UFC Fight Night: Tatsuro Taira favored over Alex Perez

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UFC on ESPN 58 at Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night features a flyweight bout between Alex Perez and Japan's Tatsuo Taira.

Perez (25-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) dropped his first fight in nearly two years in December, but returned to the octagon to score a big knockout of Matheus Nicolau in April. Perez, 32, now enters Saturday's fight ranked fifth in the division.

He'll face a