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Video shows Mike Perry calling the police over anti-gay slurs: BKFC and UFC veteran arrested for drunk driving

Video shows Mike Perry calling the police over anti-gay slurs: BKFC and UFC veteran arrested for drunk driving

Mike Perry took a hard time after his arrest on Saturday. (Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Mike Perry was arrested on Saturday for drunk driving. A video emerged on Wednesday showing how it went down, featuring some nasty words from the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship star and former UFC veteran.

The video published by TMZ is bodycam footage of the arresting officer. After stopping Perry and asking him if he knew he was speeding, a Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputy noticed an odor of alcohol on Perry and asked him to get out of the car.

Perry agrees to pat him down but refuses to take a sobriety test, leading to his arrest. As he is handcuffed and taken into custody, Perry calls his wife Latory to tell her about the situation and repeatedly uses anti-gay slurs to describe the officers arresting him:

“Latory, I’m getting arrested for not taking sobriety tests, so just relax, honey. I’ll be home soon. You know exactly who I am. They’re fucking crazy. Fuck this shit, some shit. They’re a bunch of idiots, forget it.”

In a later moment, as officers search Perry’s vehicle, Perry uses a found receipt to brag about his wealth while continuing to use the slurs:

“Look at the receipt, bastard. Your wife doesn’t have shit that costs that much, shit. How about this, P****. Put that shit on fucking Instagram, damn it. Fuck you, damn it. You guys are a couple of idiots. F*** you.

The words met with little response from officials. She is later seen discussing the situation with Latory before driving away in the car.

The arrest occurred at 1:04 a.m. on October 12 in Claremont, Florida. Perry was arrested at 4:36 p.m. and charged with driving under the influence and refusing to sign a citation requiring a court appearance. Both are second degree misdemeanors. He was released at 9:41 a.m. after posting bail totaling $1,500. A court date is scheduled for October 30.

You can see the whole thing here:

While it would normally be shocking to see a professional athlete use such language, Perry is not your typical professional athlete. Ugly incidents have been more of a feature than a nuisance for him since his time in the UFC. He was caught on video punching a man in a restaurant and using racial slurs. He proclaimed he was allowed to use the slurs because he was 2% black and was accused by his ex-wife of abuse, which included a disturbing 911 call.

Perry denied the abuse allegations and apologized for the incident at the restaurant.

In combat, Perry has become one of BKFC’s star fighters after an MMA career in which he went 14-8 (7-8) in the UFC. He was also the last MMA fighter to box against Jake Paul in July, losing by sixth-round TKO.