Tag: Max Griffin vs. Mike Perry

Pic: Mike Perry Rejects Kelvin Gastelum’s Friend Request

‘Platinum’ Mike Perry says he isn’t in the fight game to make friends, and unfortunately, Kelvin Gastelum had to learn that the hard way. Former welterweight-turned-middleweight Gastelum sent a friend request to Perry on Facebook, but was viciously rejected and publicly shamed by ‘Platinum’ for his efforts: I told y’all I didn’t come here to […]

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‘Platinum’ Mike Perry says he isn’t in the fight game to make friends, and unfortunately, Kelvin Gastelum had to learn that the hard way.

Former welterweight-turned-middleweight Gastelum sent a friend request to Perry on Facebook, but was viciously rejected and publicly shamed by ‘Platinum’ for his efforts:

Gastelum responded by calling Perry too ‘hot headed’ before saying someone would take advantage of ‘Platinum’s’ temper before one of his fights:

Gastelum tried to backtrack further after Perry denied his friend request, suggesting he was just doing it to mess with him.

The two don’t even compete at the same weight class (anymore), so the whole thing seems pretty juvenile.

But if anything can be gleaned from this exchange, it’s that Mike Perry doesn’t want to be your friend.

‘Platinum’ is currently coming off of two decision losses to Max Griffin and Santiago Ponzinibbio. Prior to those defeats, Perry had blasted onto the scene with vicious knockouts over Danny Roberts, Hyun Gyu Lim, and Jake Ellenberger.

Meanwhile, Gastelum has finally hit his stride in the UFC since moving up to 185 pounds, having just knocked out former champion Michael Bisping.

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Five Best Fights To Make Following UFC on FOX 28

The UFC put on a banger of a card with UFC on FOX 28 in Orlando on Saturday night featuring contenders emerging, veterans picking up massive wins, and a night full of brutal finishes. Max Griffin, Ilir Latifi, and Jeremy Stephens picked up big victories, and the landscapes of several weight classes changed overnight. Let’s […]

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The UFC put on a banger of a card with UFC on FOX 28 in Orlando on Saturday night featuring contenders emerging, veterans picking up massive wins, and a night full of brutal finishes.

Max Griffin, Ilir Latifi, and Jeremy Stephens picked up big victories, and the landscapes of several weight classes changed overnight.

Let’s take a look at what’s next for Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 28 winners:

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5. Jéssica Andrade vs. Winner Of Rose Namajunas vs Joanna J?drzejczyk II

Andrade looked the best she’s ever looked on Saturday, dominating Tecia Torres en route to a clear cut decision victory.

The women’s strawweight division is sort of in limbo right now with Rose and Joanna running it back. Namajunas is now the champion of the division, and Andrade has earned another shot at the belt. Now on a two-fight win streak, Andrade deserves the winner of Namajunas vs. J?drzejczyk II, which is going down at UFC 223 in April.

In a division lacking top talent, Andrade is making quite the name for herself. Although she came up short against J?drzejczyk, she’s shown the necessary improvements to compete with the top strawweights, so don’t be surprised if the UFC were to put her in a title fight next.

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Highlights: Max Griffin Batters Hometown Favorite Mike Perry

As one of the more outspoken fighters in the UFC today, welterweight slugger ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry took his antics to a new level prior to his main card-opening bout versus Max Griffin at tonight’s (Sat., February 24, 2018) UFC on FOX 28 from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, by attempting to pull “Max Pain’s” pants […]

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As one of the more outspoken fighters in the UFC today, welterweight slugger ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry took his antics to a new level prior to his main card-opening bout versus Max Griffin at tonight’s (Sat., February 24, 2018) UFC on FOX 28 from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, by attempting to pull “Max Pain’s” pants down during yesterday’s weigh-ins.

Yet while Perry may have made more headlines going into the bout, it was Griffin who did more talking with his hands and feet when it was all said and done as he scored the biggest win of his MMA career as the biggest underdog on the card.

He used an evasive, strategic style to stifle the more plodding Perry’s trademark forward pressure, peppering him with accurate jabs from the start to open a cut on “Platinum’s” forehead early and using a high volume of stinging body and leg kicks. Perry did seem to have a slight edge in the grappling department, however, scoring two dragging takedowns to advance a quick back take into mount at the end of the first round.

But Griffin’s continued striking volume and speed enabled him to use his five-inch reach advantage to stay just out of the way of Perry’s monstrous power, to the point where “Platinum” was throwing little and landing less. That lead to a second-round sequence where Griffin dropped Perry with a perfect left hook that appeared to be the beginning of the end for Perry.

He survived and may have even won the last round by landing some big shots and kicks, but it was too little, too late as Griffin upset the Orlando fans by battering and bloodying their hometown fan favorite for the most decorated victory of his mixed martial arts career.

Watch the video highlights of ‘Max Pain’s’ huge win here:

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