Following ‘UFC Fight Night: Nashville’ both UFC welterweight Mike Perry and UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta engaged in a rather heated feud.
Iaquinta returned to the UFC at ‘UFC Fight Night: Nashville’ following a 2-year layoff, making a statement in his return fight as he knocked out Diego Sanchez in the first round of their three round scrap. Following the event, Iaquinta put his employers on blast for not giving him a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus for the win.
That didn’t sit too well with Mike Perry, who picked up a massive KO win over Jake Ellenberger on the same card. Perry told Iaquinta to ‘calm down’ on social media, before then explaining in an interview that he was simply offering Iaquinta advice.
That hasn’t gone over very well, and the following Twitter beef ensued:
@ufc @ALIAQUINTA you complain a lot for a guy who beat @GamebredFighter. Meet me at 170 . . . @Abraham_kawa
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) April 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/ALIAQUINTA/status/857768921864310785
https://twitter.com/ALIAQUINTA/status/858132831251435522
You ain't say nothing about fighting me tho. It's cool your roommate says you want nothing to do with 170 https://t.co/mh8icBFx1v
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) April 29, 2017
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https://twitter.com/ALIAQUINTA/status/858129226217783296
@danawhite please let me smash this fool. He talks to much https://t.co/HoQ5h2JegZ
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) April 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/ALIAQUINTA/status/858147069768421377
@ALIAQUINTA Listen I'm gonna move past this unless they call about the fight. Talking is 1 thing. You too small to show up. I'd crush you
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) April 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/ALIAQUINTA/status/858157369863307264
https://twitter.com/ALIAQUINTA/status/858157750311931904
Transcription:
Perry: You complain a lot for a guy who beat Jorge Masvidal. Meet me at 170Iaquinta: Mike Perry is a great fighter! I pray he never has a potential career ending injury and has to find out the hard way who has his back!
Iaquinta: Mike Perry.. Great fighter! He should really be concentrating on the 170 lb title, Picking on a faster more accurate lightweight… Sad!
Perry: You ain’t say nothing about fighting me tho. It’s cool your roommate says you want nothing to do with 170
Iaquinta: Tell ur girlfriend Dana White take out his checkbook I’ll knock you out hillbilly
Perry: Dana White please let me smash this fool. He talks to much
Iaquinta: Get off your knees you’re embarrassing yourself
Perry: Listen I’m gonna move past this unless they call about the fight. Talking is 1 thing. You too small to show up. I’d crush you
Iaquinta: I don’t give a fuck what you do
Iaquinta: Keep begging Dana, you just might get that call
This article first appeared on www.BJPenn.com on 4/29/2017.