{"id":162602,"date":"2015-08-24T16:04:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T23:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=162602"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:12:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:12:36","slug":"retired-ufc-lightweight-frankie-perez-fires-back-at-michael-bisping1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/retired-ufc-lightweight-frankie-perez-fires-back-at-michael-bisping1\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired UFC lightweight Frankie Perez fires back at Michael Bisping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/98765432191.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-162606\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/98765432191.png\" alt=\"987654321\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/98765432191.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/98765432191-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/98765432191-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/98765432191-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Frankie Perez had his shining moment in the octagon at &#8220;UFC Fight Night 74&#8221; when he knocked Sam Stout out in less than a minute. It was his first UFC win and his last as he retired moments later during his post fight interview. Perez mentioned he did not want to put his body or family through it anymore, and respectfully hung up his gloves.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Bisping was quick to criticize Perez for his decision to retire, stating he didn&#8217;t have the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ouch-bisping-questions-perezs-manhood-for-retiring-after-1st-ufc-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cajones<\/a>&#8221; to stay in the sport. Nothing would ruin Perez&#8217;s moment, though, as he quickly dismissed Bisping&#8217;s remarks by calling him a &#8220;clown&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBisping\u2019s a clown, so it ain\u2019t no big deal; words don\u2019t get to me,\u201d Perez told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/08\/frankie-perez-on-surprise-retirement-nothing-can-stop-me-from-being-happy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cYou know what it is? I\u2019m just choosing my family over this sport. I love this sport and love everything about it. But it was just time. That\u2019s it. I\u2019m still going to be around, cornering guys. That\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bisping has since tried to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/michael-bisping-clarifies-controversial-comments-on-retired-ufc-fighter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clarify<\/a> his comments, but it seems the dust has settled from the drama between Bisping and his criticisms of the lightweight&#8217;s retirement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Best Training Room You&#8217;ll Probably Ever See &#8212; D.C., Rockhold, Khabib, Velasquez All Training For UFC Greatness<\/strong><br \/>\n[ooyala code=&#8221;J5c3UxdzpDWlYbuxxRyJVVXCUwnYxE3R&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243; width=&#8221;1280&#8243; height=&#8221;720&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frankie Perez had his shining moment in the octagon at &#8220;UFC Fight Night 74&#8221; when he knocked Sam Stout out in less than a minute. 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