{"id":282578,"date":"2018-08-09T07:44:37","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T14:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=282578"},"modified":"2018-08-09T09:33:36","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T16:33:36","slug":"mike-perry-has-a-great-reason-for-keeping-things-friendly-with-opponent-donald-cowboy-cerrone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mike-perry\/mike-perry-has-a-great-reason-for-keeping-things-friendly-with-opponent-donald-cowboy-cerrone\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Perry has a great reason for keeping things friendly with opponent Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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 and Cowboy briefly trained together at Jackson’s MMA in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n

Instead, it’s because Perry has heard that Cowboy is at his best when he’s friendly with his opponents. He wants the best version of his opponent come fight night, so he plans on keeping things as friendly as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople say Cowboy does his best when he\u2019s friendly with you, and if you show it in return, he\u2019s going to take you out,\u201d Perry said at the UFC 25th anniversary press conference last week (transcript via MMAjunkie<\/a>). \u201cWell, I always want the best out of my opponents.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Perry is wary of Cerrone’s ground game, he believes his UFC Denver opponent is going to want to trade with him on the feet when the cage door closes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know, I saw a picture of Cowboy in his gi, man,\u201d Perry said. \u201cI think he\u2019s going to try and come and take me down and make it a boring fight. But there\u2019s no way that\u2019s going to happen. We\u2019re going to put on a hell of a show.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the sounds of it, Cowboy is expecting a similar fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not going to be any confusion,\u201d Cerrone said. \u201cHe\u2019s definitely going to meet me in the middle and throw the fuck down. I can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who do you think will come out on top when the cage door closes on Donald Cerrone and Mike Perry in Denver? Make your pick in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

Photo by Mark Aragon –\u00a0markaragon.com<\/a><\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 8\/9\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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