Callout Collection: Who UFC Copenhagen winners want next – and how likely they'll get them
Earning wins in the UFC is certainly no easy task, but what comes next is often even more important: the post-fight callout.
So after Saturday’s UFC UFC on ESPN+ 18 event in Copenhagen, Denmark, who took advantage of their time on the mic? See below for this week’s Callout Collection – and just how realistic each one is.
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Nicolas Dalby
Wants to fight: Mike Perry
Mike Perry
The callout: “I’d like to fight in December in Vegas. Mike Perry could be a very fun fight for me to take, I feel. I hope he feels the same way. Let’s see what opportunities there are, but I think that could be a fun scrap.”
The reality: Nicolas Dalby (18-3-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) was certainly the center one of the most memorable storylines going into Saturday’s card, and his gutsy performance in a victory over Alex Oliveira was admirable. Dalby showed great promise heading into his first UFC run, but things didn’t go his way, and he had to return to the regional scene to earn his way back. Doing so certainly proved his heart, and in Perry (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC), he’s calling out someone with equal fortitude.
While Perry’s starpower is certainly on a different level than Dalby, “Platinum” has suffered through a difficult 2-4 stretch, and he’s not exactly in a position to be issuing challenges. Accepting someone else’s call might just be the best approach.
Perry is always looking for a good scrap. Perhaps fighting a man who was part of an infamous no contest in which the fight was waved off because blood made the fighting surface too slippery would be right up his alley.