01 Jan With Askar Askarov out, Alex Perez shifts to UFC 277 to face interim championship backup fighter Alexandre Pantoja
<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Pantoja v Royval" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_YsHgEMLXTehILYb7pP1jM37MTw=/0x0:5370x3580/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70959580/1335514691.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Alexandre Pantoja | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/841/alex-perez">Alex Perez</a> has a new opponent lined up, but now...