Mike Perry has chosen among his old rivals Luke Rockhold and Darren until their upcoming fight.
While the UFC is taking a BYE week, Misfits -boxing returns with a huge double header with some of their former champions.
Once the UFC Middleweight Champion of the World, 40-year-old Luke Rockhold Headlines Misfits 22 against former title-second Darren until this Saturday from Manchester, England.
Rockhold and Till will compete for the Miscfits Bridgerweight title. In the Co-Main event, the former interim light weight champion Tony Ferguson challenges another title in his first post-PUC performance against Influencer-Boxer Salt Papi.
Mike Perry, a former UFC star who has history with both hunters, has given his choice for this weekend's main event.
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Mike Perry chooses Darren to outbox to Luke Rockhold after the breakup of fights
'Platinum' Perry never came to the UFC Octagon, but the former welterweights stood opposite each other in a sparring session behind closed doors years ago.
As far as Rockhold is concerned, Perry let the former champion stop in his BKFC (Bare Knuckle Boxing) debut in 2023 by cracking his teeth.
So, who has won Perry as vs. Rockhold?
“I watched their face-to-face [interview]”Perry Bloody Elbow told.
“Sometimes it is difficult to say with drones, what he really thinks or if he just says things to mess with the opponent. Luke, you can mess with him a bit. He will take what you say and get angry about it or something like that.
“Luke said: Did not put on any gloves? That was funny. Then Luke said, Luke is Chinny, that he can't take a blow and that he doesn't hit hard. I just don't think that's true,” Perry continued.
“I think Luke, that punch I hurt him because it was bare knuckle, it hit his teeth and split his lips. But I think he ate that shot. And he was like, well, my face hurt, but he ate that shot. He was completely there.
'[Rockhold] Also hit me with a shot that it could have been. So it's an interesting fight.
“I think that to Will Luke will outbox,” Perry predicted.
“But I wouldn't mind seeing Luke with gloves on a new mythical hunter,” Perry added.
Mike Perry is confronted with his 23rd UFC veteran in the next fight
Mike Perry shared the ring with some top competition in his combat sport career.
From the octhoek to the grab mat to the square circle of BKFC, Perry will have fought 23 hunters of the UFC when he takes on Jeremy Stephens.
Stephens is one of the most experienced UFC animal doctors for which Perry stands for, because 'Lil Heathen' is bound for the sixth most fights in UFC history at the age of 35.
Stephens also contains the record for most losses in the UFC (19). The 39-year-old has so far been 3-0 in BKFC.
Perry, on the other hand, is a perfect 5-0 in bare knuckle boxes.