What a night it was for combat sports fans as they witnessed one of the most packed and biggest events from the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. At BKFC 56, Christine Ferea defended her championship against Rowdy Bec Rawlings, and Mick Terrill became the NEW BKFC heavyweight champion of the world. However, the fight that everyone is talking about, the main event of the night which stole the spotlight for a deserving reason. Mike Perry became the king of violence after stopping Eddie Alvarez at the event. Fans, as always, are interested in knowing how much he made defeating the former UFC Champion. So let’s dive in to find details about it.
BKFC 56: How Much Did Mike Perry Rack Up Beating Eddie Alvarez?
With this fight, Platinum Perry has now made TWO ex-UFC champions quit on the stool. It seems Perry, who didn’t have a crazy UFC resume where he lost 8 times, was built for bare-knuckle fighting. With this performance, it appears no one will dethrone him, given the skills he is displaying without gloves. While, Alvarez was dominant in the first round where he opened up Perry but in the round 2 Perry showed his class.
For those who missed the fight, Perry defeated Alvarez via TKO (corner stoppage) in Round 2 at 2:00 and claimed the “King of Violence” title. Meanwhile, talking about the money he earned, while we don’t have a confirmed figure but we can make an educated guess seeing their contracts and the previous fight money.
Indeed, it’s always interesting to see how fighters navigate contract negotiations, and Perry’s reported $8 million deal reflects his success and marketability in the Bare Knuckle Promotion.
In his last fight, he got $250,000. However, given he has become the face of the company, BKFC paying well and Perry and considering the $8 million multi-fight deal, he could be making around $1 million from this bout where defeated Alvarez.
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Even though Alvarez didn’t win the match, he’s still doing well financially. With his past earnings of over $600k and the hope for a better deal in BKFC, he’s likely to make more in this fight.
In short, both Perry and Alvarez might end up earning between $600k to $1 million from this bout. And there is probability of them fighting again as David Feldman wants to run back Perry vs Alvarez in Philadelphia.
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