Just days after knocking out Matheus Nicolau on short notice in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 55 headliner, Perez’s originally scheduled bout vs. Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC Fight Night on June 15 has been rebooked. The event takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Daniel Vithlani reveals his UFC Fight Night picks for the Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez fight card in Las Vegas on Saturday

UFC Vegas 91 has 13 fights on the card, with the prelims beginning at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN. Two of the least active flyweights in the UFC will headline this card and it’s not exactly a barn burner of a main event –– Nicolau comes in as a -185 favorite.

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UFC Fight Night, headlined by Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez, takes center stage on Saturday night. Here are the odds, as well as picks, for the event.

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 91 results for the Nicolau vs. Perez fight card, a live blog for the main event, and more from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday night. In the main event, UFC flyweight contenders Matheus Nicolau and Alex Perez face off in a short-notice five-round showdown.

Alex Perez won for the first time since June 6, 2020, as he knocked out favorite Matheus Nicolau in the second round of the main event at the UFC Apex.

Flyweights take center stage at UFC Vegas 91. Top 10 contenders collide as Matheus Nicolau meets Alex Perez in five rounds or less. Both fighters look to return to winning ways with Nicolau having his perfect 4-0 Octagon run ended by Brandon Royval this last time last year.