Alex Perez eyeing ‘Fight of the Night’ against Jordan Espinosa at UFC on ESPN+ 24

Looking back over his 2019, flyweight Alex Perez might not feel as if it was his ideal year, but it was nonetheless a successful one for him.

At UFC on ESPN 2 in March, Perez picked up a unanimous decision victory over Mark De La Rosa, before being forced to sit out the remainder of the year following an injury, missing a scheduled bout at UFC on ESPN+ 14 versus Sergio Pettis in the process.

“It wasn’t a bad year,” Perez told MMAWeekly.com. “I came out with a win last year. I wasn’t as active as I usually am, but I thought it was a good year. I got a win against a really tough opponent, so I can’t really complain about it.”

When it comes to the missed bout against Pettis, Perez is understandably disappointed, but more so about losing a chance to fight in front of his family than anything.

“I’m bummed a little bit,” said Pettis. “There’s nothing I can do about it. I’m a competitor and I want to compete against the best in the world, and (Pettis is) one of the best guys in the world at my weight class. It was a big opportunity.

“I was really looking forward to fighting in Mexico City. I’ve got a lot of family, so it was more disappointing that they weren’t going to be able to watch me live.”

At UFC on ESPN+ 24 in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Saturday, Perez (22-5) will have his first bout in nearly 10 months when he faces Jordan Espinosa (14-6) in a main card 125-pound bout.

This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com

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