This should be a solid rebound spot on late notice for Egger. A
judoka with some grappling skill, Switzerland’s Egger came to the
UFC in 2020 as a one-dimensional submission threat, which has
mostly held true during her four fights with the promotion. After
dropping her UFC debut to Tracy
Cortez, Egger swamped Shanna
Young on the mat before tapping out Jessica-Rose
Clark within a round, suggesting she could make a surprising
bit of headway in the bantamweight division. Unfortunately, her
most recent bout ended in ignominious fashion, as Mayra
Bueno Silva quickly caught Egger in an armbar, only to release
it when the Swiss export apparently tapped. Egger denied the tap,
but after a few minutes of sorting out the situation, a judge
confirmed the tap happened, which ended the fight in a quick Silva
victory. Less than a month later, Egger has the chance to quickly
move on in this short-notice featherweight fight against an Octagon
newcomer in Perez. Argentina’s Perez is an undersized
grinder—“Fiona” started her pro career as a flyweight—who beat a
particularly low level of competition to get this UFC call. To her
credit, Perez has improved greatly from where she was even a year
ago, but her chances at victory are hurt greatly with this opponent
change. Initial opponent Zarah
Fairn dos Santos is a suspect-enough wrestler that Perez may
have gotten something done, but this matchup figures to just see
her charge right into the best part of Egger’s offense. The pick is
Egger via first-round submission.
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