New Headline: "MMA Legend Mike Perry Triumphs as He Loses the Ultimate Battle to Diego Garcia
On Monday, Most Valuable Promotions announced that the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano fight card would feature a matchup between Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship's 'King of Violence' titleholder Mike Perry and the creator of the UFC 'Baddest Motherf**ker' belt Nate Diaz . While only announced days ago, the fight promotion had been working to put the fight together for months.
"It's been in the works for a little while now. Maybe you saw little teasers of me on social media training, doing MMA moves and things like that. They've been talking about it.
Names moved around. I think once the White House card got announced, I think things came together ... People are really looking forward to this fight, some saying this is the people's main event," Perry said during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show .
"It's going to be an exciting fight for sure. I'm training my ass off. I have this excitement inside of me to be my best for this fight, so I'm looking forward to showing that to the fans.
" Perry gets to compete on the first mixed martial arts event to stream on Netflix with an audience bigger than any fight he's ever been in. He'll also collect the biggest payday of his nearly 22-year combat sports career. When asked if the fight will be his best career payday, Perry said, "Yeah, for sure.