Jake Paul has claimed Mike Perry can work for his company after being ‘fired’ by Conor McGregor.
The ‘Problem Child’ fought Perry who stepped in as a late replacement, and the influencer brutally knocked out the former UFC star in the sixth round.
Paul defeated Perry in dominant fashionCredit: Esther Lin / MVP
After the defeat, BKFC shareholder McGregor took to social media to savagely claim the American was fired following his latest performance in the ring.
But Paul has attempted to allay fears that Perry could be unemployed, joking that he has a job at his media company Betr.
“Mike Perry, as you got fired by Conor McGregor from BKFC, we will hire you at Betr into a partnership and give you some sort of role,” he said.
“We’ll figure out what that’s going to be. Betr has a job for you, Mike Perry.
“We’re just giving him another stream of income. He can keep fighting.
“We can maybe start a podcast with him or something; we’ll figure it out.”
Perry would not have been impressed with McGregor’s record, given his BKFC record is impeccable with five wins and no defeats.
He also has a stake in the company, so it would be strategically impossible for him to be removed from the promotion.
Paul has since offered Perry a surprise olive branchCredit: Esther Lin / MVP
McGregor even suggested that Perry had not earned more when stepping away to fight outside the promotion, so his return will be likely.
It prompted a spiky response from the American, who mocked the Irishman for his toe injury, which ruled him out of his comeback fight with Michael Chandler.
It is likely that ‘Platinum’ will keep fighting despite Paul’s offer, and he confirmed as such when assessing his future.
Perry added: “He doesn’t have a promotion because me and him are both owners of BKFC. 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.
“But I’ll probably get back in the gym because that’s all I know. And I’ll train and I’ll try to get better.
“And you know, I use it as a mental health thing. I train in the gym to be a better person.”
Paul has a bright future ahead of him after his latest win, and he will return again in November in his huge rescheduled clash with Mike Tyson.
The YouTube star also has a number of offers on the table for some big fights in 2025, providing he edges past the heavyweight veteran.
Reminding people about his next fight and of his dislike for McGregor, he posted on Twitter: “1) Mike Perry is a f***ing beast and has a lot more balls than that little leprechaun.
2) Where all those mma experts at that said Mike Perry was going to end me?
3) Next up is me vs Mike Tyson and Serrano vs Taylor on Netflix, November 15th. It will be the biggest combat sport event of the 21st century.
Michael Bisping, the former UFC middleweight champion, was not impressed by the tweet. “The ‘little leprechaun’ (very original by the way) is one of the greatest fighters the UFC has ever seen,” he hit back. “But he also won the featherweight title. Do your thing. But please for f*** sake stop trying to sound tough. Fight a boxer dips*** or at least someone your size bully boy.”