Mike Perry willing to take pay cut for UFC return as he reveals talks following Nate Diaz Netflix win

Mike Perry isn’t heading back to the UFC just yet but there was some communication along with his team.

It was confirmed last weekend that Salahdine Parnasse has signed to the UFC and can get the rare opportunity to headline an event in his debut.

The Frenchman recently produced a powerful win on the primary MMA event to air live to tell the tale Netflix, which likely increased his bargaining power significantly.

While Robelis Despaigne also benefitted from this chance following the news of his UFC return, it doesn’t appear that ‘Platinum’ and the game’s leading promotion are on the identical page immediately.

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Mike Perry says he’s taking a pay cut to fight Dillon Danis and could be willing to do the identical for the UFC

Talk of a rematch between Mike Perry and Nate Diaz began immediately after their relatively one-sided bout that aired live to tell the tale Netflix in May.

Despite this, Perry might be taking up Dillon Danis in his next MMA outing, with the matchup headlining Dual Arena 1 in Orlando on August 29.

‘Platinum’ recently confirmed that there was some type of communication with the UFC after he produced an enormous win in his return to the cage.

He even admitted that he’d be willing to make some sacrifices with a view to come to terms with the MMA leader, though didn’t reveal where talks ever got to that stage.

“I’ve heard that they’ve had conversations with my team… I’m a prize fighter,” Perry said on The Ariel Helwani Show. “Fighting for the UFC is just not the one prize. Fighting for money is the prize. Life-changing money and opportunity is the prize. I’m sure I’d take a little bit of a pay cut to return to the UFC but I don’t understand how big that pay cut is. I’m taking one now to fight Dillon Danis.”

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Perry competed 15 times contained in the UFC Octagon from 2016 to 2021, going 7-8 in that point.

He was definitely one in every of the largest personalities on the roster and produced some highlights on this run, however the 34-year-old has change into a much greater star since parting ways with the promotion.

His run in BKFC particularly, where he’s beaten the likes of Eddie Alvarez and Luke Rockhold, has made him right into a notable combat sports star.

Whether the UFC could be willing to pay anywhere near what he could make elsewhere for a fighter who has had just one MMA bout prior to now five years stays to be seen.