Perez scored a unanimous decision over Dumont at Meta APEX on September 26 in Las Vegas, with all three judges scoring the bout 29-28 in his favor. The decision drew criticism online, with many arguing that Dumont deserved the nod.
Ailin Perez and Norma Dumont keep their bitter rivalry alive after UFC Vegas 121
The animosity was palpable going into the fight and continued after the final horn. The two previously traded barbs online, with Perez stirring up pre-fight drama with Dumont’s boyfriend.
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Marcus Tullius. Dumont then pelted Perez with condoms and money during the upcoming fight
UFC Vegas 121.
After the win, Perez took another shot at Dumont on Instagram.
“Thanks for the condoms (Norma Dumont), but I didn’t have to use them to fuck you,” Perez wrote on her Instagram stories. “Also, use that $2 to buy Plan B, I think you might need it.”
Dumont, meanwhile, insisted he deserved the win and suggested Perez’s reaction spoke for itself.
“I was dealing with him, making shots and talking trash all the time,” Dumont said in Portuguese in an Instagram story (via
MMA junkie). “He was desperate. He had no prayer against me. I’m at peace and absolutely sure I won. There’s no doubt about it. He knows it too; that’s why he was so desperate. Honestly, given the absurd things I’ve seen in terms of results in MMA, I didn’t think it was going to work for me.”
Dumont later shared a picture of the official decision and contrasted his expression with Perez’s reaction at the final horn.
“Look at the expression of someone who knows he’s lost. He couldn’t even believe the result,” he wrote.
The result extended Perez’s winning streak to seven and handed Dumont his second straight loss.
Ailin Perez
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27 September 2026
