Ailin Perez took a unanimous decision over Norma Dumont in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 289 on Saturday night, surviving a fight with far more drama outside the cage than inside it.
All three judges scored the bout 29-28 for Perez, who improved to 14-2 in MMA and 7-1 in the UFC. Dumont, visibly stunned by the verdict, fell to 13-4 (9-4 UFC). The animosity between the two had exploded a day earlier at the weigh-ins, when Dumont pulled a pair of condoms from her shorts, threw them at Perez and then tossed money at her — an insinuation about Perez's widely discussed OnlyFans account.
The fight itself, dubbed the "Condoms-and-Cash Clash," never caught fire. Action came in short bursts, with both fighters seemingly unwilling to risk a mistake in a bout the winner was expected to use as a springboard towards the women's flyweight title — a belt set to crown a new champion next week. Perez landed the cleaner work in the first and third rounds, including a timely takedown off a Dumont kick late in the opener, and stung Dumont with a spinning kick in the second. But neither fighter produced the statement performance the stakes demanded. After the scores were read, Perez twerked in Dumont's face, sparking a brief near-scuffle in the cage.
The rest of the card delivered sharper finishes. Luis Hernandez needed just 57 seconds to submit Sedriques Dumas with a standing guillotine in his UFC debut. Yazmin Jauregui knocked out Vanessa Demopoulos in 1:02, Montel Jackson stopped Ricky Simon with punches in the second round, and Elves Brener needed only 4:14 to finish Josiah Harrell. The Ultimate Fighter 34 final ended in controversy when Mehemmedeli Osmanli was disqualified for an illegal knee that knocked out Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu at 2:19 of the opening round.
Sources:
- Ailin Perez outworks Norma Dumont in UFC Fight Night 289 co-main event — MMA Junkie
All three judges scored the bout 29-28 for Perez, who improved to 14-2 in MMA and 7-1 in the UFC. Dumont, visibly stunned by the verdict, fell to 13-4 (9-4 UFC). The animosity between the two had exploded a day earlier at the weigh-ins, when Dumont pulled a pair of condoms from her shorts, threw them at Perez and then tossed money at her — an insinuation about Perez's widely discussed OnlyFans account.
The fight itself, dubbed the "Condoms-and-Cash Clash," never caught fire. Action came in short bursts, with both fighters seemingly unwilling to risk a mistake in a bout the winner was expected to use as a springboard towards the women's flyweight title — a belt set to crown a new champion next week. Perez landed the cleaner work in the first and third rounds, including a timely takedown off a Dumont kick late in the opener, and stung Dumont with a spinning kick in the second. But neither fighter produced the statement performance the stakes demanded. After the scores were read, Perez twerked in Dumont's face, sparking a brief near-scuffle in the cage.
The rest of the card delivered sharper finishes. Luis Hernandez needed just 57 seconds to submit Sedriques Dumas with a standing guillotine in his UFC debut. Yazmin Jauregui knocked out Vanessa Demopoulos in 1:02, Montel Jackson stopped Ricky Simon with punches in the second round, and Elves Brener needed only 4:14 to finish Josiah Harrell. The Ultimate Fighter 34 final ended in controversy when Mehemmedeli Osmanli was disqualified for an illegal knee that knocked out Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu at 2:19 of the opening round.
Sources:
- Ailin Perez outworks Norma Dumont in UFC Fight Night 289 co-main event — MMA Junkie
