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Updated · MMA Fighting · Aug 30

Brandon Jenkins Scores 1st-Round TKO Over Mike Perry in 2:38 as Perry Dislocates Shoulder

Updated

Updated · MMA Fighting · Aug 30

Brandon Jenkins Scores 1st-Round TKO Over Mike Perry in 2:38 as Perry Dislocates Shoulder

Q: Did Mike Perry's massive pay cut and short-notice opponent switch directly contribute to his devastating shoulder injury?

No. There is no direct evidence that Mike Perry’s reported 50% purse cut or the late switch from Dillon Danis to Brandon Jenkins caused the shoulder injury. What is established is that Perry took the replacement fight on about 48 hours’ notice, after Danis withdrew with an arm injury, and that Perry said the change disrupted his preparation, including opponent style, weight plans and pay. Reports also confirmed the purse reduction. Those factors clearly made fight week more chaotic and may have affected his overall circumstances. But the injury itself appears to have happened during a specific exchange in the opening round. Multiple fight recaps described it as a freak occurrence: Perry seemed to dislocate his left shoulder in a clinch or while holding Jenkins with his left arm and throwing punches. Replays cited in coverage pointed to the mechanics of that moment, not to any documented issue stemming from the contract change or reduced purse. Jenkins then capitalized immediately, dropping Perry with a body kick and finishing with follow-up strikes for the TKO at 2:38 of Round 1. So the strongest factual answer is that the pay cut and opponent switch may have created a difficult, rushed setup for Perry, but they cannot be shown from available evidence to have directly caused the shoulder dislocation. The immediate cause reported was the in-fight movement that led to the shoulder popping out.

3 articles · Updated · MMA Fighting · Aug 30

Brandon Jenkins stopped Mike Perry at 2:38 of the first round in Orlando, sealing a late-notice upset after Perry’s shoulder popped out during an exchange.
The injury came as Perry held Jenkins with his left arm while throwing right uppercuts; the fight continued, and Jenkins capitalized with a body kick and ground-and-pound.
Jenkins had accepted the bout on roughly 15 hours' notice after Dillon Danis withdrew two days before the event, turning a replacement booking into the biggest win of his career.
Perry stayed down while medical staff tried to put the shoulder back in place, and the extent of his layoff remains unclear after a week that ended with injury and defeat.