Maybe this time Alex Perez will get to fight after all.
Shortly after news broke that the former UFC men’s flyweight title challenger’s scheduled July 16th co-main event against Askar Askarov was nixed, a new and arguably better fight has emerged.
Following an initial report from Ag. Fight, MMA Fighting confirmed that Perez will now fight Brazil’s Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 277 in Dallas on July 30th. Current rankings have Pantoja sharing the No. 3 spot with Askarov, while Perez is No. 6.
Perez (24-6) hasn’t fought since losing his title bout on short notice to Deiveson Figueiredo back at UFC 256 in November 2020.