Erik Perez
A bantamweight bout between former WEC fighter Takeya Mizugaki (17-7-2) and Mexico’s Érik ‘Goyito’ Pérez (13-4) has been confirmed for this Augusts UFC on FOX Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann event.
News of the matchup was confirmed by MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday afternoon.
UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann is expected to take place on August 28, 2013 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event is headlined by welterweights Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann who meet in a rematch with Kampmann winning a split decision in their first meeting.
The bout between Mizugaki and Perez is certain not to appear on the main card broadcast but will certainly appear on the television prelim card.
Mizugaki has ended a streak which saw him trade losses for wins dating back to April 2009 when he debuted with the WEC. The Japanese fighter has won two in a row, winning a split decision over Bryan Caraway at UFC on FUEL TV 8 and defeating Jeff Hougland by decision at UFC on FUEL TV 5.
Perez is 3-0 in the Octagon and is looking to run his current win streak to nine. The Mexican fighter was last in action this past December stopping replacement fighter Byron Bloodworth by first round TKO at UFC 155. Perez other two victories were also first round stoppages with a knockout of Ken Stone at UFC 150 and a technical submission of John Albert at the TUF 15 Finale.