On April 27, UFC On ESPN will take place in Las Vegas, which was supposed to be headlined by Manel Kape's bout with Matheus Nicolau. However, it was reported today that Kape has withdrawn from the fight for a currently unknown reason. However, Nicolau was not left without an opponent - his new opponent was Alex Perez. This replacement was officially announced by the promotion.
Nicolau, who is located on the fifth place in the ranking of the lightest weight, in his last fight lost to Brandon Royval by knockout in the first round. Prior to that, Matheus had won four fights in a row.
As for Perez, he has lost his last three fights in a row, losing his last fight by unanimous decision to Muhammad Mokaev. That said, Perez is based at number eight in the flyweight rankings.
