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Preview: UFC Fight Night 209 Prelims

Egger vs. Perez


Women’s Featherweights

Stephanie Egger (7-3, 2-2 UFC) vs. Ailin Perez (7-1, 0-0 UFC)

ODDS: Egger (-285), Perez (+240)

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This should be a solid rebound spot on late notice for Egger. A judoka with some grappling skill, Switzerland’s Egger came to the UFC in 2020 as a one-dimensional submission threat, which has mostly held true during her four fights with the promotion. After dropping her UFC debut to Tracy Cortez, Egger swamped Shanna Young on the mat before tapping out Jessica-Rose Clark within a round, suggesting she could make a surprising bit of headway in the bantamweight division. Unfortunately, her most recent bout ended in ignominious fashion, as Mayra Bueno Silva quickly caught Egger in an armbar, only to release it when the Swiss export apparently tapped. Egger denied the tap, but after a few minutes of sorting out the situation, a judge confirmed the tap happened, which ended the fight in a quick Silva victory. Less than a month later, Egger has the chance to quickly move on in this short-notice featherweight fight against an Octagon newcomer in Perez. Argentina’s Perez is an undersized grinder—“Fiona” started her pro career as a flyweight—who beat a particularly low level of competition to get this UFC call. To her credit, Perez has improved greatly from where she was even a year ago, but her chances at victory are hurt greatly with this opponent change. Initial opponent Zarah Fairn dos Santos is a suspect-enough wrestler that Perez may have gotten something done, but this matchup figures to just see her charge right into the best part of Egger’s offense. The pick is Egger via first-round submission.



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