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.”
“The next one is always the best one. This is the next one. I’ve been saying that. It’s locked in. I’ve been saying that for 20 years, I swear,” he continued. “I appreciate Nate for helping me get this matchup, and we’re going to clash, you know, and that’s really cool for all the hard work in my career.”
With the bout agreements signed, Perry is able to rest easy knowing the fight will actually happen. Nate Diaz always shows up.
“You know, Nate Diaz and the Diaz crew, they don’t pull out of fights. So, this is a sure thing because I don’t either. So, we’re pulling up May 16, man. MMA fight. I’m looking to be extremely damaging,” said Perry.
