{"id":377537,"date":"2021-02-26T21:38:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T05:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=377537"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:42:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:42:08","slug":"mike-perry-responds-after-daniel-rodriguez-suggests-he-will-hit-the-unemployment-line-following-their-ufc-fight-on-april-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/mike-perry-responds-after-daniel-rodriguez-suggests-he-will-hit-the-unemployment-line-following-their-ufc-fight-on-april-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Perry responds after Daniel Rodriguez suggests he will hit the unemployment line following their UFC fight on April 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC welterweight Mike Perry has responded after his upcoming opponent Daniel Rodriguez suggested he will hit the unemployment line on April 11.<\/p>\n

Perry (14-7 MMA) and Rodriguez (13-2 MMA) are set to collide at an upcoming UFC Fight Night event slated for April 10.<\/p>\n

Mike Perry will be competing for the first time since suffering a unanimous decision loss to Tim Means at November’s UFC 255 event. The loss marked Perry’s third setback in his past four Octagon<\/a> appearances.<\/p>\n

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Due to his recent rough stretch, Daniel Rodriguez is expecting ‘Platinum<\/a>‘ to come out fighting for his job on April 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cStylistically, it\u2019s a great fight,\u201d Rodriguez told MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s a fan-favorite fight. He\u2019s got a reputation. \u2026 I\u2019m trying to take that shine \u2013 even though he shines for some of the wrong reasons sometimes. But he\u2019s got a lot of publicity. He\u2019s got a big name, and I\u2019m kind of aiming for them big-name fights. Really, that\u2019s all it is. I think he\u2019s a big dummy, but he can fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniel Rodriguez continued and suggested that Mike Perry will likely be standing in the unemployment line after their scrap.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s on a losing streak. I\u2019m coming off a loss, too, so it\u2019s going to make for a really great fight because I\u2019m coming in there with no intentions of losing, and I\u2019m expecting a tough fight. He\u2019s probably on his way out from the UFC, so if I\u2019m that person that\u2019s going to take him out, get him \u2013 you know. He\u2019s going to have to look for a job after dealing with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Obviously Rodriquez’s recent comments did not sit well with Mike Perry, as the brash welterweight responded with the following message.<\/p>\n

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Not with them skinny little chicken legs you got boi https:\/\/t.co\/9IexUASX8H<\/a><\/p>\n

— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) February 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n