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Mike Perry Roasts Conor McGregor After 'Fired' Comments: 'Fight Jake Paul'

Mike Perry was not amused when asked about Conor McGregor's tweets discussing Perry's performance.

Zain Bando

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On top of Mike Perry getting TKO'ed by Jake Paul Saturday night in Tampa, Fla., Perry had to deal with the post-fight wrath that came his way in response to former UFC double-champion and BKFC part-owner Conor McGregor lashing out at him on 'X.'

McGregor was not impressed with Perry's performance, threatening to "fire" Perry and instead force Perry into competing elsewhere. Perry was quick to respond at Saturday night's post-fight presser.

"He doesn’t f********* have a promotion because me and him are both owners of BKFC,” Perry said. “He can’t fire me. We can fight bare-knuckle. Look at me. I lost to Jake Paul. Why don’t you go fight Jake Paul and box him with the gloves on? I think it would be worse than Conor McGregor vs. [Floyd Mayweather]"

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Mayweather defeated McGregor in the Irishman's lone boxing match in Aug. 2017. McGregor has won one fight since and hasn't headlined a UFC event in over three years. Perry, meanwhile, went 7-8 in the UFC prior to transitioning to bare-knuckle, arguably becoming the biggest star the ever-growing sport has ever had.

While Perry hadn't competed in boxing in nine years, the win for Paul was his 10th overall and adds to a laundry list of ex-UFC fighters the Ohio product has defeated, including Tyron Woodley (x2), Ben Askren, Nate Diaz and Anderson Silva

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It remains to be seen if McGregor, who is still awaiting a new date with Michael Chandler before 2024 ends, will follow through on his words, or, if per usual, McGregor is just being McGregor.

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Zain Bando

ZAIN BANDO

Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA. He also co-hosts a podcast called "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network, which airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. A Chicago suburban native, Bando has been enthralled with MMA since 2006 and has been fortunate to attend some of the most high-profile events in the sport's history, both as a fan and media member, including UFC 264, Bellator 297 and Kayla Harrison's PFL MMA debut. He is excited to take the next step in his combat sports writing journey and looks forward to continuing his following of the fight game for years to come. Bando can be reached via email at zainbando99@gmail.com or by social media @zainbando99

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