Alex Perez is hoping for the most effective after struggling an unsightly damage at UFC Vegas 93.
This previous Saturday’s major occasion at UFC APEX in Las Vegas led to disappointment for the longtime flyweight contender as he lost via 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.
“Effectively it’s what it’s on to the following one,” Perez wrote. “Congrats to my opponent and his group. I’m going in at the moment to get a MRI and begin the restoration course of. Unsure how lengthy it is going to be however I might be again for positive. Robust instances don’t final however robust individuals do. I’ll see you guys quickly.”
Previous to Perez’s publish, his representatives advised MMA Combating’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 combat with Taira, Perez was coming off of a second-round knockout of Matheus Nicolau that snapped a three-fight shedding streak.
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