Impact Perez has always been supremely talented but has dealt with some poor luck throughout the course of his UFC run. As a result, he entered this evening the loser of five of his last six fights. In typical Perez fashion, a massive knockout win here over Johnson is largely negated by the fact he missed weight by 2.5 pounds on Friday morning. It was confirmed post-bout that Perez isn't eligible for the UFC's new $25,000 bonus policy for any fighter that earns a stoppage win. The victory was the most important thing considering Perez's record of late, but now he'll have to contend with weight cutting questions until his next time out.
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