Twerking has become a signature for Perez, but doing that to an opponent who agreed to go forward with your fight after you missed weight is quite a choice. At least one fighter also enjoyed seeing Perez struggle with her weight, as Tracy Cortez mocked her on X after Perez criticized Cortez for cutting her hair to make weight in July.

After dominating her opponent, Darya Zheleznyakova, with a first-round head-and-arm choke submission victory, Perez decided to do her patented twerking following the victory. This time, though, Perez moved her rear end directly on her opponent’s face in celebration.

Ailin Perez knew she had a big advantage on the ground over Darya Zheleznyakova – and she proved it at UFC Fight Night 243. Perez (11-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) submitted Zheleznyakova (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) with an arm-triangle choke at the 3:52 mark of Round 1.

The Octagon returned to France for today's UFC Paris event, a 14-bout fight card headlined by Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint Denis.

Fares Ziam showed the totality of his mixed martial game and punctuated it with one of the best knockouts all year. Ziam overwhelmed Matt Frevola for most of Saturday's three-round scrap at UFC Fight Night in Paris.

Fares Ziam put Matt Frevola out cold for several minutes with one of the most brutal knees in recent history at UFC Paris.