Former UFC welterweight star Perry and former TUF (The Ultimate Fighter) contestant Lane had an altercation at a BKFC event late last year. Needless to say, ‘Platinum’ bringing a baseball bat to the press conference earlier this month led to another scuffle.
In an edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Perry was asked why he brought the bat to the press conference. ‘Platinum’ responded:
He added:
Perry suggested that fighting fair outside the ring is unlikely, reiterating the fact that street fights often feature multiple adversaries against whom he has to protect himself.
Furthermore, ‘Platinum’ noted that the bat he brought to the press conference was a plastic wiffle ball bat. That wouldn’t have caused any serious damage to Lane other than ‘a little smack to the face’.
Watch Mike Perry’s conversation with Ariel Helwani in the video below:
Why Mike Perry exited the UFC
A longtime fan-favorite, UFC welterweight Mike Perry competed in the final UFC fight of his contract in April 2021. Speaking to The Schmo, Perry’s manager Malki Kawa subsequently revealed that he wanted to re-sign with the UFC.
The UFC was purportedly looking to book Perry for a fight later in 2022. He, however, wanted to fight in 2021. That resulted in ‘Platinum’ signing with BKFC instead. Kawa said in this regard:
On his bare-knuckle boxing debut, Perry beat Julian Lane via unanimous decision at BKFC: KnuckleMania 2 on February 19.
‘Platinum’ has called out reigning BKFC middleweight champion Thiago Alves for a title matchup next.
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