the bout after seeming to notice that Alves was still wobbly.

In his postfight interview, Perry called the win over Alves his "easiest fight yet."

"I'm the undisputed king of bare knuckle," Perry said. "I'm No. 1 pound-for-pound.

"For anybody who thinks differently, I'm the king in this b---h. Come and see me, bro, if you want this smoke, if you want the money. I want all the smoke and all the money. You can't beat me. It's my money."

The knockout lifted Perry's BKFC record to 5-0 since his debut in February 2022. Perry has emerged as the promotion's biggest star over the last year, having scored stoppage wins in highly anticipated matchups against former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and former UFC lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez. Alves, 40, is a former UFC welterweight title challenger.

When asked whom he wants to face next, Perry called out longtime rival and fellow ex-UFC fighter Darren Till.

"Darren Till, you fat f-----g b---h, get your ass over here or I'll come to the U.K.," Perry said.

Perry has won three straight fights inside the distance after beating Julian Lane and Michael "Venom" Page by decision in his first two BKFC bouts.

Perry transitioned to BKFC after a five-year career in the UFC. He was popular among fans as a UFC fighter but never became a legitimate contender, going 7-8 in 15 bouts.

Alves stepped into the BKFC ring - and competed in any combat sport - for the first time since June 2021. The 40-year-old said earlier this week that he was all but retired before BKFC called him with the offer to fight Perry. Alves, who was born in Brazil but trains out of the famed American Top Team gym in Florida, is now 2-1 in BKFC.

Alves spent 14 years on the UFC roster. His final Octagon outing took place in 2019.