Frankie Perez will end his short-lived retirement when he faces Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night 102 in Albany, N.Y., on Dec. 9.
The Las Vegas-based promotion recently confirmed the lightweight pairing. UFC Fight Night takes place at the Times Union Center and is headlined by a heavyweight tilt between Derrick Lewis and Shamil Abdurakhimov.
Perez surprisingly called it a career following a 54-second stoppage of Sam Stout at UFC Fight Night “Holloway vs. Oliveira” on Aug. 23, 2015. The 27-year-old New Jersey native has compiled a 10-2 mark over the course of a tenure spent primarily in the Ring of Combat promotion.