A welterweight bout between Alex Oliveira and Mike Perry will take place next month at UFC on ESPN 3.
MMA Junkie verified the matchup between Oliveira (19-6-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC) and Perry (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) with a person close to the situation. The person requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to make an official announcement.
UFC on ESPN 3 takes place April 27 at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. The card airs on ESPN following early prelims on ESPN+.
Oliveira, 31, is coming off a second-round submission loss to Gunnar Nelson at UFC 231 in December. Prior to that, “Cowboy” had lost just once in eight fights and was making progress up the 170-pound rankings. Now he will attempt to get back on track.
Perry, 27, has lost three of his four fights inside the octagon. His most recent contest was his most high-profile to date, but he came up short when he lost to Donald Cerrone on the UFC’s 25th anniversary show in November.
The latest UFC on ESPN 3 lineup includes:
- Yoel Romero vs. Ronaldo Souza
- Greg Hardy vs. Dmitrii Smoliakov
- Alex Oliveira vs. Mike Perry
- Ion Cutelaba vs. Glover Teixeira
- Carla Esparza vs. Livinha Souza
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Augusto Sakai
- John Lineker vs. Cory Sandhagen
- Jason Gonzalez vs. Jim Miller
- Dhiego Lima vs. Court McGee
- Jodie Esquibel vs. Jessica Penne
For more on UFC on ESPN 3, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
