“I like these new names and the new configuration of the division. For myself, I think flyweight is a hard division to make two wins in a row. So talented…guys like ninjas, you know?”
One of those ninjas will be waiting for him Saturday. Perez has been on the sidelines for nearly two years, aching to wash away the taste of his title bout defeat to Figueiredo at UFC 255.
“I think me and Alex are very similar fighters,” he says, noting they both are happy striking or grappling. “My record is so close with him.”
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The difference, he notes, will be that “I evolved too much.”
He has spent the last 11 months knowing he’s worthy of title contention, putting in the work to make sure the timing is perfect when the call comes again.
“I learned from that. I’m a better fighter. I’m ready for the big challenges. I’m ready to fight this Saturday and go to the title fight.”
