How did Mike Perry break his nose? The horrific injury suffered by 'Platinum' in the UFC 

Former UFC star Mike Perry has sustained a number of injuries to his nose. 'Platinum' fractured his nose back in his 2019 bout against Vincente Luque in a gruesome manner.

In the final minute of the three-round fight, Luque landed a flying knee to Perry's face which crushed his nose. As the two fighters fell on the canvas, blood started to pour from Perry's nose. At the end of the three-round war, Luque won the fight via unanimous decision, and 'Platinum' was immediately rushed to the hospital.

Perry had to undergo surgery to fix his nose and despite the horrific injury, he wasn't reluctant to return to the octagon. 'Platinum' returned and went on to fight four more times in the UFC before leaving the promotion for BKFC. However, injuries to his nose have been persistent from that point on.

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When Mike Perry claimed that the gruesome nose injury wasn't the worst he suffered during his MMA career

MMA fighters face the threat of injury every time they step inside the cage to fight. While the instances of serious injuries are relatively fewer considering the brutal nature of the sport, such instances can sometimes affect a fighter for a fairly long time.

Perry returned to competition to face Geoff Neal in December 2019 after making a full recovery from the nose injury. While speaking to TheMacLife in the fight week, Perry was asked if the injury was the worst ever that he suffered in MMA. He replied:

"My face doesn't really mind taking damage. It really doesn't. But the arm injury was pretty painful [from the Donald Cerrone fight]. The nose doesn't affect me today. The arm still affects me from the armbar. So I think the armbar was the worse injury."

Check out Mike Perry's comments below (2:45):

For the uninitiated. Mike Perry fought Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone in November 2018. He lost the fight by a first-round submission due to an armbar and sustained an arm injury due to the submission hold. This was also the first time in his career that Perry lost a professional MMA bout by finish.