UFC: Mike Perry beats Mickey Gall with new girlfriend as only cornerwoman; warns future coaches not to ‘run their mouth’

‘Platinum’ Perry wins via unanimous decision with only his girlfriend icing him in-between rounds

Perry says he is looking to move to South Florida for new training camps but prefers ‘friendship basis’ with coaches

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Mike Perry punches Mickey Gall in their welterweight fight at UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: USA Today

Published: 11:34am, 28 Jun 2020Updated: 12:12am, 29 Jun 2020

Mike Perry showed he is still a threat despite not having coaches in his corner after a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) win over Mickey Gall at UFC Vegas 4 on Saturday.

“Platinum” Perry (14-6), who shocked the MMA world after announcing new girlfriend Latory Gonzalez would be the only person to corner him at the Apex Arena in Las Vegas, weathered Gall’s (6-3) slick jabs and body kicks to seal a dominant stand-up performance.

“It’s all up to me every time we get in there,” Perry said of his cornerwoman choice. “You’re all gonna take the credit from me, anyways ... 100 per cent of y’all was talking online – you were picking him – and I won. Now don’t say I fought someone with no experience.”

The 28-year-old American breaks a two-fight losing streak having fallen to Geoff Neal via first-round TKO in December 2019 and Vicente Luque via split decision four months earlier.

Mickey Gall punches Mike Perry during UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex Arena in Las Vegas. Photo: USA Today

“I put the training camp together and I did what I needed to get the win. Mickey did a lot of training and respect to his team for the game plan they put together. I heard some technical advice and nicknames for moves. I figured them all out in the third round,” said Perry, who successfully defended five takedowns and scored a suplex of his own in the first round.