Experienced bantamweights Alejandro Perez and Thomas Almeida will face off in October, as they have been booked for UFC’s October 10th card. News of the matchup was first reported by Carlos Legaspi of Milenio.
Perez, a fighter who has been a part of the UFC since 2014, will look to come back from a two-fight losing streak for the first time in his career when he faces Almeida. His losses came in 2019, facing defeat to Cody Stamann and Song Yadong.
While Almeida also looks to come back from a two-fight skid, he also returns after an extended layoff. His last fight, which was a loss to Rob Font, came back in January of 2018. He will look for a win in October, something he last got in 2016 when he stopped then-undefeated Albert Morales in the second round with punches.
UFC’s October 10th show recently got it’s headlining matchup reported, with the five-round fight set to be between Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen. Here’s how the card, which is still under construction, looks.
Bout 5: Marlon Moraes (23-6-1) vs. Cory Sandhagen (12-2) (Bantamweight)
Bout 4: Markus Perez (12-3) vs. Rodolfa Vieira (7-0) (Middleweight)
Bout 3: Sodiq Yusuff (11-1) vs. Edson Barboza (20-9) (Featherweight)
Bout 2: Youssef Zalal (10-2) vs. Seung Woo Choi (8-3) (Featherweight)
Bout 1: Alejandro Perez (21-8-1) vs. Thomas Almeida (22-3) (Bantamweight)
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