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Ben Askren, Mike Perry
Mike Perry

Ben Askren and Mike Perry trade trash talk over potential fight

Tom Taylor - October 25, 2018

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 the MMA community to begin imagining matchups for both fighters in their new potential homes. Ben Askren himself, however, feels like the UFC welterweight division has gone silent since the news of his possible arrival surfaced.

Donald Cerrone
Mike Perry

PHOTO | Donald Cerrone has bulked up for his UFC Denver fight with Mike Perry

Christopher Taylor - October 18, 2018

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 Edwards.

Donald Cerrone, Mike Perry
Mike Perry

Mike Perry spills on sparring session with upcoming opponent Donald Cerrone

Tom Taylor - September 2, 2018

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 BMF Ranch.

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Mike Perry

Mike Perry sends intense message to 'oblivious' Donald Cerrone

Drake Riggs - August 31, 2018

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 longtime home base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Mike Perry
Mike Perry

EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry makes prediction for Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till fight

Tom Taylor - August 23, 2018

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 interesting perspective on this matchup. Mike Perry made his prediction for the UFC 228 main event on the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio. 

Darren Till, Mike Perry
Mike Perry

EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry opens up on sparring session with Darren Till: "He's good."

Tom Taylor - August 23, 2018

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 Los Angeles for the UFC’s 25th Anniversary press conference. While in Los Angeles, the two welterweights were able to get some face time in. It was during this time that Perry famously asked Till to spar. Till initially agreed, thinking that Perry had invited him to the spa, but was no less on board when he realized that Perry had actually invited him to a sparring session.

Colby Covington
MMA Podcasts

BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 93 // “Platinum” Mike Perry

Jason Kindschy - August 22, 2018

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 get his thoughts on the matchup and fighting a guy he respects in Cerrone. You’ll also hear some interesting news on what seems to be Donald’s inevitable departure from the Jackson-Wink team, how “Platinum” continues to evolve as a martial artist, the outcome of the sparring session with Darren Till, and why he loves his new Ducati. All that and much more!

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Exclusive MMA Interviews

EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry says Cowboy Cerrone asked JacksonWink not to train him

Drake Riggs - August 22, 2018

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.

Mike Perry
Mike Perry

Mike Perry hopes win over "Cowboy" will set up fights with Darren Till, Colby Covington

Tom Taylor - August 16, 2018

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 in Albuquerque. In fact, Cowboy even took Cerrone out for a bit of outdoor fun.

Donald Cerrone, Mike Perry
Mike Perry

Mike Perry has a great reason for keeping things friendly with opponent Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone

Tom Taylor - August 9, 2018

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 and Cowboy briefly trained together at Jackson’s MMA in Albuquerque.

Mike Perry, Darren Till
Mike Perry

VIDEO | Mike Perry asks Darren Till to spar, Till thinks he invited him to the spa

Tom Taylor - August 8, 2018

‘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

Donald Cerrone
Mike Perry

BREAKING | Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone vs Mike Perry added to UFC Denver

Drake Riggs - July 20, 2018

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.

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Paul Felder

UFC 226 Results: Mike Perry defeats Paul Felder via split-decision (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - July 7, 2018

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.

Paul Felder, Mike Perry
Paul Felder

VIDEO | Mike Perry and Paul Felder have tense, trash-talk filled staredown

Thomas Taylor - July 5, 2018

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.

Mike Perry
Mike Perry

EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry says he knew Yancy Medeiros would withdraw from fight

Tom Taylor - July 1, 2018

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.

Mike Perry
Mike Perry

VIDEO | Mike Perry and Max Griffin have a heated exchange on social media

Chris Taylor - June 30, 2018

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.

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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 86 // Jorge Masvidal | Mike Perry | Dom Reyes | Eddie Gordon

Jason Kindschy - June 28, 2018

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 seeking a dance partner. Is Leon Edwards the fight Masvidal is after? Not exactly. But “Gamebred” is more than willing to face the Englishmen and we’ll get an update on his plans moving forward. We’ll also get Jorge’s reaction to his longtime friend and team-mate Colby Covington capturing the interim title at UFC 225.

Paul Felder
Paul Felder

In need of replacement of his own, Paul Felder steps in vs Mike Perry at UFC 226

Drake Riggs - June 28, 2018

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 Holloway was pulled from the night’s main event with Khabib Nurmagomedov due to not being able to make weight, a replacement was needed.