Bleacher Report · Apr 29, 2024
4 Fights We Need to See After UFC Fight Night
UFC 300 was arguably the best card in the promotion's history. This past. 1Saturday's UFC on ESPN 55 card was the first after that landmark pay-per-view, and admittedly looked puny by comparison, but ultimately overdelivered in terms of action, and turned out to be a perfect digestif for the 300 pay-per-view.
Headlining honours went to a flyweight fight, with No. 5 contender Matheus Nicolau taking on the No. 8-ranked Alex Perez. Perez had been scheduled to fight Tagir Ulanbekov in June, but stepped in against Nicolau on short notice to replace the injured Manel Kape. The short-notice gamble paid off, as he flattened his rival with a sizzling right hook in round two.