Wilson Reis saw his shot at UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson slip though his fingers after “Mighty Mouse” was forced out of UFC 201 with an injury last July. Seven months later, Reis is fighting an opponent who’s not even ranked in the top 15.
Scheduled to return to the Octagon against Yuta Sasaki at UFC 208, which takes place Saturday night in Brooklyn, Reis admits his frustration when he got the news that his next bout with be against Sasaki, who holds a 2-2 record under the UFC banner.