Mike Perry News

Russell Ess - December 17, 2017

Rising UFC star Mike Perry and Santiago Ponzinibbio had a war on Saturday night in Winnipeg, Canada on the UFC on Fox 26 main card. Perry ended up losing for the second time in his professional mixed martial arts career now with an 11-2 record while Ponzinibbio picked up his sixth straight UFC win, improving to a 26-3 professional MMA record.

Chris Taylor - December 17, 2017

“Platinum” Mike Perry has issued a statement following his loss to Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC on FOX 26. The popular welterweight knockout artist, Perry, recently took to Instagram where he congratulated his opponent on executing a solid game-plan while assuring his fans that he will be back stronger than ever.

Tom Taylor - December 16, 2017

Last night, in the second bout of the UFC on Fox 26 main card, all-action welterweight prospect “Platinum” Mike Perry stepped into the Octagon for the biggest bout of his career, a scrap with 10th-ranked welterweight contender Santiago Ponzinibbio. Despite a very valiant effort – throughout which he badly bloodied his dangerous foe – Perry came up short in this fight, losing a unanimous decision after three wild rounds.

Justin Golightly - December 16, 2017

“I was out of my mind at that moment.” @PlatinumPerry talks making weight and what he was smelled when he sniffed Ponzinibbio during face-off: https://t.co/xqWDn3scOL — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) December 16, 2017

Justin Golightly - December 15, 2017

 Despite high-profile names like Robbie Lawler and Rafael dos Anjos headlining the card, Mike Perry has enjoyed his shine in the spotlight leading up to UFC Winnipeg. He’s talked about his eye poke defense training, had a tense and strange staredown with opponent Santiago Ponzinibbio, and even belted out his own wild version of a Christmas favorite. He hasn’t stopped there. Before he steps into the Octagon on Saturday, he sat down with our own Chris Taylor for an exclusive Platinum interview. What’s his mood like ahead of his fight tomorrow:

Justin Golightly - December 15, 2017

Ladies & Gentlemen we give you Mr Mike Perry at his finest… This clip of his Facebook Q & A in a portable sauna suit is the only video you need to watch today! 😂😂😂👏 👏👏 Perry vs Ponzinibbio goes down this Saturday at #UFCWinnipeg 🇨🇦 ! 🔥🔥🔥#UFConFOX26 pic.twitter.com/4ZAEwXeZmO

Drake Riggs - December 14, 2017

We’ve already learned by now that Mike Perry is a pretty unique guy… The heavy-handed Welterweight striker known as “Platinum” is set to take on his toughest opponent to date this Saturday in Santiago Ponzinibbio. But leading up to this bout, Perry did some rather interesting training preparation. Gunnar Nelson last fought Ponzinibbio and lost via first-round knockout after several claims were made of him being eye poked prior to the knockout. When asked about the pokes and training for them, Perry had this to say in his UFC on Fox 26 media day:

Justin Golightly - December 14, 2017

We all know that controversy follows the heavy-handed Mike Perry around. He’s also no stranger to creating ridiculous sound bytes that fans love to hear and us media enjoy writing about. What happened earlier today is no different. We don’t want to hype it too much, but it could be one of the all-time greatest staredowns in MMA history. What you’re about to see between Perry and Santiago Ponzinibbio is a staredown that mystifies as well as entertains. It’s an enigma wrapped around a 7-11 burrito, washed down with Mountain Dew Code Red. If none of that made sense, then you’re ready for the video. Funny he was wearing sunglasses when he’s the one who pokes people in the eyes https://t.co/ZYFdeTit4h

Justin Golightly - December 12, 2017

Remember the time @PlatinumPerry bumped into @darrentill2 on the cold streets of Poland and warned him about getting a “Tetris shot”? These are the animated tales of #TheMMAHour. (Animation by the great @caseharts.) pic.twitter.com/MF4eQm2lus — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 12, 2017

Chris Taylor - November 26, 2017

Mike Perry has a message for the UFC, “stack them up and I’ll knock them down!” The surging welterweight contender Mike “Platinum” Perry has been busy preparing for his upcoming fight with Santiago Ponzinibio which takes place December 16 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Tom Taylor - November 23, 2017

Earlier this month, in the lead-up to the UFC’s recent show in Sydney, Australia, surging UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington had a run-in with former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum. Evidently angered by Covington’s controversial anti-Brazil comments, Werdum got physical with the welterweight, and ultimately threw a novelty boomerang at him. Speaking on the latest episode of BJ Penn Radio, Mike Perry, who is one of Covington’s arch rivals at welterweight, sounded off on this whole ordeal. He assured that, had he been the one tangling with Werdum and his boomerang, things would have gone very differently.

Tom Taylor - November 22, 2017

This December 16, on the main card of the amazingly stacked UFC Winnipeg card, red hot welterweight contender “Platinum” Mike Perry will face the biggest test of his career in the division’s 10th-ranked fighter Santiago Ponzinibbio. If Perry is able to take out Ponzinibbio – which is assuredly no easy task – he’s got a few welterweight stars in mind for his next few fights. The Platinum one broke it down on the latest episode of BJ Penn Radio.

Chris Taylor - November 12, 2017

¿Quién gana el premio al codazo del año, Mike Perry o Matt Brown? Acá les dejo los dos. Cc: @PlatinumPerry @IamTheImmortal pic.twitter.com/L8QZWMhuSV — Fanáticos del MMA GT (@fanaticosMMAGT) November 12, 2017

Justin Golightly - November 11, 2017

News broke yesterday that Anderson Silva has been pulled from his fight with Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Shanghai due to a possible anti-doping violation. Gastelum said he is staying on the card, but the fight is just two weeks away and that makes it difficult to find a replacement. That is, unless Mike Perry hears the news. The surging welterweight contender is willing to jump up to middleweight and step in to fight Gastelum. Chin check @KelvinGastelum before Pinocchio @Abraham_kawa ? https://t.co/QEDGFnIC5y

Tom Taylor - October 31, 2017

A little pumpkin practice 🎃 for Halloween ! 👻 happy holidays everyone. Enjoy the candy. Tune in too @ufconfox December 16th to watch the fight of the year between me and the #10 ranked welterweight in the world ! #PumpkinsAreHarderThanIThought #BestFightOfTheYear #AndItsBeenAGreatYearForFighting #StylesMakeFights #PlatinumPandaStyle 🐼 #HardWork #Dedication #Follow @platinumprincessofficial A post shared by Platinum Mike Perry (@platinummikeperry) on Oct 30, 2017 at 5:50pm PDT

Justin Golightly - October 24, 2017

We shouldn’t have been surprised. All through the build-up UFC Gdansk, Darren Till told us what he’d do. He made no mistake showing off his confidence. Now we know that he was fibbing, he showed up in Poland and took out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. He didn’t just take the win, but he did it with ease. Cerrone isn’t the only thing that Darren Till made short work of, he went from being nowhere near the Ufc welterweight rankings to breaking through into to the top 10. Darren Till rockets from unranked to #8 after #UFCGdansk, consequently pushing #15 Mike Perry out and causing all sort of mix-ups. pic.twitter.com/YFpFTpPWJR

Tom Taylor - October 22, 2017

This December 16, on the UFC on Fox 26 broadcast, rising welterweight contender “Platinum” Mike Perry will face the toughest test of his career thus far, as he battles Argentinian knockout artist Santiago Ponzinibbio. Though Perry has never encountered Ponzinibbio before, he still considers this fight something of a redemption story. Why? Because Ponzinibbio recently beat Gunnar Nelson, who recently beat Alan Jouban, who is in turn the only man Perry has lost to. Perry explained this feeling in a Facebook live interview over the weekend:

Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017

UFC welterweight contender Mike Perry was sitting cage side for today’s UFC Fight Night 118 event in Gdansk, Poland. “Platinum” watched on as Darren Till improved his record to a perfect 16-0-1 by defeating veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone via first-round TKO in the fight cards main event.