Mike Perry on Transitioning to Bareknuckle Boxing

You know what I mean ? Like you , you're particularly well suited for that and it's , I find it so fascinating because there's a , there's a certain , and I really wanted to ask you about this because there's a certain something that applies to bare knuckle fighting that just , it , it , it , it's like there's a pain and there's a danger and there's a wildness of it that even some very great fighters they get to a certain , they're in there and they're like , I don't like this , they're too used to gloves , they're too used to whatever they're used to . They , they don't want that experience once they find it once they're in there , but you seem to thrive on it .

Mike Perry on Transitioning to Bareknuckle Boxing

I'll take a hit to land a better one on you . And , um , in bare knuckle , I mean , there's a lot of opportunity to fight guys who , I mean , I did fight Julian Lane who had experience in it . He had nine fights in it when we fought and then I fought two guys who hadn't done it yet .

Schaub on Bryan Callen Trying to Get Him to Fight Derrick Lewis in Bareknuckle MMA

Are you out of your fucking , wait a minute ? This is bare knuckle M ma . I like that .

Mike Perry on Transitioning to Bareknuckle Boxing

You're kind of tense . But in bare knuckle , you have to learn how to move while you're tense and keep your hands closed because with gloves , you can block a shot like this . But in bare knuckle , you gotta be closed up tight and squeezing your fist so hard .

Mike Perry on Transitioning to Bareknuckle Boxing

Uh like once they counted it , once he dropped me , uh another time I got hit in the back of the head and the ref saw it and I went down a little bit but I got right back up . So what is the biggest difference about bare knuckle for you ? I've , I've learned though .