Agreeing to fight a flyweight of Joseph Benavidez ’s caliber on less than a month’s notice is a pretty gutsy move already as it is. Three weeks, however, is actually quite a lot of time compared with the much shorter notice that Alex Perez (21-4 MMA, 3-0 UFC) was willing to take before Friday’s The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale meeting with Benavidez (25-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) came together. Perez, it turns out, offered to step in when Benavidez lost Ray Borg as an opponent just a few days before their scheduled UFC Fight Night 139 bout – which, other than the obvious risks of taking on a top contender, would have involved facing Denver’s altitude. Why would Perez be so willing to do that, you ask? “Why not?” Perez told MMAjunkie
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