{"id":3273,"date":"2025-07-18T13:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/3273\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:58:07","slug":"alex-perez-confirms-fracture-caused-withdrawal-from-ufc-on-espn-72-fight-vs-steve-erceg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/3273\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Perez confirms &#8216;fracture&#8217; caused withdrawal from UFC on ESPN 72 fight vs. Steve Erceg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Perez opened up on his scrapped bout at UFC on ESPN 72.<\/p>\n<p>Perez (25-9 MMA, 7-5 UFC) was forced out of his Aug. 9 co-main event against Steve Erceg (12-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Perez confirmed the news on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMN2hoxpbWQ\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> after an initial report from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GarrettKerman_\/status\/1945885134902661165\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;The Fight Analyst&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;The Fight Analyst&#8221;<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The former title challenger revealed that an injury caused him to withdraw, but didn&#8217;t specify what it was exactly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sucks to say that I have to pull out of my fight due to a fracture. It is going to take some time to heal. I was looking forward to fighting on August 9, but everything happens for a reason. Hopefully, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/steveerceg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@steveerceg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@steveerceg<\/a> gets a new opponent. I\u2019ll be back soon, better than ever. Thank you to everyone who has supported me through this crazy journey. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In his most recent outing, Perez injured his knee in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2024\/06\/16\/ufc-on-espn-58-results-tatsuro-taira-tko-alex-perez-knee-injury-main-event\/74115951007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TKO loss to Tatsuro Taira in their UFC on ESPN 58 main event;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TKO loss to Tatsuro Taira in their UFC on ESPN 58 main event<\/a>\u00a0in June 2024. Erceg is coming off a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/ufc-espn-64-results-brandon-021245209.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:unanimous decision loss to Brandon Moreno in the UFC on ESPN 64;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unanimous decision loss to Brandon Moreno in the UFC on ESPN 64<\/a>\u00a0headliner in March.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2025\/07\/18\/ufc-news-alex-perez-announces-withdrawal-steve-erceg-fight-fracture-injury-mma\/85268899007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UFC on ESPN 72: Alex Perez confirms withdrawal from Steve Erceg fight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">UFC on ESPN 72: Alex Perez confirms withdrawal from Steve Erceg fight<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alex Perez opened up on his scrapped bout at UFC on ESPN 72. 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