Alex Perez can’t catch a break.
All appeared nicely main into Saturday evening’s UFC on ESPN 43 occasion from San Antonio, Texas. Former flyweight title challenger Perez, who had simply celebrated his thirty first birthday on March twenty first, weighed in at 126 kilos the day earlier than his anticipated combat with Manel Kape. Nevertheless, within the pre-fight moments main as much as his fundamental card octagon stroll, Perez suffered a seizure leading to speedy medical consideration from UFC personnel and his removing from the occasion.
Information of the cancellation was introduced on-air by the evening’s commentary workforce of Brendan Fitzgerald, Paul Felder, and Michael Bisping with the trigger being revealed in an Instagram put up from Perez early Sunday morning.
The stunning last-minute information took followers unexpectedly, however it additionally got here because the unlucky reverse. his Tapology historical past of fights, Saturday evening was Perez’s 14th combat cancellation since starting his skilled profession in Might of 2011 and his ninth cancellation in his final ten anticipated bouts. Right here, in chronological order, is a quick abstract of every cancellation over his run in combined martial arts exhibiting the opponent, scheduled occasion, date of anticipated combat, and rationalization with reasoning.
Cancellation 1: Hector Sandoval
Tachi PF 21 – November sixth, 2014
Perez was to problem for the Tachi Palace Fights Flyweight Championship towards Hector Sandoval however was faraway from the occasion as a result of an undisclosed cause. Sandoval would find yourself combating and shedding the belt to Willie Gates.
Cancellation 2: Chad George
Tachi PF 32 – August third, 2017
Perez obtained a possibility to compete on Dana White’s Contender Sequence throughout their Week 5 occasion resulting in his removing from a combat with Chad George. George by no means was given one other opponent.
Cancellation 3: Sergio Pettis
UFC Struggle Night time 159 – September twenty first, 2019
An unknown sort of harm led to Perez’s combat with Sergio Pettis being scrapped. Pettis was paired with and victorious by unanimous determination over Tyson Nam.
Cancellation 4: Kai Kara-France
UFC on ESPN 8 – Might sixteenth, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted quite a few occasions and varied fights together with a matchup between Perez and Kai Kara-France. Perez was given a unique opponent of Jussier Formiga in June of 2020.
Cancellation 5: Brandon Moreno
UFC 255 – November twenty first, 2020
After Cody Garbrandt was compelled out of a championship combat with Deiveson Figueiredo, Perez was awarded the substitute slot within the UFC 255 fundamental occasion whereas Moreno could be paired with Brandon Royval. Perez was submitted by guillotine choke within the first spherical whereas Moreno earned a first-round knockout over Royval.
Cancellation 6: Matt Schnell
UFC 262 – Might fifteenth, 2021
Perez withdrew as a result of undisclosed reasonings from his assembly with Matt Schnell. Schnell fought Rogerio Bontorin in a unanimous determination loss that may later turn out to be overturned.
Cancellation 7: Askar Askarov
UFC Vegas 33 – July thirty first, 2021
Askar Askarov was injured and compelled out of his contest with Perez. Perez was eliminated totally and given a Schnell for a later date.
Cancellation 8: Matt Schnell (2)
UFC Vegas 36 – September 4th, 2021
Unknown reasonings resulted in a combat between Perez and Schnell being moved to combat at UFC 269 as an alternative.
Cancellation 9: Matt Schnell (3)
UFC 269 – December eleventh, 2021
Perez had missed the flyweight mark by a quarter-pound, however it didn’t matter as Schnell suffered a medical difficulty leading to each fighters being scrapped from the occasion.
Cancellation 10: Matt Schnell (4)
UFC 271 – February twelfth, 2022
Perez missed weight by two full kilos and, in flip, noticed Schell refuse a catchweight combat. The 2 had been faraway from the occasion. This was the fourth and last try and date the place a scheduled combat between Perez and Schnell fell via.
Cancellation 11: Askar Askarov (2)
UFC on ABC 3 – July sixteenth, 2022
Undisclosed causes led to Askarov’s second removing from a combat with Perez. Two weeks later, Perez would combat Alexandre Pantoja and lose through first-round neck crank.
Cancellation 12: Amir Albazi
UFC Vegas 66 – December seventeenth, 2022
Perez pulled out of his combat with Amir Albazi as a result of unknown reasonings. Albazi’s first substitute, Royval, fell via and finally fought Alessandro Costa profitable by knockout within the third spherical.
Cancellation 13: Kai Kara-France (2)
UFC 284 – February eleventh, 2023
Kara-France suffered a knee harm which, for a second time, compelled a combat between he and Perez to be cancelled.
Cancellation 14: Manel Kape
UFC on ESPN 43 – March twenty fifth, 2023
Whereas warming up for UFC on ESPN 43, Perez suffered a seizure and compelled out of his combat. In flip, Kape was additionally pulled from the cardboard.
Though the reasonings differ and which nook was confronted instantly with difficulty, nothing appears to be understanding Perez.
His present UFC run has been confronted with two consecutive first-round submission losses: the title shot towards former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 255 in late-2020, and the following to Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 277 in the summertime of 2022. Perez’s final win came to visit Jussier Formiga in June of 2020 at UFC 250 incomes a “Efficiency of the Night time” bonus along with his first-round stoppage using leg kicks.
After a profession marred with cancellations, we will solely hope that the tides change instantly for Perez if he plans on returning to MMA competitors. If, nevertheless, he opts in direction of stepping away totally, we all know it may solely be for the very best.
We at MMASucka want Perez a speedy restoration after his medical emergency over the weekend.
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