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Thiago Alves Fires Back At Mike Perry’s ‘Ducking’ Allegations

The co-main event of last night’s (Sat. September 17, 2017) UFC Fight Night 116 event saw a late change, as rising welterweight star “Platinum” Mike Perry’s originally slated opponent, Thiago Alves, was forced to pull out of the fight. Alves was replaced by UFC newcomer Alex Reyes, who was made quick work of by Perry […]

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Alves was replaced by UFC newcomer Alex Reyes, who was made quick work of by Perry in the first round of the fight. After the bout, Perry accused Alves of ‘ducking’ him by pulling out, something the Brazilian didn’t take too kindly to. “Pitbull” explained that he pulled out of the fight due to the fact that Hurricane Irma was heading towards his native Florida, which he decided to stay at home and ride out the storm with his family. The pullout marked a UFC record eight pullouts by Alves, something that he’s likely not too excited about having accomplished.

He took to social media to further explain his actions and also fire back at Perry for claiming he was ‘ducking’ him, saying he still has an ‘ass whooping’ with Perry’s name on it:

“This was my first hurricane as a husband and a father. The safety of my family it’s my duty and they will always come first! Still, i did make every attempt suggested by the UFC Travel Team to get to Pittsburgh besides taking a “Road Trip” with my wife and my 13 months son when the whole state of FL was evacuating. All my flights continued to get cancelled from Friday am all the way to Tuesday 11 pm. After spending 6 hours at the airport with no real idea when I would make to the fight, having no electricity, sleeping in the gym with my family, and dealing with my dog dying from heat exhaustion … I decided to stay with my family and rebuild. I will never apologize for that, it’s not in my nature.

“I have too much love and respect for my Sport, Family, Team and the MMA Fans to go to war not being 100% ready. Me and the UFC are in great terms, they understand my decision. I’ve been with the company for 12 years. I’ve known Sean Shelby for a very long time and he knows I always come to fight. I trained for 16 weeks bc this fight was originally happening in August. If I don’t fight I don’t get paid, so nobody suffers but Me and My Family. I’m ready and will stay ready. I should be rebooked by December. My support to everyone that went through Hurricane Irma. My thoughts and prays are with you #RipTanky

#RipTanky ????????Esse foi o meu primeiro furacão morando na Florida como Marido e Pai de família. A segurança da minha família é a minha obrigação. E eles sempre vão ser a minha prioridade. Mesmo assim, eu segui todas as instruções que o Time de Viajem do UFC me deu. A não ser lógico a opção pegar o carro e dirigir com a minha esposa e o meu filho de 13 meses, quando o Estado todo da Florida está em Evacuação de Emergência. Mesmo assim, eu tive vários voos que foram cancelados de sexta de manhã a terça feira 11pm da noite. Depois de passar 6-7 horas no aeroporto, não tendo certeza se iria conseguir seguir viajar a tempo para a luta. Não tendo eletricidade em casa, dormindo na academia com a minha família. E lidando com a morte do meu Bulldog de 9 anos devido ao furacão Irma. Eu decidi ficar em casa com a família e reconstruir. Foi a decisão correta e não me arrependo. Eu tenho muito Amor e Respeito pelo o meu Esporte pela a minha Família pelo meu Time para ir a guerra sem estar 100% focado. Eu e o UFC estamos em bom termos. Eles entendem e respeitão a minha decisão. Eu tenho 12 anos com o UFC, eu conheço bem o Sean Selby. Ele sabe que eu sempre venho proto para guerra. Eu treinei por 16 semanas, essa luta era para ter acontecido em agosto. Se eu não luto eu não faço dinheiro. Só quem se prejudica realmente só eu e a minha família. Eu estou pronto e vou continuar pronto! Eu lutarei esse ano ainda, Sean Shelby falou no máximo dezembro. A todas a vítimas do furacão Irma, que Deus nos abençoe! Osss

A post shared by Thiago 'Pitbull' Alves ???????????????? (@thiagoalvesatt) on Sep 16, 2017 at 7:52pm PDT

I still have a ass whooping with @PlatinumPerry name on it. Don't talk yourself out, you got a gift this weekend and you know it! #easywork

— Thiago Pitbull Alves (@ThiagoAlvesATT) September 17, 2017

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Thiago Alves Fires Back At Mike Perry’s ‘Ducking’ Allegations

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He took to social media to further explain his actions and also fire back at Perry for claiming he was ‘ducking’ him, saying he still has an ‘ass whooping’ with Perry’s name on it:

“This was my first hurricane as a husband and a father. The safety of my family it’s my duty and they will always come first! Still, i did make every attempt suggested by the UFC Travel Team to get to Pittsburgh besides taking a “Road Trip” with my wife and my 13 months son when the whole state of FL was evacuating. All my flights continued to get cancelled from Friday am all the way to Tuesday 11 pm. After spending 6 hours at the airport with no real idea when I would make to the fight, having no electricity, sleeping in the gym with my family, and dealing with my dog dying from heat exhaustion … I decided to stay with my family and rebuild. I will never apologize for that, it’s not in my nature.

“I have too much love and respect for my Sport, Family, Team and the MMA Fans to go to war not being 100% ready. Me and the UFC are in great terms, they understand my decision. I’ve been with the company for 12 years. I’ve known Sean Shelby for a very long time and he knows I always come to fight. I trained for 16 weeks bc this fight was originally happening in August. If I don’t fight I don’t get paid, so nobody suffers but Me and My Family. I’m ready and will stay ready. I should be rebooked by December. My support to everyone that went through Hurricane Irma. My thoughts and prays are with you #RipTanky

#RipTanky ????????Esse foi o meu primeiro furacão morando na Florida como Marido e Pai de família. A segurança da minha família é a minha obrigação. E eles sempre vão ser a minha prioridade. Mesmo assim, eu segui todas as instruções que o Time de Viajem do UFC me deu. A não ser lógico a opção pegar o carro e dirigir com a minha esposa e o meu filho de 13 meses, quando o Estado todo da Florida está em Evacuação de Emergência. Mesmo assim, eu tive vários voos que foram cancelados de sexta de manhã a terça feira 11pm da noite. Depois de passar 6-7 horas no aeroporto, não tendo certeza se iria conseguir seguir viajar a tempo para a luta. Não tendo eletricidade em casa, dormindo na academia com a minha família. E lidando com a morte do meu Bulldog de 9 anos devido ao furacão Irma. Eu decidi ficar em casa com a família e reconstruir. Foi a decisão correta e não me arrependo. Eu tenho muito Amor e Respeito pelo o meu Esporte pela a minha Família pelo meu Time para ir a guerra sem estar 100% focado. Eu e o UFC estamos em bom termos. Eles entendem e respeitão a minha decisão. Eu tenho 12 anos com o UFC, eu conheço bem o Sean Selby. Ele sabe que eu sempre venho proto para guerra. Eu treinei por 16 semanas, essa luta era para ter acontecido em agosto. Se eu não luto eu não faço dinheiro. Só quem se prejudica realmente só eu e a minha família. Eu estou pronto e vou continuar pronto! Eu lutarei esse ano ainda, Sean Shelby falou no máximo dezembro. A todas a vítimas do furacão Irma, que Deus nos abençoe! Osss

A post shared by Thiago 'Pitbull' Alves ???????????????? (@thiagoalvesatt) on Sep 16, 2017 at 7:52pm PDT

I still have a ass whooping with @PlatinumPerry name on it. Don't talk yourself out, you got a gift this weekend and you know it! #easywork

— Thiago Pitbull Alves (@ThiagoAlvesATT) September 17, 2017

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Six Biggest Takeaways From UFC Pittsburgh

While questionable judging marred an otherwise exciting GGG vs. Canelo Alvarez boxing match in Las Vegas last night (Sat., September 16, 2017), the UFC counter-programmed with the stellar UFC Fight Night 116 card in Pittsburgh. Filled with quick and brutal knockouts and thrilling performances, UFC Fight Night 116, featuring Luke Rockhold vs. David Branch, did […]

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Filled with quick and brutal knockouts and thrilling performances, UFC Fight Night 116, featuring Luke Rockhold vs. David Branch, did not disappoint fight fans like GGG vs Alvarez did.

We broke down the six biggest takeaways from Saturday night’s fights, so check them out here:

6. You Can’t Sleep On Any UFC Event

Many fight fans dismissed Saturday’s card as a subpar offering from the UFC considering the stacked cards fans seem accustomed to lately.

Circumstances prevented Thiago Alves from fighting Mike “Platinum” Perry, and none of the fights on the Pittsburgh card drew much enthusiasm amongst fans.

But with eight out of 10 fights ending in a knockout or submission, it’s safe to say that fans shouldn’t have slept on this card.

Yes, it went toe-to-toe with GGG vs. Alvarez, but the end result was far more entertaining than anyone could have thought.

Moral of the story is never write off a card before it goes live. Because on paper, it could be underwhelming, but the end result could blow you away in terms of excitement.

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Mike Perry vs. Alex Reyes Full Fight Video Highlights

In the co-main event from last night’s (Sat. September 16, 2017) UFC Fight Night 116 event from Pittsburgh, rising UFC welterweight star Mike Perry went one-on-one with promotion newcomer Alex Reyes. Perry started off his mixed martial arts (MMA) career on an undefeated streak before suffering his first defeat to Alan Jouban this past December […]

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Perry started off his mixed martial arts (MMA) career on an undefeated streak before suffering his first defeat to Alan Jouban this past December via unanimous decision. After getting back on the winning side of things with a nasty knockout win over Jake Ellenberger this past April, “Platinum” is looking to crack into the top 15 of the UFC’s 170-pound rankings.

He was originally slated to meet Thiago Alves in the UFC Fight Night 116 co-main event slot, however, the Brazilian was forced out of the bout and was replaced by UFC newcomer Alex Reyes. After losing back-to-back fights in his pro debut, Reyes embarked on a 13-fight win streak in which he has finished all of his opponents. A win over Perry would certainly be a huge statement in his UFC debut.

From the opening bell, Perry was clearly the aggressor and more seasoned fighter. “Platinum’s” pressure was simply too much for Reyes to handle, as he was knocked out by a vicious knee just a minute into the first round.

You can check out the full fight video highlights here:

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Mike Perry Almost Died After Possibly Ingesting Metal

Rising UFC welterweight contender Mike Perry will take on short-notice replacement Alex Reyes in the co-main event of tonight’s (Sat., September 16, 2017) UFC Fight Night 116 from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Penn., but he very nearly didn’t make it to any more fights. Perry was involved in a significant car accident on May […]

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Perry was involved in a significant car accident on May 25th, and he suffered two herniated discs in his back in addition to headaches when he was rear-ended by another motorist. However, that was only the start of his side effects, as ‘Platinum’ told Ariel Helwani on this week’s The MMA Hour that he began experiencing pains in training because he potentially ingested a piece of metal in the accident:

“Something happened in the car accident and I possibly ingested a piece of metal. And I didn’t know about it for a couple of days. I was going to training and I had a friend of mine pressing me up against the fence, and he put his shoulder in my stomach and he pressed in, and he’s like 6’4” or 6’5”, so when he really leaned in, he’s got good leverage, and I didn’t think nothing of it — there was just this sharp pain in my stomach. And I just pulled guard and went to the ground, and I was like, ‘Wow, man, good job, dude, that was a lot of pressure, that took a lot of energy out of me.’”

Photo Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel – USA TODAY Sports

Perry went into detail about just what the scarcely-seen and threatening injury did to his insides, which required him to undergo reoccurring medical tests as the metal ripped apart his insides. At one point, Perry said, he very nearly died from the metal:

“I was dying on the inside,” Perry said. “I went to the doctor the next day, or the day after, and they ran some tests and stuff like that, and they were like, ‘Did you eat a coin? Did you eat something? Did you ingest a piece of metal or something?’ And I was vomiting blood for a couple of days, and I had to go get [a procedure done where] they stick a camera down your throat to see what’s going on. I beat up my insides with that piece of metal, it cut me up and stuff, and it just took awhile to really get back to eating food, and my weight was low because I just didn’t have an appetite because of all the pain that I went through. It was pretty severe. It’s wild that as healthy as I am and as I was, and all the exercise and all the clean eating, just like, that I almost didn’t make it. That’s how I felt.

“I really didn’t think I was going to make it, man. I was dying. Literally dying.”

“Platinum” may be one of the most powerful knockout artists in the UFC right now, but even a warrior like him couldn’t stand up to the challenge of the back injuries in addition to the internal issue:

“Accidents are tricky, man,” Perry said. “Something like that, especially a tough guy like me, I’m feeling pain … it was a mix of a piece of metal in my stomach and a herniated discs in my back causing nausea, and I couldn’t decipher the two until they told me about both. And then I started realizing the differences in my body between back and stomach where the pain was really coming from, and it was coming from both places.”

Just as his health seemed to be on the edge of extreme danger, he rebounded when he apparently passed the piece of metal, which he never saw. His appetite is back to normal, and he’s feeling as fast and in-shape as he ever has heading into his bout with Reyes, who filled in for longtime contender Thiago Alves on only three days’ notice:

“I have no idea. It passed and I missed it. We tried to look for it, but I wasn’t digging through sh*t, but we were hoping to hear something and we never did.

“But I know I’m better now. My appetite is normal, and I’m just grateful, man. I’m thankful.

“I’m in the best shape of my shape, I’m stronger and better than I’ve ever been. I’m so fast, I’m so ready for this. I can’t wait for Saturday.”

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Mike Perry Details Car Accident Where he Possibly Ingested Metal

Mike Perry is happy to be alive after a car accident back in May. On May 25, Perry’s car was rear-ended by another driver. As a result, “Platinum” suffered two herniated discs. He also believes he may have ingested a piece of metal during the accident. During a recent appearance on MMAFighting.com‘s “The MMA Hour,” […]