Who is Mike Perry?
Mike Perry is an American mixed martial artist and a bare-knuckle boxer. Perry competes in the middleweight division in the bare-knuckle fighting championship (BKFC). He has also competed in the UFC, where he fought 15 times.
Mike Perry’s full name is Michael Joseph Perry. He was born on September 15, 1991, in Flint, Michigan. His mother is identified as Sabra Young and his father is reportedly a Navy officer. He has three siblings, according to reports.
About Mike Perry’s parents
There is very little information about Mike Perry’s parents in the media right now. It is only known that his mother is Sabra Young and his father was a Navy officer.
About Mike Perry’s siblings
According to reports, Mike Perry has three siblings– two sisters and one brother. However, detailed information about them is unavailable as of the time of publishing this article.
About Mike Perry’s marriage and wedding
As of the time of publishing this article, Mike Perry is married to his second wife Latory Gonzalez. Perry was previously married to professional tennis player, Danielle Nickerson. He got married to Danielle in 2019 after dating her for 4 years.
Unfortunately, things turned sour between them and they went their separate ways in 2020, a year after their marriage. It was initially speculated that Danielle Nickerson left Mike Perry due to his infidelity but Nickerson later clarified that she left the marriage due to Perry’s abusive nature.
Mike Perry started seeing another lady identified as Latory Gonzalez immediately after his divorce from Danielle Nickerson. Perry and Latory Gonzalez welcomed their first child in 2021. In March 2023, Latory Gonzalez gave birth to Mike Perry’s second child. In July 2023, Perry and Latory Gonzalez officially tied the knot.
About Mike Perry’s marriage with Danielle Nickerson
Danielle Nickerson is an American tennis player and social media star. She became more popular after she got married to her ex-husband, Mike Perry. Danielle Nickerson likes to live a private life hence detailed information about her personal life and background are scarce at this time.
According to information gathered by DNB Stories, Mike Perry met Danielle Nickerson at the gym in 2015 and they started dating shortly after. After courting for four years, they tied the knot in 2019. Sadly, their marriage crashed one year after and they went their separate ways in 2020.
While they were together, Danielle Nickerson worked as Perry’s assistant and always followed him to his fights. In March 2020, Nickerson posted on her Instagram page that she and Perry had split.
She stated in her post that she is no longer with Mike Perry but she will continue to be his friend and support him. She denied claims that Perry was cheating on her but revealed he was abusive.
However, Mike Perry denied Danielle’s allegation of him being abusive via a statement he posted on his Twitter (X) account.
The statement reads:
“I did not put hands on my ex at any point in our short term marriage. I have realized that I have said some things in the past that do not put me and what I stand for in the best of light and for that I apologize. I am now in a loving relationship where I am looking forward and excited to welcoming my first born. I’m hopeful my ex can move on and find peace as I have”.
List of Mike Perry’s past relationships and girlfriends
As of the time of publishing this article, Mike Perry’s only known relationships are his failed marriage with his ex-wife Danielle Nickerson and his new union with Latory Gonzalez.
Perry started dating Latory Gonzalez shortly after his divorce from Danielle Nickerson. Despite rumours surfacing in 2021 that the two have broken up, Perry and his new lover officially tied the knot in July 2023.
About Mike Perry and Latory Gonzalez’s relationship
Latory Gonzalez is a Texas-born ex-boxer and trained martial arts artist. She reportedly dumped her boxing career to focus on martial arts. She has competed in several wrestling organizations in the US and she has a track record in collegiate wrestling. She was born in 1992, in Lubbock, according to reports. She attended Lubbock Christian University. Latory Gonzalez is 31 years old as of 2023.
According to reports, Perry met Latory Gonzalez at a bar in 2020 through former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, who introduced them to each other. The two started as friends initially but later went on to become lovers. Perry confirmed his relationship with Latory Gonzalez by posting a picture of them sharing a kiss on his Instagram page.
In the same year, Perry revealed that his newly found love would be the only one by his side after he lost some games, adding that he is not listening to any coach anymore. The lovebirds had a child together in January 2021.
There were reports in September 2021 that Mike Perry and Latory Gonzalez have broken up after Perry hinted that his girlfriend had left him in an appreciation post he made to Brazilian mixed martial artist Rodolfo Viera, for showing him a stretching technique.
He wrote:
“I know a stretch that seems to work. I never forgot it. He (Rodolfo Viera) changed my life with that stretch. And also, my girlfriend left me, so I’m just out here wandering“.
Two years later, Perry surprised his fans by announcing his wedding to Latory Gonzalez on social media in July 2023.
Mike Perry’s children
As of the time of publishing this article (October 2023), Mike Perry is a proud father of two children – a boy and a girl – both from his second wife Latory Gonzalez. Mike Perry’s kids include his son Ocean and a newborn daughter named Audyssey Reign Perry.
Mike Perry’s kids
- Ocean
- Audyssey Reign Perry
Perry’s son, Ocean was born in January 2021. He is two years old as of 2023. Perry’s daughter, Audyssey Reign Perry was born on March 8, 2023. She is about 7 months old as of the time of writing this article.
Perry had announced his son’s birth via a post on Twitter (X), writing:
“Thank you so much to all the ladies who helped at Holtz Children’s Hospital in Miami. The boy gave us a scare when he came out and didn’t want to take his first breath but thank God for our son”.
