Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-04-27, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Matheus Nicolau Pereira vs Alex Perez gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).Perez vs Nicolau is scheduled to take place Saturday, April 27th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg) bout; it is the main event of UFC Vegas 91 (also known as UFC on ESPN 55). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Matheus Nicolau record
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Matheus Nicolau Pereira entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-3-1 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 flyweight in the world.
In his last three fights he has beat David Dvorak and Matt Schnell (Matheus Nicolau vs Matt Schnell) but then he has lost to Brandon Royval (Matheus Nicolau Pereira vs Brandon Royval).
Nicolau’s next fight: Asu Almabaev vs Matheus Nicolau Pereira
Alex Perez record
His opponent, Alex Perez, has an official record of 24-8-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.60 in the flyweight division.
The last time he won a bout was against Jussier Formiga in 2020 (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Alex Perez), then he has lost three consecutive matches, against Deiveson Figueiredo (Deiveson Figueiredo vs Alex Perez) Alexandre Pantoja (Alexandre Pantoja vs Alex Perez) and Muhammad Mokaev (Muhammad Mokaev vs Alex Perez).
Perez’s next fight: Alex Perez vs Tatsuro Taira
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 91 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Matheus Nicolau Pereira vs Alex Perez
Ryan Spann vs Bogdan Guskov
Karine Silva vs Ariane Lipski
Austen Lane vs Jhonata Diniz
Jonathan Pearce vs David Onama
Tim Means vs Uros Medic
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Victor Henry vs Rani Yahya
Austin Hubbard vs Michal Figlak
Dontale Mayes vs Caio Machado
Ketlen Souza vs Marnic Mann
James Llontop vs Chris Padilla
Ivana Siric Petrovic vs Na Liang
Maheshate Hayisaer vs Gabriel Benitez
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 91 pre-fight press conference, featuring Alex Perez and Matheus Nicolau Pereira!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 91: Nicolau vs Perez weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Matheus Nicolau Pereira vs Alex Perez as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Spanish
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Nicolau vs Perez fight?
Alex Perez defeated Matheus Nicolau Pereira via KO at 2:16, round 2.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 91 post-fight octagon interview of Matheus Nicolau Pereira and Alex Perez.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 91 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Alex Perez and Matheus Nicolau Pereira (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hl20y1SEz0
Bonus awards
UFC Vegas 91 Fight of the Night: no bonus awarded
UFC Vegas 91 Performance of the Night: Alex Perez, Bogdan Guskov, Jhonata Diniz, and Uros Medic
