11 former UFC fighters revealed for Mike Perry’s ‘Dirty Boxing’ card during UFC bye week
There’s no UFC this weekend, but ‘Dirty Boxing’ makes a decent alternative.
Former UFC welterweight and current BKFC superstar ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry is putting his promoter hat on for what should be a fun night of fights this Friday.
Dirty Boxing 3 takes place from Miami, Florida, with a 15-fight card filled with UFC veterans.
There’s a familiar UFC name in almost every mixed rules fight, including the main event, which features former top heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
To some surprise, Bryan Battle, who was picked up by the promotion days after his UFC release, isn’t even co-headlining according to the official line-up.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik is back. Credit: Dirty Boxing ChampionshipDirty Boxing 3 drops UFC-level fight card, including Bryan BattleOne-third of the fighters competing at Dirty Boxing 3 made it to the UFC at some point during their careers.
This weekend’s card has a total of 11 UFC veterans on it.
The early prelims feature Kalindra Faria and Tyson Nam, who was a knockout artist in the UFC flyweight division.
30-fight UFC veteran and fan-favorite Alex ‘Bruce Leeroy’ Caceres returns to Dirty Boxing for his sequel bout on the prelims. Also on the prelims is ex-UFC heavyweight Chase Sherman as well as Landon Quiñones and Mike Breeden, who fight at welterweight.
Phil Hawes, one of two UFC fighters to beat #2-ranked middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov, makes an appearance on the main card.
Jessica-Rose Clark, Bryan Battle, and Hector Lombard are near the top of the card, with Jairzinho Rozenstruik headlining against former PFL heavyweight Rakim Cleveland.
Once on the cusp of a UFC ranking, Battle now faces an opponent with a losing record.
Dirty Boxing 3 streams live on YouTube on Friday.
When’s the next UFC event?The UFC is taking a bye week following UFC Shanghai on Saturday.
The premier promotion had a pretty busy summer schedule of events, with UFC 319 being the final pay-per-view offering until UFC 320 on Oct. 4.
As for the next Fight Night card, the UFC returns to Paris not this weekend but next, on Sept. 6.
Middleweights meet in the main event of UFC Paris as Nassourdine Imavov fights Caio Borralho in a likely title eliminator.
