Alex Perez just wanted to remind the rest of the flyweight division of his presence.
The Team Oyama product did so in emphatic fashion at UFC on ESPN 55, as he knocked out Matheus Nicolau 2:16 into the second round of their headlining encounter at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. On the heels of a three-bout skid and multiple fight cancellations, it was a much-needed performance for the former title challenger.
“It just shows that I’m still here. I never thought I went anywhere.