In late May, welterweight fighter Mike Perry did the unthinkable. After years of working with his coaches, “Platinum” decided to ditch them all and instead have his girlfriend Latory Gonzalez be the lone person to guide him through his career.
This exclusive arrangement will begin for Perry’s upcoming fight against Mickey Gall on Saturday’s UFC on ESPN card. The 28-year-old fighter isn’t expecting Gonzalez to do much coaching in his corner, unless it goes past the first round.
“Sit there and enjoy the show,” Perry said during Thursday’s virtual media day when asked what he expects from Gonzalez (transcript by BJPenn.