Mike Perry re-signs with UFC after Nate Diaz win and Dillon Danis pull-out
Perry is back with the UFC more than five years after his last fight for the promotion, a unanimous decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 23 in April 2021.
Mike Perry announced on Friday that he has signed a new deal with the UFC, ending a spell away from the promotion that began after his defeat by Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 23 in April 2021. Rodriguez won that fight by unanimous decision.
Perry, 35, returns as the biggest name bare-knuckle fighting has produced in recent years. He went 7-0 in BKFC, won the promotion's “King of Violence” title and beat several former UFC fighters along the way, including Luke Rockhold, Michael Page, Eddie Alvarez and Jeremy Stephens.
He went back to MMA this year and has fought twice. On the Rousey vs. Carano card in May, he beat Nate Diaz by second-round TKO when Diaz's corner stopped the fight.
His last fight ended in defeat. Perry was due to face Dillon Danis at Duel Arena 1 in August, but Danis withdrew and Perry instead met Brandon Jenkins on two days' notice. Jenkins stopped him in the first round after Perry suffered a shoulder injury.
Perry went 7-8 in his first UFC run and earned four post-fight bonuses.
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