A five-time jiu-jitsu world champion as a black belt and an ADCC gold medalist, Vieira compiled a perfect 7-0 record with seven finishes since making the transition to mixed martial arts in 2017, including back-to-back submissions over middleweights Oskar Piechota and Saparbeg Safarov in the UFC.
Perez (12-3) was scheduled to face Eric Spicely at last week’s UFC event in Las Vegas, but “Zebrinha” was pulled from the card after failing to make weight for the 195-pound catchweight contest.
Charlie Ontiveros was then selected as a last-minute replacement, but wasn’t medically cleared to step in. “Maluko” is looking to bounce back from a decision defeat to Wellington Turman in Nov. 2019.
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