Donald Cerrone and Mike Perry square off in an intriguing fight this Saturday night in Denver at UFC Fight Night 139, with much of the pre-fight talk focused on Cerrone’s much-publicized exit from his longtime gym, Jackson-Wink MMA.
The apparent crux of the falling-out was co-owner and coach Mike Winkeljohn’s decision to corner Perry in their fight only months after joinig the gym. Cerrone has been vocal about his dislike of Winkeljohn ever since leaving to focus training at his own BMF Ranch, also located in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. Cowboy’s departure led to something of a schism at Jackson-Wink, with several longtime team members leaving to join BMF Ranch with Cerrone, and acrimony between them and those who chose to stay.