The best and worst from UFC Fight Night 139

#3 Worst: What was Perry's gameplan?

Mike Perry's gameplan seemed almost non-existent

The UFC clearly loves Mike Perry's fighting style and personality and so it's doubtful that his loss to Donald Cerrone will cause his stock to drop too much, but it was still a worrying performance from 'Platinum', who didn't appear to come into the Octagon with anything resembling a game plan.

I've expressed a concern in the past that Perry will become the modern-day version of Phil Baroni - a loveable and entertaining brawler who's ultimately too limited to truly reach the top - but under new coach Mike Winkeljohn that was meant to change. His July win over Paul Felder, in particular, was promising, but last night was another step back for him.

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Perry was back to the predictable, winging power hooks that allowed past opponents like Max Griffin and Santiago Ponzinibbio to pick him apart, he had no answer for Cerrone's jab and quite what possessed him to take a grappler as venomous as Cowboy down I don't know. And as we saw, the move didn't pay off as he was quickly forced to tap out.

Perry is young enough to bounce back from this loss, but considering he appeared to have turned a corner in his fight with Felder, this showing felt like a massive letdown for the Floridian.

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