ORLANDO, Fla. – Being 2-0 in the UFC is certainly cause for celebration, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing for Alex Perez this past week. Before stifling Eric Shelton (11-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) en route to a unanimous-decision win at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 28, Perez (20-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) made news for a lot less fortunate reason: He was the only fighter on the card who failed to make weight . Perez makes no excuses for failing to meet what was ultimately his responsibility. But, backstage at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., he detailed the adverse conditions that contributed to the blunder. “Just that first day kind of messed me up,” Bermudez said
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