Perry was reportedly in Russia to corner traininer partner and fellow UFC veteran Alex Nicholson against Vagab Vagabov. Perry appeared on Russian TV to promote the event, and for some reason he squared off against Ismailov during the event. That ultimately led to a brawl nearly breaking out in a television studio before the two fighters were separated.
According to Perry, Ismailov mistook an expletive for a more serious insult.
“I almost got jumped in there,” Perry said on his Instagram stories. “Luckily, people was breaking it up. But in Russia if you call someone a motherf——er, they think you’re talking about someone’s mom so then the whole team coming to get you. But in America when you say motherf——er it’s like normal words. It’s normal. I’m not talking about your mama, chill bro.”
Perry, a 15-time UFC veteran, has recently been competing under the BKFC banner. He earned a decision victory over Bellator welterweight contender Michael Page in his last outing at BKFC 27 on Aug. 20.