LAS VEGAS – The main event for the UFC’s latest home show is official after the headliners made weight Friday. Ahead of UFC on ESPN 55 ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex, Matheus Nicolau (19-4-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and former flyweight title challenger Alex Perez (24-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) stepped on the scale at the official weigh-ins. Nicolau was 125.5 pounds, while Perez came back at 126 pounds. Check out the video from their trips to the scale above. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 55
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