UFC Bantamweight Star Thanks Mike Perry for Shattering Luke Rockhold’s Teeth: “I’ve Always Wanted To…”

The entire combat sports world was thrilled to watch BKFC 41. The main reason behind the same was the headliner bout between Luke Rockhold and Mike Perry. As fans expected, the back-and-forth battle blew the roof off the 1ST Bank Center. The match divided MMA fighters into two factions. Some took the side of Rockhold, while others supported Perry.

The aggressive war between the two lasted for two rounds. It was ‘Platinum’ who was dominating the match from the opening round. As the bout progressed into the second round, Perry threw a heavy punch at Rockhold. Following the punch, the former UFC middleweight champion suffered a broken tooth. The injuries made it impossible for the 38-year-old to continue the fight. As a result, the bout turned in favor of Perry. Rockhold’s loss has made some unexpected MMA fighters happy, and one among them is UFC bantamweight star, Sean O’Malley. ‘Suga’ went on to thank Perry for winning against Rockhold.

Sean O’Malley thanks Mike Perry for defeating Luke Rockhold

Mike Perry and Sean O’Malley were talking to UFC legend, Michael Bisping. In the video uploaded on Bisping’s YouTube channel, the UFC bantamweight star thanked ‘Platinum’ for defeating Rockhold. He said, “Sorry real quick, just want to say thank you for Luke Rockhold’s teeth out. I’ve always wanted to, but I can’t because he’d whoop my ass, so thank you for doing that. Thank you, brother. ” Perry was overwhelmed to listen to the words of appreciation from O’Malley.

 From the words of ‘Suga,” it was clear that he believed Rockhold to be a great fighter. He was sure that he wouldn’t be able to defeat the former UFC middleweight champion. Hence, he was grateful to Perry, who effortlessly beat Rockhold. O’Malley went on to appreciate Perry for his ferocious fighting style.

Paulo Costa added Rockhold to the “Toothless gang”

Other than O’Malley, another UFC fighter who was super happy about Rockhold’s loss, was Paulo Costa. Following Rockhold’s loss, ‘Borrachinha’ came up with multiple tweets that celebrated his loss. Most of his tweets focused on Rockhold losing his tooth. He included him to the “toothless gang” of the UFC.

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Rockhold’s last bout at the UFC was against Costa at UFC 278. After a neck-and-neck fight, Costa emerged victorious in the third round via unanimous decision. Even after establishing a victory over the Californian fighter, Costa’s animosity didn’t come to an end. 

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