{"id":908439,"date":"2026-09-28T10:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/908439\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:16:14","slug":"vallejos-rejects-robbery-claims-in-perez-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/908439\/","title":{"rendered":"Vallejos Rejects ‘Robbery’ Claims In Perez Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kevin Vallejos has come to the defense of Ailin Perez following her disputed decision victory over Norma Dumont at UFC Vegas 121.<\/p>\n

The bantamweight<\/a> bout featured heavy clinch work and scattered striking before Perez took a unanimous decision that left Dumont stunned at the scorecards, Sherdog reports. When Uruguayan fighter Gaston Reyno backed Perez’s win on social media, Vallejos weighed in with his own scoring.<\/p>\n

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Vallejos Calls For Perez Title Shot After UFC Vegas 121<\/p>\n

“I agree, I saw the fight 29-28 for Ailin,” Vallejos posted on X, per Sherdog. “Impossible that it was a robbery. It was close in the 3rd round but I felt like Ailin made a bit more of a difference. She deserves to fight for the title.”<\/p>\n

All three judges scored the contest 29-28 for Perez, matching the UFC featherweight<\/a>‘s own card. The Argentine is now on a seven-fight winning streak, the second-longest active run in UFC women’s bantamweight<\/a> history.<\/p>\n

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Dumont has since criticized the verdict on social media and dropped her second straight fight. Perez improved to 14-2 overall.<\/p>\n

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