The former UFC welterweight didn’t fail in his maiden bare-knuckle boxing fight at BKFC: KnuckleMania 2 on Saturday. Perry got the nod from all three judges after outpointing Julian Lane.
BroBible caught up with Perry backstage for a brief recap of his win. As the 30-year-old spoke, he suddenly grabbed the mic and pretended to be a weather-forecast reporter. ‘Platinum’ hilariously likened the amount of blood from his opponent and the cheers from the crowd to rainy weather:
Check out Mike Perry’s funny fight recap below:
Indeed, Perry and Lane put on a show for the fans. The pair went at it from the get-go, but it was Perry who dropped Lane to the canvas in the first round. Lane bounced back and rocked the former UFC star a bit. However, ‘Platinum’ answered right back with more devastating combinations.
Mike Perry had turned down Jake Paul
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul beat former UFC champion Tyron Woodley in their rematch in December last year. Perry revealed that Paul’s team had reached out to him to spar with ‘The Problem Child’ before the Woodley bout.
In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Perry recalled:
At the time, ‘Platinum’ had just defeated Michael Seals at Triller’s Triad Combat. However, he was still open to the idea. Talks eventually fell apart when Perry learned he would be underpaid. The UFC veteran decided to scratch it all off when Paul’s team refused to give him free tickets to the Woodley fight:
Mike Perry went on to admit that he would love to square up with ‘The Problem Child’. However, he doesn’t like the way Paul’s team handles its negotiations.
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