It can be hard to stop the bleeding once it starts. Ask Alex Perez.
The Team Oyama product will look to end a career-worst drought and improve upon his position as a Top 10 flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship when he collides with Matheus Nicolau in the UFC on ESPN 55 headliner this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Perez enters the cage on a three-fight losing streak that now spans nearly four years. The 32-year-old former Tachi Palace Fights champion last suited up at UFC Fight Night 238, where he wound up on the wrong side of a unanimous decision against the undefeated Muhammad Mokaev on March 2.