Mike Perry returned to mixed martial arts at the Rousey vs. Carano event in Los Angeles and defeated Nate Diaz by TKO in the second round. Perry opened a cut that cornerman “Stitch” Duran could not close, and Perry said he expected the fight to be stopped due to the amount of blood. The win marked a major result for Perry after reinventing himself since leaving the UFC. A Diaz rematch has been discussed, while other possibilities include a long-running rivalry with Darren Till, who recently signed with BKFC. Perry expressed confidence in his ability to hurt opponents and said he will fight if the offer makes sense.
"“Sitting down in the second round, I was like 'there's no way it's going to continue.' I knew. And sure enough, there was too much blood,” Perry noted, speaking with media outlets including Cageside Press following Saturday's card. “I felt kinda bad, but that's my job. I'm good at it, I worked really hard, I trained really hard, I'm violent as fuck and I can take it too.”"
"While a rematch with Diaz has been floated, other names are out there for Mike Perry moving forward. One is the long-brewing rivalry between himself and Darren Till. That could come in bare-knuckle, given Till recently signed with BKFC himself. “I mean, he's going to BKFC. I'm still good at that, I like that. But I like MMA too.”"
"“I mean, he's going to BKFC. I'm still good at that, I like that. But I like MMA too. I mean, I think I was the best welterweight in the world tonight. To be honest with you, I think I would hurt anybody, damage anybody. I made this weight crazy, I looked crazy physically, so I think people are going to be coming at [me with] fight offers, whatever. I can be ready to fight, but it's got to make sense. I made noise tonight.”"
"Perry seems to have fully embraced his place as combat sports' violence king of the moment. “Much respect to my opponent, and I appreciate all the fans, but I'm a really mean guy in this fighting stuff. So if they want to offer me some fights, I'll f*ck somebody up,” he later added."
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