Alex Perez opened up on his scrapped bout at UFC on ESPN 72.
Perez (25-9 MMA, 7-5 UFC) was forced out of his Aug. 9 co-main event against Steve Erceg (12-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Perez confirmed the news on Instagram after an initial report from “The Fight Analyst” on X.
The former title challenger revealed that an injury caused him to withdraw, but didn’t specify what it was exactly.
“Sucks to say that I have to pull out of my fight due to a fracture. It is going to take some time to heal. I was looking forward to fighting on August 9, but everything happens for a reason. Hopefully, @steveerceg gets a new opponent. I’ll be back soon, better than ever. Thank you to everyone who has supported me through this crazy journey. 🙏🏽”
In his most recent outing, Perez injured his knee in a TKO loss to Tatsuro Taira in their UFC on ESPN 58 main event in June 2024. Erceg is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Brandon Moreno in the UFC on ESPN 64 headliner in March.
