Is UFC Fighter Mike Perry Racist?

Mike Perry recently made headlines for using racial slurs and hitting a man in a Texas bar in July.

UFC professional mixed martial artist Mike Perry was caught on camera, making racial insults and punching a man at a Texas bar. The video went viral on social media in July, and the incident grabbed national attention as such derogatory remarks were made by a reputed UFC fighter.

In the video, Mike Perry appears to be arguing with customers and staff at Table 82 in the restaurant. After that, he punches an older man during the argument. A fight erupts, and Perry could be heard shouting several racial slurs during the skirmish. According to the police reports, Perry allegedly assaulted three people at the restaurant.

Is UFC Fighter Mike Perry Racist?

The Welterweight division fighter Mike Perry's lately gaining notoriety in the media for his racist remarks. In January, he used the N-word in a tweet, which was directed at Michael Jai White.

In January, Mike Perry got online backlash for using the N-word in a tweet, which was directed at Michael Jai White.
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Mike Perry challenged the martial arts actor and star of 'Blood and Bone' to a bare-knuckle fight. But Michael Jai White declined the challenge and tweeted: 'Maybe if MP learned my “Prison Movie Technique” he wouldn’t be ranked #20?'

'I got no time for playground callouts Brother but holla when you come thru, and maybe I’ll have time to give you a personal demo. Just DM me Bro. It really ain’t that hard!' he wrote. 'Read @PlatinumPerry response and saw his past threats to @BrendanSchaub and others. Now I get it! I’m sorry I ever responded & wish him nothing but the best! This ends now. Honestly, be well MP!'

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To the tweet, Mike Perry replied: 'Blood and bone more like b**** ass n****@MichaelJaiWhite.' And this reply triggered an outburst on the Internet, which the 29-year-old MMA fighter tried to defend, saying, 'You have to make a big deal out of this. A white man said that to you because you straight up being one. Y’all can’t act like you don’t hear me. It was bulls*** he was trying to slander a real gangsta so people would think he more than an actor.'

Mike Perry Also Used the N-word in a Tweet Mentioning Tyrone Woodley

Mike Perry also used the N-word in 2018 in a tweet in which he mentioned the fellow UFC MMA fighter Tyrone Woodley. Apparently, Perry got the N-word pass from a DNA test, which found 2% sub-Saharan African genetics in him, according to an article by MMA Mania. 

Mike Perry also called Tyrone Woodley the N-word in 2018.
Source: EssentiallySports

In the tweet Mike Perry wrote on May 24, 2018, he said, 'My nigga @TWooodley be Instagram livin and drivin lol hope there is not a video of you getting pulled over on IG Live one day PATNA ! ( Skreet slang for Partner ) peep the tone in my imoji skin #RNS.'

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On the other hand, Tyrone Woodley did not mind the tweet at all and instead found it funny. He believes that the tweet was not made with a derogatory motive and explained that there was a difference between a racially-motivated slur and Perry’s use of the word.

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