UFC Vegas 82 was a very exciting event filled with multiple finishes. Apart from the main card, there were some good fights in the prelims. One of these fights was between Ailin Perez and Lucie Pudilova. However, Perez revealed shocking information during her post-fight press conference, which caught the attention of the fans.
During the match, Ailin Perez was able to dominate the first two rounds by controlling her opponent on the ground. However, Lucie tried to make a comeback in the third round, but it was not enough to win the fight. Ailin won the match by a unanimous decision. Furthermore, this marks her second victory in the UFC.
Ailin Perez says she was assaulted at the UFC PI before her fight which led to her black eye
She says “she forgot” who it was
— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) November 18, 2023
During the post-fight press conference, Ailin Perez revealed the reason behind her black eye before the match. According to Ailin, she was assaulted at the UFC PI before this fight, leading to this injury. Furthermore, Perez said that the assault happened after she made a statement about a fight on social media.
“I didn’t disrespect anyone…but this irrelevant lady came up to me after I was opinionated about one of her fights,” said Perez. Furthermore, she stated that the assault was done to make her pull out of her fight at UFC Vegas 82. She then went on to thank her coach for saving her at the right time.
“The fight would have been off if it wasn’t for my coach, who saved me,” said Ailin Perez. While Perez said that she did not remember who attacked her, the reports say that it was UFC bantamweight Joselyne Edwards. According to MMAMania, the assault happened on November 14, 2023, at the UFC PI.
On the other hand, Joselyne Edwards stated that it was Perez’s coach who attacked her from behind. “He never separated the fight; he attacked me while she attacked me,” said Edwards. Furthermore, this statement was backed up by MMA manager Alex Davis, who was present at the PI during the time of the brawl.
Ailin Perez called out Norma Dumont after her UFC Vegas 82 win
Ailin Perez won a hard-fought battle against Lucie Pudilova. However, her shocking celebration stole the spotlight from the match. Perez decided to celebrate the victory with her signature twerking move.
Furthermore, in the post-fight interview, Ailin Perez called out her bitter rival Norma Dumont for “the battle of the a**es” fight. “You just don’t owe this fight to me but to the fans of South America because a lot of people want to see this fight, and I want to show these people that this is going to be a battle of a**es,“ said Perez.
Ailin Perez has called out Norma Dumont to a “the battle of the asses” fight. 🍑
UFC should create belt for them. The BFA “Best Fighter Ass” belt. Somebody ask Dana White #UFCVegas82 pic.twitter.com/BDlbaWWVGv— Tea Talk (@MMATeaTalk) November 18, 2023
She also said that Norma tries to call her out for a match, but then she does not take the actual fight when the contract arrives. “I’ve actually been offered the fight already by Norma and she did not take the fight even though she said publically that she wanted to fight,” said Ailin Perez.
Just like Perez, Norma Dumont is also coming off a decision victory over Chelsea Chandler. It will be very interesting to see these rivals finally square off in the octagon