Jon Jones currently reigns over the UFC’s heavyweight division. The 37-year-old was last seen in action in November 2024 when he faced off against Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight throne.
“Bones” proved himself to be the superior fighter that night and knocked Miocic out in the third round of the contest.
Mike Perry Shares a Story About Jon Jones
Over the years, Mike Perry has become a prominent name in the world of MMA. His entertaining fighting style, in addition to his shenanigans outside of fighting, has contributed to his popularity.
“Platinum” recently made an appearance on the “Pound 4 Pound” podcast, hosted by former UFC champions Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo. During his time there, Perry shared how he came to meet his wife Latory.
Perry started by speaking about his relationship with Jones and stated that he considered him a friend.
“Jon is a friend. I’d like to call him a friend. I like Jon. I’ve learned some things from him in the past, and I met my wife because of Jon. I was hanging out with Jon out there in Albuquerque, and now that girl I met is my wife. It’s true. It’s a long story, but we also had mutual friends, same manager.”
Mike Perry tells the story of how he met his wife because of Jon Jones.💍🔥
“I like Jon. I’d like to call him a friend. I met my wife because of Jon. I was hanging out with Jon out there in Albuquerque. I walked into a posh nightclub in Mexico. Jon was teaching me some things. I… pic.twitter.com/lPCoMHKDdK
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Perry then revealed how the heavyweight king played matchmaker for him and his current wife.
“I walked into a posh nightclub in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was there training at Jackson-Wink [MMA Academy]. Jon was teaching me some things. I went out to go hang out with him, and they were still pretty dead in the club, and it was just Jon and my wife, Latory, my now-wife,” Perry said.
“Jon saw me come in … and he grabbed our hands and put us together. I picked her up, and I took her home… I think I got her a cranberry and vodka first, and then I took her home.”
The couple met around 2018. After dating for five years, they tied the knot in 2023. They have two kids together: a son named Ocean and a daughter named Audyssey.
Perry was last seen in the UFC in April 2021 when he locked horns against Daniel Rodrigues and lost the bout via unanimous decision.
After parting ways with the UFC, Perry went into bare-knuckle boxing and found incredible success there. He also shared the boxing ring with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a professional bout last year and has recently trained with Sean Strickland.
In 2024, Perry launched a new promotion called Dirty Boxing Championship. The promotional rules are a mix of MMA, boxing, and Muay Thai elements. Fights are of three-minute rounds