Mike Perry: Jail, Flint, Bare Knuckle Brutality & Why He's Knocking Out Nate Diaz on Netflix | Square Up

Two-time world champion Andre Berto sits down with the King of Violence himself — Mike Perry. No filter. No script. Just the real story.

Mike Perry is about to step into the biggest fight of his life against Nate Diaz on Netflix, and he's not coming to survive — he's coming to knock him out. In this episode, Mike breaks down exactly why, and what most people don't understand about the man behind the chaos.

We go deep on everything:

    •    The Netflix mega-fight: Mike Perry vs. Nate Diaz — what's really at stake

    •    Connor McGregor and Jake Paul — Mike gives his unfiltered take

    •    The brutal reality of Bare Knuckle Fighting and why most fighters don't have the mental toughness to do it

    •    How Mike became the undisputed King of BKFC and what it cost him

    •    Growing up in Flint, Michigan and Florida — the streets, the hunger, the grind

    •    Being bullied as a kid and how that shaped his mentality

    •    His father's tough love and what it built in him

    •    Going to jail — and how he used every day inside to stay locked in on becoming a champion

    •    3 years out of jail: straight to the UFC, straight to impact

    •    Why his mindset separates him from everyone else in combat sports

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This episode hit different. Mike Perry is not what the headlines make him out to be — this is the real story. Flint. Jail. Bare knuckle. Netflix. He's been building to this moment his whole life.

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