UFC middleweight Markus Perez stole the show at the UFC on ESPN+ 22 ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of his fight this Saturday night,
Channeling his inner Joker on Friday afternoon, Perez (11-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) kept his painted face away from the crowd as he walked up the stairs. With his hood up and his hair blocking most of his face, Perez removed his shirt.
As he turned towards the crowd to get on the scale, Perez spun around and revealed an intricately crafted Joker face-paint job. The likeness didn’t stop there. Perez emulated Heath Ledger’s version of the joker on the scale, chewing and jerking his head awkwardly.
In the square-off with opponent Wellington Turman, Ledger … uhhhh … I mean, Perez only had one question.
“Why. So. Serious?”
Check out Perez’s inner Joker in the UFC on ESPN+ 22 ceremonial weigh-ins clips below:
Perez takes on UFC sophomore Turman (15-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in the main card curtain jerker. Perez has split his four UFC appearances to date. In his most recent fight at UFC on ESPN+ 2 in February, Perez submitted highly-touted debutant Anthony Hernandez by second-round anaconda choke.
UFC on ESPN+ 22 takes place Saturday at Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo. The card streams on ESPN+.
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