Mike
Perry was recently arrested for driving under the influence in
Florida.
According to Lake County Sheriff’s Office records, Perry was arrested by the Clermont
Police Department on Oct. 12 at 1:04 a.m. local time for DUI and
refusing to sign a citation requiring a court appearance. The BKFC
star was booked into jail at 4:36 a.m. and released at 9:41 a.m.
after posting a $1,500 bond. Perry is scheduled to appear in court
on Oct. 30. Perry could face up to 60 days in jail for the charges,
both of which are second-degree misdemeanors in Florida. It was
Perry’s first DUI offense, per court records.
Perry has emerged as BKFC’s biggest star in recent years, posting a
5-0 record in the promotion. He owns notable wins over the likes of
Michael
Page, Eddie
Alvarez, Luke
Rockhold and Thiago Alves
in BKFC competition. Most recently, “Platinum” suffered a
sixth-round knockout loss to Jake Paul in
a boxing match this past July.
Prior to his bare-knuckle exploits, Perry went 7-8 with the
UFC from 2016 to 2021. He last appeared in the Octagon at UFC
on ABC 2, suffering a unanimous decision loss to Daniel
Rodriguez on April 10, 2021.