Former Lemoore Tiger wrestling star, Alex Perez, battles Saturday night, Nov. 21, for UFC title in Las Vegas

Former Tiger Alex Perez will face Brazilian powerhouse Deiveson Figueiredo in the featured bout Saturday night (Nov. 21) as Perez attempts to take the flyweight title belt from his talented opponent.

According to the UFC website, the main card is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN+. The main bout features Perez against Figueiredo.  Preliminaries begin at 5 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN+. The match takes place in Las Vegas.

The talented wrestler was also an All-American wrestler in his sophomore year in college. He is currently ranked among the contenders in the UFC flyweight standings. His only loss came in 2018 against UFC veteran Joseph Benavidez. Four of his seven fights by a first knockout or submission.

Saturday’s bout will feature a talented Perez, 24-5-0 during his short career as a UFC fighter who is currently ranked No. 4 in the UFC flyweight standings. Figueiredo comes into Saturday’s bout sporting a 19-1-0 record and is currently the division’s champion.

Perez is a 2010 Lemoore High School graduate who has parlayed an impressive high school and college wrestling career into an exclusive UFC contract. UFC is a mixed martial arts organization based in Las Vegas and features the sport's top-ranked fighters.

Perez is the first Lemoore athlete to earn a UFC contract, earning it when he fought in the UFC’s “Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series” in Las Vegas in 2017.  It was after watching friends train in the MMA (Mixed Martial Arts)  Perez decided to compete himself and started winning local titles, ultimately getting discovered by UFC.

Perez won his first UFC fight in 2017 in Fresno’s Save Mart Center, where he defeated Carls John De Tomas in a three-round bantamweight fight. He won in a second-round tap out.