“Platinum” Mike Perry will now be taking on another Cowboy, as he will step up on short notice to face Alex Oliveira at UFC Fort Lauderdale on April 27..Oliveira was originally scheduled to face Jingliang Li at the event, but an injury forced Li off of the card.
Mike Perry (12-4) has currently lost three of his last four fights but has found success in the Octagon over names like Paul Felder, Jake Ellenberger, and Danny Roberts. In Perry’s most recent, bout, however, he suffered a lost to Donald Cerrone via first round KO.
Alex Oliveira (19-5-1) is also coming off of a loss, with Gunnar Nelson pulling off a second-round submission victory at UFC 231. Oliveira has gone 2-2 in his last four, with victories over the legendary Carlos Condit as well as Carlo Pedersoli Jr. Coincidentally, Oliveira also has a loss to Donald Cerrone on his record. However, Oliveira will look to share more than a nickname with Cerrone, and add a victory over Mike Perry to what the two Cowboys have in common.
UFC Fort Lauderdale takes place from the BB&T Center and will be headlined by Yoel Romero and Jacare Souza. Below is the updated card for UFC Fort Lauderdale:
Main Event: Yoel Romero vs. Ronaldo Souza
Greg Hardy vs. Dmitrii Smoliakov
Glover Teixeira vs. Ion Cuțelaba
John Lineker vs. Cory Sandhagen
Andrei Arlovski vs. Augusto Sakai
Mike Perry vs. Alex Oliveira
Jim Miller vs. Jason Gonzalez
Dhiego Lima vs. Court McGee
Jessica Penne vs. Jodie Esquibel
Carla Esparza vs. Livia Renata Souza
Who is your pick for this welterweight bout? Mike Perry or Alex Oliveira?
