It's a light night, figuratively and literally, in the UFC octagon.
The MMA conglomerate is going heavy on smaller fighters across an 11-bout card at the Apex facility in Las Vegas on Saturday, with all but one match made at featherweight and below—including a main event between ranked flyweights Alex Perez and Tatsuro Taira.
They're the only fighters among 22 with numbers alongside their names going in, with Perez looking to defend his No. 5 standing against the streaking 24-year-old Taira, who's 5-0 since arriving to the promotion in 2022 and has climbed to No. 13 among the 125-pounders.