SAN ANTONIO – Due to life events and a series of unfortunate bout cancelations, former UFC flyweight title challenger Alex Perez hasn’t competed as often as he would like.
At UFC on ESPN 43, Perez (24-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) returns to action to take on Manel Kape in his first appearance since last July. Perez expects an evenly-matched fight against Kape (18-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC), but believes he will have to deal with early blitzes in order to stop a two-fight skid.
In his previous outing, Perez was tapped in the first round against Alexandre Pantoja, which came after a first-round submission in his title challenge against Deiveson Figueiredo. There was over 20 months between the two bouts, a pace that Perez hopes to avoid at all costs in the future.
