Alex Perez believes he should be the first to challenge new flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo.
Following Figueiredo’s incredible first-round finish of Joseph Benavidez in the UFC Fight Island 2 headliner, the conversations began throughout the MMA space on which surging 125-pound contender should be next.
There seems to be three fighters in the mix: Perez, Brandon Moreno, and Askar Askarov. Perez has finished his previous two opponents – Jordan Espinosa and Jussier Formiga – and in his opinion, that should put him on the top of the list.