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Mike Perry might just be the best thing to happen to BKFC, and I do say that in seriousness. Since the former UFC star migrated over to the bare knuckle ring, BKFC seems to have finally found the face for their promotion. And who wouldn’t want to watch him force grown men to spit their own teeth out after he forcefully loosened them?
He takes on another man known for mega-violent fights in Eddie Alvarez. Eddie had his first bare knuckle fight earlier this year when he took on former UFC featherweight contender Chad Mendes. It was a tough battle that went to split decision, but it would be Alvarez’ name in the win column. Chad Mendes retired following that bout.
Just about everywhere you look, folks have chosen Perry to win, making Eddie the heavy underdog in this contest. And at 39, with 40 MMA bouts and a bare knuckle bout under his belt, it’s hard to think otherwise. That’s a lot of wear-and-tear, a lot of wars. Perry, at 32, has just 20 MMA bouts and 3 bare knuckle bouts under his belt.
That said, it wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility for Eddie to get the victory—I just wouldn’t put any money on it. Let’s take a look at how they stack up with their facts and figures:
Mike Perry
- Age: 32
- MMA record: 14-8 (11 KOs)
- BKFC record: 3-0 (1 KO)
- Last opponent: Luke Rockhold
Eddie Alvarez
- Age: 39
- MMA record: 30-8-2 (17 KOs)
- BKFC record: 1-0
- Last opponent: Chad Mendes
Mike Perry vs. Eddie Alvarez live play-by-play
Round 1
Eddie with the first shot, an overhand right. Eddie slips. Eddie with a left that lands. Perry with a nice right cross. Left-right for Perry. Nasty left from Al;varez lands. Alvarez with another left that stuns Perry.
Left from Perry lands. Alvarez lands two more and follows with three more. Eddie landing at will now. Perry with a nice left. These two are swinging hard. Nice right from Perry as the bell sounds.
Round 2
Eddie with a quick left. Perry with a left right as Eddie lands two hammers. Perry with a left that pushes Alvarez back. Huge right from Perry staggers Eddie. Eddie with a quick left. Both men are cut and swollen and bleeding already. Double left from Alvarez. Right from Perry.
Left uppercut from Perry. Alvarez with a left. And two more for Alvarez. Perry with two lefts. Eddie misses with a big left. Left-right from Eddie. Perry tries to headlock Eddie but lets go. Huge right from Perry. Round ends.
Eddie Alvarez’ corner stops the fight in the corner. They don’t want to send Eddie back out. Eddie’s left eye is swollen almost shut and he has a nasty cut on the eyelid as well as under the eye.
Official Decision
Mike Perry def. Eddie Alvarez via TKO (corner stoppage) at the end of round 2
BKFC 56 Quick Results
Main card
- – Mike Perry (3-0) 🇺🇸 def. Eddie Alvarez (1-0) by TKO 🇺🇸; middleweight
- – Christine Ferea (7-1) 🇺🇸 def. Bec Rawlings (3-2) 🇦🇺 via unanimous decision (50-45×3); flyweight
- – Kai Stewart (4-0) 🇺🇸 def. Howard Davis (5-1-1) 🇺🇸 via unanimous decision (49-46×2, 48-47); featherweight 49-46×2, 48-47
- – Mick Terrill def. Arnold Adams by KO in round 4: Heavyweight Title
- – Jeremy Stephens def. Jimmie Rivera by TKO at end of round 3: Bantamweight
- – Ben Moa def. Bridger Bercier by TKO in round 3 : Heavyweight
- – Erick Lozano def. Mike Jones by KO in round 3: Light Heavyweight
Prelims
- – Esteban Rodriguez def. Keegan Vandermeer by KO in round 2: Cruiserweight
- – Trever Bradshaw def. Troy Dennison by KO in round 1: Welterweight
- – Danny Hilton defd. LJ Schulz by TKO at end of round 1: Lightweight
Start date and time
BKFC 56: Mike Perry vs. Eddie Alvarez goes down on Sat., Dec. 2, live from the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The preliminary portion starts at 8 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. PT, while the main portion follows at 9 p.m. ET | 6 p.m. PT.
Live streams
Free live stream
To watch the preliminary portion of BKFC 56: Mike Perry vs. Eddie Alvarez, head to the official YouTube channel of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
Full event live stream
To purchase the pay-per-view portion, which is priced at $49.99 USD, choose from one of the following options: the BKFC+ app, YouTube or FITE.