Mike Perry and Jeremy Stephens got their first up-close look at each other Thursday while a familiar face was breathing on them.

After a lively pre-fight news conference, Conor McGregor the faceoff between Perry and Stephens, who meet in the BKFC 82 main event Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Perry and Stephens, who made their names in the UFC, will square off in a bareknuckle boxing match with Perry's "King of Violence" title belt on the line – and perhaps a chance to fight McGregor.

Their faceoff was as intense as expected, with McGregor also in their faces yelling, "Who's the king of violence?!?" You can check it out in the video below:

Conor McGregor in there facing off with Mike Perry and Jeremy Stephens 💀 pic.twitter.com/JrjKwsONZu

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