Following the historic UFC 300 pay-per-view card, the UFC took a short break. That break ends on Saturday when the promotion moves from T-Mobile Arena to the UFC Apex for this weekend’s UFC Vegas 91 fight card, which takes place on April 27.
The main event of UFC Vegas 91 features a flyweight matchup between Matheus Nicolau and Alex Perez in a noteworthy flyweight matchup. Nicolau comes into Saturday’s scrap as the No. 5 fighter in the official UFC flyweight rankings, while Perez checks in as the No. 8 fighter in the UFC’s 125-pound division.
Matheus Nicolau (19-3-1) saw his six-fight winning streak end in his most recent outing. That loss came in April 2023 when former UFC lightweight title challenger Brandon Royval scored a KO win over him at 2:09 of Round 1.
Alex Perez (24-8) also heads into UFC Vegas 91 with a loss in his most recent scrap. Unlike his opponent, Perez comes into his matchup opposite Nicolau on a losing skid. Perez has losses in his past three outings, most recently losing to Muhammad Mokaev in March of this year. Perez fought for the UFC flyweight title in November 2020, losing by submission to Deiveson Figueiredo. The ex-title challenger replaced Manel Kape on this card in early April.
In the evening’s co-main event, No. 11 ranked UFC light heavyweight Ryann Spann faces the unranked Bogdan Guskov.
Spann (21-9) is on a two-fight losing skid heading into UFC Vegas 91. He has losses to Nikita Krylov and Anthony Smith in those outings. Spann is 3-4 in his last seven UFC bouts.
Guskov (15-3) joined the UFC in September 2023. Volkan Oezdemir submitted him by rear-naked choke in that bout, Guskov’s UFC debut. Guskov bounced back from that loss with a first-round knockout of Zac Pauga. Guskov claimed a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for that win.
UFC Vegas 91 Full Fight Card
UFC Vegas 91 Main Card: ESPN and ESPN+ at 7:00 p.m. ET
Flyweight – Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez
Light Heavyweight – Ryan Spann vs. Bogdan Guskov
Women’s Flyweight – Ariane Lipski vs. Karine Silva
Heavyweight – Austen Lane vs. Jhonata Diniz
Featherweight – Jonathan Pearce vs. David Onama
Welterweight – Tim Means vs. Uros Medic
UFC Vegas 91 Prelims: ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 4:00 p.m. ET
Bantamweight -Rani Yahya vs. Victor Henry
Lightweight – Austin Hubbard vs. Michal Figlak
Heavyweight – Don’Tale Mayes vs. Caio Machado
Women’s Strawweight – Marnic Mann vs. Ketlen Souza
Lightweight – James Llontop vs. Chris Padilla
Women’s Flyweight – Ivana Petrović vs. Liang Na
Lightweight – Gabriel Benítez vs. Maheshate Hayisaer
UFC Vegas 91 Location
UFC Vegas 91 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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