Mike Perry isn’t letting go of a potential bout with Darren Till.

Perry (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) might have failed to deliver his end of a ready-made fight with Till (16-0-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC) when he lost to Santiago Ponzinibbio (26-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC). But that’s no reason to let a good grudge go to waste.

“For a gift I’d like to give you a contract with my name on it,” Perry wrote Till on Christmas Eve, also wishing the undefeated welterweight a happy 24th birthday. “We’ll make it happen. Until then don’t lose that 0 and remember nobody wants to stand and fight you like I do.”

Here’s the message (via Twitter):

Till remains unbooked following his destruction of Donald Cerrone (32-10 MMA, 19-7 UFC) in UFC Fight Night 118’s headliner, which marked his third straight win and most high-profile victory to date. Perry and the undefeated Brit jawed cageside after the fight, appearing to set up a showdown. All Perry had to do was get past Ponzinibbio at UFC on FOX 26 earlier this month.

Instead, Ponzinibbio served up Perry with a major upset, casting Till’s future in doubt. Although Till subsequently told “The MMA Hour” he remained open to a fight with Perry, he opined that it wouldn’t be smart matchmaking. Instead, he targeted two-time title contender Stephen Thompson (14-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC).

But today, Till seemed to have a change of heart in a response to Perry (via Twitter):

Well, there’s a potential nice Christmas gift for the fans.

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