Mike Perry’s 2024 was one of the most successful years of his life. He earned huge paydays, and launched his own fight promotion.
After arguably scoring the biggest victory in his career, it looks like he may be headed towards early retirement. He stopped Jeremy Stephens last month in a BKFC fight at the Prudential Centre and looked to be headed towards a world championship opportunity.
Perry displayed an outrageous tax bill of more than $800,000. He also posted it on his social media pages. Perry fears that it will lead to his career ending and possibly even worse sanctions.
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Mike Perry posts heartbreaking Facebook posts about his $800,000 tax bill
Mike Perry brought his issue to light last night, on X, when he shared a photograph of his tax invoice. It seemed to total more than $800,000. Mike Perry noted that he is not rich and that the accountants listed his assets incorrectly.
“Biggest robbery in sports, my tax bill, you’d think I was rich,” Perry wrote alongside an acronym that means ‘get the f— out of here’.
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“All was planned and in place by the tax team in Miami, a ball was dropped on my assets, I trained all those years, I took the punches, I bled and the country gets the credit. You’re welcome, shaking my head.”
Perry replied to a question about how much money he had saved and the length of time that the bill lasted. “One year, a little over a mill saved. That’s what hurt me but 37% is 629k so something is off.”
Mike Perry shares his concerns about the tax bill
Perry spoke on his podcast about how serious the situation had become. He noted that his money managers had ‘just seen’ the earnings for his fight with Jake Paul from July of 2024, which…
2025-11-26 02:15:00
