UFC Vegas 91 | Nicolau and Perez looking for rehabilitation

Matheus Nicolau knows he has to win. The Brazilian was close to a title fight, but lost to Brandon Royval last year. As a result, Nicolau has been put on hold again and must beat Alex Perez to maintain a view of being at the top of the division.

That may be even more true for Perez. The American has lost his last three matches and has not played in recent years due to injuries and health problems. Now he will have to break his bad run against Nicolau to avoid dropping completely into the top 10 of the division.

The showdown against Bogdan Guskov will be an important one for Ryan Spann. Spann was given the opportunity several times by the UFC to fight someone above him in the rankings, but Spann was unable to break through.

Guskov got that chance during his first match and also failed against Volkan Oezdemir. However, the Uzbek impressed so much in his match against Zac Pauga that he is given a new chance by the UFC to enter the top 15.

Ariane Lipski takes on Karine Silva in the Brazilian flyweight match. Both women are in a good phase of their careers. Lipski has won three straight fights in the UFC for the first time and rose up the rankings after her victory over Casey O’Neill.

Silva fought three times in the UFC and won all of her fights via first-round submission. The winner of the fight can hope to face an opponent from the top 10 of the division later this year.

There is no preview show for this event. The broadcast of the prelims starts on Saturday evening, April 27 at 11:00 PM on discovery+.

At 1 a.m. it’s time for the main card with expert commentary from Sander Schrik and Marloes Coenen, which can also be seen on discovery+.

• Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez
• Ryan Spann vs. Bogdan Guskov
• Ariane Lipski vs. Karine Silva
• Austen Lane vs. Jhonata Diniz
• Jonathan Pearce vs. David Onama
• Tim Means vs. Uroš Medic

• Rani Yahya vs. Viktor Henry
• Austin Hubbard vs. Michal Figlak
• Don’Tale Mayes vs. Caio Machado
• Marnic Mann vs. Ketlen Souza
• James Llontop vs. Chris Padilla
• Ivana Petrovic vs. Liang Na
• Gabriel Benitez vs. Maheshate