Mike Perry

“Then it’s like, instead of going to work out after the press conference, it was I’m going to a steakhouse because I don’t have to work hard to make that weight in the morning, and I tried to continue to eat clean, don’t want to let myself go overboard and have too much dessert or all that stuff. I tried to add some weight on, I tried to eat as much as I could and was still only, like, 182 after dinner. I’m like, damn.”

Mike Perry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Mike Perry explained how moving to middleweight changed his dietary plans before the bout.

“We prepare for things like this,”

Mike Perry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Mike Perry explained how he and his team prepare for opponent withdrawals.

“When I’m training in the gym with my coaches, with my team, obviously we worked a specific game plan for the type of style that was Dillon Danis, and my punching and boxing and standup game was always in my back pocket. It’s all about, like, I saw this as my hometown arena.”

Mike Perry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Mike Perry described his preparation and mindset going into the Orlando fight.

“There’s so much that goes through your head,”

Mike Perry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Mike Perry commented on the mental adjustment following a late opponent change.

“Brandon is a wild card, and he’s got nothing to lose by coming here, which makes him very dangerous and I’m Mr. No Nonsense. I don’t play around with this shit, so I’ve got to handle business first and then there should be some big, cool things happening for me in combat sports after all the hard work I’ve done.”

Mike Perry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Mike Perry evaluated his new opponent Brandon Jenkins ahead of their fight.

“I even said a month out, I’m going to be prepared to be at the Kia Center and fight in the main event on Aug. 29 against whoever it may be because people have been making the joke that maybe he’s not going to come, he’s the pull-out expert. So we just prepare to go to battle, go to war, and whoever stands across from me is in for some freakin’ trouble.”

Mike Perry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Mike Perry noted that he had anticipated Dillon Danis potentially pulling out well in advance.

“My reaction was, ‘How?’ When?’”

Mike Perry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Mike Perry shared his initial reaction to Dillon Danis pulling out of their scheduled fight.

“You have a lot of questions, you have a lot of what ifs, because I planned and prepared and I was perfectly set to make my weight cut that night. Only cut a little bit, but it still would have been hard work.”

Mike Perry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Mike Perry addressed how the opponent switch affected his planned weight cut.

“With a successful night tomorrow, we are looking at some huge news in combat sports history and I’m looking forward to it, I just have to stay focused on the task at hand.”

Mike Perry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Mike Perry stated that a win could lead to significant news in combat sports history.

“Without the other famous guy, I’ve got to take a huge pay cut, a massive pay cut to take this new fight, which you would think, as a professional athlete, accepting something in the last second is going to give you more, rather than much, much less. But the goal was preparing to bring violence to my city in an entertaining way.”

Mike Perry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Mike Perry discussed having to take a significant pay cut to fight a replacement opponent.

“I am focused on tomorrow night, but in that clip on YouTube, we cut some things out because there were some other things or even on another call we got some big news last night that I cannot give,”

Mike Perry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Mike Perry teased potential major news regarding his combat sports career.