Department of Corrections: Bret Perchaluk Edition
“I took that fight when I was 19 on two days notice after a year of training,” says Bret Perchaluk, who was listed as one of the “top five worst fighters in the Northeast” earlier this week by MMA Journalist for his 2004 MMA debut at Ring of Combat against Jesse Moreng (a fighter who eventually went on to the WEC). His license to compete in New Jersey was revoked for poor performance by the athletic commission after that bout. Perchaluk, however, seems to have gone back to the drawing board. “Since then I wrestled Division I [at Rider University] and have tons of jiu-jitsu tournaments and fight for the Hardcore Gym in Athens, Georgia and I hang with all my great training partners there.” Taking a fight before one is ready is definitely a risky proposition with little upside. If, despite his loss, Perchaluk has become a better fighter, then ultimately that lone “L” could really be seen as a “W”. “At least I lost to a tough kid,” he says. “That same fight now would be a way different story.” And to his credit, it would be a story Perchaluk would have a more active role in writing.
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