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UFC's Mike Perry punches man in bar altercation, uses racial slurs

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jul 9, 2020 2:07 PM ET

Weeks after Mike Perry became a UFC fan-favorite following his victory over Mickey Gall, the 28-year-old welterweight made headlines for an incident that could cost him his job with the promotion.

As noted by TMZ Sports and ESPN's Marc Raimondi, Perry got involved in an altercation involving several individuals, including his girlfriend, at a bar in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday evening. Perry accused one patron of touching him, punched a different older man in the face and then used racist language as his girlfriend pleaded for him to leave the venue.

TMZ added that cops reported Perry's victim was unconscious when they arrived at the scene.

(Video, which contains a plethora of NSFW language, can be seen here)

Perry hasn't been arrested and no charges have been filed as of Thursday afternoon ET.

Perry appeared to respond to the matter via Twitter.

No comment
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) July 9, 2020

"No comment," he wrote.

Perry improved his professional record to 14-6 at the "UFC Fight Night" show held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on June 27 after he chose to have only his girlfriend in his corner. He gained positive attention from fans and observers following his victory and an excellent post-bout promo.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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