Mike Perry claims his purse for his upcoming clash with Jake Paul is ‘right on cue’ with what he earns at BKFC.
‘Platinum’, who is 5-0 with the bare-knuckle boxing promotion, pocketed $600,000 for his first-round demolition of Thiago Alves in April.
Jake Paul vs Mike Perry will take place on July 20, live on DAZN PPV
Meanwhile, his highest payday with the organisation is the reported $1.1million he received for his clash with former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez last December.
The expectation of landing a fight with Paul – one of the biggest names in combat sports – is that the money would be life-changing.
But when asked if this was the case by Michael Bisping during an interview on his YouTube channel, Perry replied: “It’s not bad. It’s right on cue with BKFC. Nothing crazy.”
Although his purse could see a healthy boost if the DAZN pay-per-view sells well.
“It depends, there are a lot of streamers out there,” he added. “I’m hoping the pay-per-view does well and that people buy the show because DAZN be a little pricey out there sometimes.
“But we are out there working for that money so buy the event and I’ll give you the fight you want to see, I’m going to do that regardless.
“The money is right there with BKFC with me and I’ve already established and set myself and my family up.
“Now I can have fun, now I can enjoy the fight and put on a show and try to be the best ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry the world has ever seen.”
Perry turned down the opportunity to box on Paul vs Mike Tyson’s undercard over pay
Perry is set to face Paul on July 20 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa – the same date that the YouTube star was booked in to box Mike Tyson.
However, Paul-Tyson has been rescheduled to November 15 after the boxing legend was deemed medically unfit to compete in July following an ulcer flare-up.
Perry was initially approached to box on Paul and Tyson’s July 20 undercard in a fight against former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr although he turned down the opportunity as the pay was ‘too low’.
“There were some things on the table with that, and the pay wasn’t incredible, especially considering the opponent,” Perry told The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.
“I was like oh, I’m interested in being on the Mike Tyson Netflix card to get that exposure against this, certified, professional boxer.
“But the money and there was another option that would be and I could only choose one of them.
“It was like, there was another option to have more money, and possibly opens more doors, and there’s some incentives involved that I was like, this would be more interesting.
“That [fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.] would’ve been cool, but [it’s not happening].”
Following Perry’s rejection, former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till was picked to face Chavez Jr instead.
