Ailin
Perez has shared details on an alleged assault that took place
on her days ahead of her UFC
Fight Night 232 clash against Lucie
Pudilova.
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Perez was seen sporting a black eye and a cut during fight week
after being allegedly attacked at the UFC Performance Institute.
Despite the attack, Perez went on to score a unanimous decision win
over her Czech opponent, which she celebrated by twerking inside
the Octagon. She subsequently opened up on the assault in the
post-fight interview, confirming that it was a fellow fighter.
According to the Argentine, the attack took place due to comments
she made online about the assailant’s performance in a fight. Perez
further said that the attack was an attempt to make her pull out of
the fight.
“So pretty much, I am someone just like everyone else, like you,
like you. I don’t have a personal problem with anyone,” Perez said
during a post-fight
scrum. “What I did is I stated my opinion online about a fight.
I didn’t disrespect anyone. I didn’t talk bad about anyone. But
this irrelevant lady came up to me after I opinionated about one of
her fights, just talking about the performance that she did. She
came to assault me and she did assault me with the intention to
make me pull out of my fight. But I’m sorry she didn’t achieve it.
I won and fought regardless of the assault that took place.”
When asked about the the attacker, Perez declined to identify the
person in question.
“Honestly, I don’t remember,” she said. “This was my moment to
shine and I won.”
The UFC has not yet released a statement regarding the
incident.
Perez has won back-to-back fights in the Octagon after dropping her
promotional debut to Stephanie
Egger at UFC Fight Night 209.