Mike Perry’s BKFC future hinges on Danis fight, Feldman says
NXTbets Pro | Published On: August 20, 2026
Perry future
BKFC president David Feldman says Mike Perry’s next move in bare-knuckle fighting remains unsettled, and he wants the outcome of the Dillon Danis fight and the contract talks before he moves forward. Feldman said he cannot yet say whether Perry will return to BKFC, even though Perry still has fights left on his contract. That leaves Perry in a familiar spot, with one foot in MMA and another in the bare-knuckle world, and it gives BKFC time to sort out where he fits next. Feldman did leave one door open. He said a Perry-Darren Till BKFC matchup could happen later, a sign that the promotion still sees Perry as a major part of its plans if the right pieces fall into place. For now, though, the focus stays on the next bout and the terms around it. Perry’s future in BKFC will depend on what happens in the cage and what comes out of the negotiations after it.
Danis bout
Perry is set to headline Duel Arena 1 in Orlando, Florida, in a pro MMA bout against Danis, a matchup that pulls him back into a format he has revisited after building much of his recent profile in BKFC. Feldman is betting on Perry to handle the assignment. He said Perry will beat Danis and said Perry would win if the fight stayed standing and trading because Danis is a grappler and Perry is “too tough” for him. That is the clearest read yet from the BKFC side on what Perry brings when he steps back into MMA. Feldman’s view also frames the fight in simple terms, striking ability and toughness against grappling skill. That combination gives Perry a test that looks different from the bare-knuckle fights he has spent most of his recent time chasing. It also gives BKFC a chance to watch how one of its biggest names performs outside the ring before deciding how hard to push the next chapter of his contract. Perry has a long track record of drawing attention to his fights, and this one arrives with his bare-knuckle future still waiting on answers.
BKFC return
Perry’s last BKFC appearance came against Jeremy Stephens, and he delivered one of the defining wins of his bare-knuckle run by stopping Stephens with a fifth-round TKO to retain the King of Violence title. That result kept him at the center of BKFC’s biggest conversations and reinforced why the promotion still has interest in where he goes next. Perry then returned to MMA and beat Nate Diaz by corner stoppage before the third round on the first MVP MMA card on Netflix, showing that he could move back into the cage without losing momentum. The sequence matters for BKFC because it shows a fighter with options, one who can shift between formats and still land in headline spots. Perry’s recent path has moved from a title defense in bare-knuckle to a return to MMA, and now to another high-profile matchup against Danis. Feldman’s comments make clear that BKFC is watching all of it closely. Perry still has work left under contract, and the promotion wants to see how he handles the next fight before it settles his bare-knuckle direction.
