Alex Perez is hoping for the perfect after struggling an unpleasant damage at UFC Vegas 93.
This previous Saturday’s most important occasion at UFC APEX in Las Vegas led to disappointment for the longtime flyweight contender as he misplaced by way of TKO when he fell to the mat with opponent Tatsuro Taira hanging on his again. Perez instantly reacted in ache when he went down, prompting referee Herb Dean to name a cease to the competition within the second spherical.
The extent of the leg damage remains to be to be decided. On Monday, Perez posted a message on social media, writing that he’s present process an MRI and hopes to return to motion quickly.
“Properly it’s what it’s on to the following one,” Perez wrote. “Congrats to my opponent and his staff. I’m going in immediately to get a MRI and begin the restoration course of. Undecided how lengthy will probably be however I can be again for certain. Powerful instances don’t final however robust folks do. I’ll see you guys quickly.”
Previous to Perez’s submit, his representatives informed MMA Preventing’s Damon Martin that an MRI would happen someday this week after swelling subsided within the fighter’s knee.
Perez, 32, is a one-time UFC flyweight title challenger. He misplaced to then-champion Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 255 in November 2020, a setback that’s a part of his present 1-4 stretch contained in the octagon. Heading into his battle with Taira, Perez was coming off of a second-round knockout of Matheus Nicolau that snapped a three-fight shedding streak.
