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Mike Perry accuses Ray Borg of faking illness, withdrawing from UFC Denver because he’s scared
Earlier this week, we were hit by the unfortunate news that Saturday’s UFC Denver card has lost one of its best matchups: a flyweight tilt between former title challengers Ray Borg and Joseph Benavidez. Borg withdrew from the matchup with an illness. Mike Perry, who trains under the same roof as Ray Borg at JacksonWink […]
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Ben Askren and Mike Perry trade trash talk over potential fight
On Wednesday afternoon, ESPN reported that the UFC and Singapore’s ONE Championship are closing in on a history-making fighter trade. This potential trade would see ONE Championship send its former welterweight champion Ben Askren to the UFC, and the UFC send its former flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson to the Singapore-based promotion. It did not take long for […]
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PHOTO | Donald Cerrone has bulked up for his UFC Denver fight with Mike Perry
Fan favorite Donald Cerrone will be looking to bounce back into the win column next month in Denver when he squares off with knockout artist Mike Perry at UFC Fight Night 139. “Cowboy” was most recently see in action at June’s UFC Fight Night event in Singapore, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss Leon […]
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Mike Perry spills on sparring session with upcoming opponent Donald Cerrone
On November 10, on the main card of UFC Denver, “Platinum” Mike Perry will step into the cage with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. This, of course, will not be the first time the two welterweight fan favorites have met. Earlier this summer, the pair got some sparring in in, both at JacksonWink MMA, and at Cerrone’s […]
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Mike Perry sends intense message to ‘oblivious’ Donald Cerrone
It’s been a wild and dramatic past couple of days for the members and former members of the world-renowned JacksonWink MMA gym. And it’s unlikely to ease up now. Earlier this week on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone went in deep on the tension that had built up between him and his […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry recalls deceiving doctors before UFC debut
On November 10, on the main card of UFC Denver, “Platinum” Mike Perry will collide with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in a welterweight matchup that has fight fans drooling. Interestingly, the pair were briefly linked to a fight back in July. At the time, Perry was booked for a UFC 226 fight with Yancy Medeiros. When […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry makes prediction for Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till fight
On September 8, in the main event of UFC 228, UFC welterweight champion Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley will attempt to defend his title against surging British contender Darren “The Gorilla” Till. As somebody who has sparred with Darren Till, and done a bit of training with Tyron Woodley, “Platinum” Mike Perry has a particularly […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry opens up on sparring session with Darren Till: “He’s good.”
For a time, it looked as though Mike Perry and Darren Till would become arch rivals in the UFC welterweight division. After their initial trash talk and callouts, however, the pair developed a mutual respect for one another. In the buildup to UFC 227 in early August, both Mike Perry and Darren Till were in […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 93 // “Platinum” Mike Perry
BJPENN.COM Radio is back, Penn Nation! The show returns with one of our favorite guests, “Platinum” Mike Perry. The fan-favorite knockout artist joins us to recap his victory over Paul Felder last month at UFC 226 and preview his upcoming showdown against Donald Cerrone at UFC FN 139 in Denver, Colorado on November 10th. We’ll […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry says Cowboy Cerrone asked JacksonWink not to train him
When two fighters train under the same roof are set to fight each other, there can often be some drama to follow. And this isn’t the first time we’ve seen that. Ironically, we’ve seen it with JacksonWink MMA before in the past with perhaps the most famous case that took place between Jon Jones and […]
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Mike Perry shares the tip he gave Darren Till for his UFC 228 title fight with Tyron Woodley
For a moment in late 2017, it looked as though Darren Till and “Platinum” Mike Perry might become mortal enemies in the perilous UFC welterweight division. Since then, however, their rivalry has blossomed into a mutual respect that borders on a bromance. Earlier this month, while visiting Los Angeles for the UFC’s 20th Anniversary Press Conference, the two […]
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Mike Perry hopes win over “Cowboy” will set up fights with Darren Till, Colby Covington
On November 10, in the co-main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Denver, Colorado, “Platinum” Mike Perry will step into the cage with fellow fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. This fight comes with an interesting storyline built in, as it was just weeks ago that Perry and Cowboy were training together at Jackson-Wink MMA […]
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Mike Perry has a great reason for keeping things friendly with opponent Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
On November 10, when the UFC returns to Denver, Colorado, fan favorite welterweights “Platinum” Mike Perry and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will collide in a fight that has fans salivating. Ahead of this fight, you won’t hear much in the way of trash talk from the often outspoken Mike Perry. And that’s not just because he […]
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VIDEO | Mike Perry asks Darren Till to spar, Till thinks he invited him to the spa
‘Let’s go fight’ The moment Darren found out he weren’t getting a massage with Mike Perry. pic.twitter.com/5iOzoHGqwB — bran holloway (@BranHollowayyy) August 8, 2018 For a moment in late 2017, it looked as though Darren Till and “Platinum” Mike Perry might become mortal enemies in the perilous UFC welterweight division. Since then, however, their rivalry […]
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BREAKING | Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone vs Mike Perry added to UFC Denver
After getting its headliner, a second super fun matchup has been added to the November 10th event in Denver. This one featuring popular welterweights. Just prior to this new fight announcement, UFC Denver got its main event pinned down as featherweights Frankie Edgar and Chan Sung Jung will collide. Now a second scrap has been […]
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Mike Perry and Sage Northcutt issue brief comments on possible fight
“Platinum” Mike Perry and “Super” Sage Northcutt are two of the most interesting characters in MMA. They’re also two of the most exciting fighters in the game. Based on those reasons alone, it’s easy to understand why people want to see them fight. The buildup to the fight would be massively entertaining, and the fight itself […]
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UFC 226 Results: Mike Perry defeats Paul Felder via split-decision (Highlights)
A welterweight scrap between Paul Felder and Mike Perry took place on tonight’s UFC 226 main card from Las Vegas. Paul Felder (15-3 MMA) enters tonight’s contest on a three-fight winnning streak, his latest being a second-round knockout victory over Charles Oliveira at UFC 218. Meanwhile, Mike Perry will be looking to snap a two-fight […]
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VIDEO | Mike Perry and Paul Felder have tense, trash-talk filled staredown
https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/1014965113860702208 This afternoon, the fighters on the UFC 226 bill partook in some tense media day staredowns. One of the best of the bunch came courtesy of welterweight knockout artist “Platinum” Mike Perry, and beefed-up lightweight striker Paul Felder, who replaces the injured Yancy Medeiros on short notice. During this staredown, Perry unleashed a bombardment […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry says he knew Yancy Medeiros would withdraw from fight
Mike Perry was originally expected to fight Yancy Medeiros at UFC 226, but unfortunately, this plan hit a snag when Medeiros sustained an injury in training. When Medeiros was forced out of the fight, he issued a heartfelt apology in an interview with ESPN, addressing Perry and their shared fans. “I apologize to all my […]
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VIDEO | Mike Perry and Max Griffin have a heated exchange on social media
UFC welterweight standout “Platinum” Mike Perry (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) suffered a unanimous decision loss to Max Griffin this past February in his hometown of Orlando. The loss served as Perry’s second in a row as he had previously been defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio via decision at UFC on FOX 26 in Winnipeg. After coming […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry reacts to Felder fight, says ‘Cowboy’ was offered the chance to step in
If things had gone according to the original plan, Mike Perry would have stepped into the cage with Yancy Medeiros at UFC 226 on July 7. Regrettably, Medeiros was sidelined with an injury just days out from the fight, which left Perry without an opponent, and the UFC with the frantic task of finding him […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 86 // Jorge Masvidal | Mike Perry | Dom Reyes | Eddie Gordon
A new episode of BJPENN.COM Radio is here, Penn Nation! Our first guest is good friend of the show and one of the realest guys in the business, Jorge Masvidal. “Gamebred” is back to discuss a recent callout by Leon Edwards. Masvidal has been planning to make his return to action this summer and has been […]
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In need of replacement of his own, Paul Felder steps in vs Mike Perry at UFC 226
It looks like things will end up working out for “The Irish Dragon” Paul Felder who was looking like he would be missing out on his second fight in a row. At UFC 223, Felder was planned to take on Al Iaquinta to kick off the evening’s main card. However, after UFC featherweight champion, Max […]
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BREAKING | Yancy Medeiros out of UFC 226 bout vs Mike Perry
The fight fallouts continue, unfortunately. The day after we lost out on Justin Gaethje vs Al Iaquinta, we’ve lost another fun fight. A highly anticipated welterweight scrap was set to take place at UFC 226 on July 7th between Mike Perry and Yancy Medeiros. MMAJunkie has now reported that Medeiros is out of the fight […]
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Mike Perry dishes on the time he did ‘like 100’ tequila shots with Jon Jones
What happens when welterweight knockout artist “Platinum” Mike Perry and MMA legend Jon Jones cross paths in Albuquerque? Well, some training, to be sure…But also a few tequila shots. Or, “like 100.” Speaking on the JW Raw Podcast this week, Perry opened up on a particularly wild night that he shared with Jones. “He kept […]
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Mike Perry sends message of support to rival Darren Till: “show me how it’s done”
There was a time, not all that long ago, when “Platinum” Mike Perry and Darren Till seemed to be on a collision course. Perry was riding high on the momentum of back-to-back knockouts of Jake Ellenberger and Alex Reyes, while Till had just authored a violent first-round knockout of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. “I’ve got my […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 78 // Mike Perry | Justin Willis | Megan Anderson | Yancy Medeiros
BJPENN.COM Radio is back with another great show, Penn Nation! We kick things off with UFC welterweight knockout artist, “Platinum” Mike Perry. We caught up with Mike prior to the announcement of his fight against Yancy Medeiros at UFC 226 in Las Vegas on July 7th, but nonetheless, another great conversation. We’ll discuss the division, […]
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Mike Perry, Yancy Medeiros booked for summer slugfest
“Platinum” Mike Perry and Yancy Medeiros, two of the UFC welterweight division’s most exciting fighters, have been booked for a slugfest this summer. The pair will collide at UFC 226, which goes down on July 7 in the MMA epicenter of Las Vegas, Nevada. This bout was first reported The Las Vegas Review Journal, and […]