Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos FRESNO, Calif. – There are a lot of things going Alex Perez ’s way these days. One thing of note this week is the flyweight got word Thursday he wouldn’t have to drop all the way down to 125 pounds for his UFC debut. Because his opponent, Carls John de Tomas (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), was struggling to make weight, and the UFC and California State Athletic Commission caught wind of it, Perez (18-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) gets the benefit of fighting at bantamweight . You’d be hard pressed to find a fighter who would turn down the opportunity to stop cutting weight a day early through no fault of his own. And add to that the fact he’ll be fighting close to home, in front of lots of friends and family, and the prospect who got his shot courtesy of “Dana White’s Contender Series” has to be feeling pretty good
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Alex Perez feeling right at home – literally – for promotional debut at UFC-Fresno – MMA Junkie