McGregor believes BKFC is ‘the fastest growing sports promotion in the world’Credit: @thenotoriousmma – instagram

Dana White is unlikely to be thrilled about his biggest star working with a rival combat sports promotion ahead of his comeback bout at UFC 303 on June 29.

However, Perry thinks it’s a great partnership and he couldn’t be happier.

‘Platinum’ was once a colleague of the Irishman in the UFC, but he’s transitioned to bare-knuckle boxing and become a massive star since being cut by White in 2021.

The 32-year-old squared off with McGregor in the BKFC ring last year, and now he’s given his seal of approval to the MMA legend becoming his new boss.

“S***! Thank you, man. I know you see it,” Perry said after knocking out UFC veteran Thiago Alves in 60 seconds at BKFC KnuckleMania 4.

“We all love Conor McGregor’s fights. I mean, he’s the biggest combat sports star in history. Conor McGregor, nobody moved that needle like him.

“The Irish fan base is like the number one combat sports fan base because they travel across the world to come and see Conor McGregor all the time.

“I remember still to this day when he knocked out Jose Aldo and what I thought about it.

“I can look at those things and respect those things because I’m out here trying to do those things, too. And I may not always do a clean like Conor McGregor pieced up Eddie Alvarez in the ring, and it was a little different than the way it went with me.

“But I haven’t fought longer than four minutes in, like, three years. My s*** don’t go long at all. I’m out here hurting people, or they quit, or they give up, and I break their hearts.

Perry’s career has been revitalised since he transitioned to bare-knuckle boxingCredit: Instagram @bareknucklefc

He wants to fight McGregor but is happy to work under him at BKFCCredit: BKFC

“Conor always got heart even when we’ve seen him down. He’s still to be heard, and you know, they took him out on a stretcher, and he was still telling people how he felt about s***, but I’ll beat anybody in the world, period.”

Perry still appears to be holding out hope for a fight with McGregor, but for now, he’s focused on settling his long-time rivalry with Darren Till.

The American used his post-fight speech to brand Till a ‘fat f***ing b****’ after recently claiming that the former UFC star rejected a $2 million offer to fight him.

Till is thought to be training for his boxing debut, but with the chance to silence Perry and a ton of money on the table, he may be tempted to take off the gloves later this year.

Perhaps a meeting with McGregor will convince him to sign with BKFC.