After Gritty Win Over Alex Oliveira, Mike Perry Wants Darren Till, Colby Covington
After bursting onto the UFC’s roster with two straight sensational knockouts and then struggling inside the Octagon, the polarizing Mike Perry again finds himself in the spotlight.
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Perry knew he had to regroup and refocus his approach to fighting spent several months healing his body and mind. But when it came time to step into the cage again, “Platinum” knew he had to not only put on a thrilling performance, he had to win. On Saturday in one of the featured bouts of UFC Fight Night 150, Perry opposed another fan favorite in Alex Oliveira and, as expected, the two welterweights put on a show.
“I felt great coming into this fight,” Perry said after he walked
out of the cage with a unanimous decision win. “I wanted to deliver
an exciting fight and that’s what we did. That’s all I can hope
for. I’m in this business to be entertaining and put on great
fights, get people screaming and jumping out of their seats, and it
sounds like that’s what they did.”
Perry knows he won’t be landing a crack at the UFC’s 170-pound title anytime soon, but if he continues to build upon this most recent win and he takes out some big names, he’ll once again be in the thick of things at welterweight. After his conquest of “Cowboy,” though, Perry didn’t pull his punches in terms of whom he’d like to next lock horns with.
“I heard Darren Till got himself into a little trouble there,” he stated. “I’m trying to make a jump in the rankings system. I’m trying to get my hands on Colby Covington. These guys fight once a year, it seems like. I’m fighting so many dang times, I can’t even keep count. That’s 18 in the past four years. Let’s get it baby. Nineteen coming soon.”
Perry is the rare breed of fighter who not only brings the heat every time out, but he wants to fight as often as possible. However, “Platinum” said he will likely have to rest for a little bit before coming back to try and knock some dude’s block off.
“I dropped a couple of names in the Octagon, but it’s going to take me some time to heal,” he said. “I hurt my legs kicking him. I’ve got to be able to walk before I can run. And once I can run, then we’ll get back to the drawing board and see how it’s going.”
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