Here's the match video of Stephanie Egger vs Ailin Perez from yesterday's UFC show in France. This fight is at Featherweight. French fighter Zarah Fairn was supposed to be Ailin's opponent. But she pulled out and Stephanie was brought in to keep the fight on the show. The change didn't do UFC newcomer Ailin any favors. Stephanie is not a great fighter but she's better than Zarah. Ailin is 27 years old from Argentina. Her record is 7-2. Stephanie won the first round by taking Ailin down and attempting submissions. When they got to their feet, Ailin stunned Stephanie with a punch. Between rounds, Ailin's coach told her to keep it standing and she could win the fight. But she was unable to do that and Stephanie won with a rear naked choke. I don't know if Ailin didn't listen to her coach. But I think it's more likely that the change in opponents a week before the fight was not enough time to properly prepare. There's a lot of pressure on fighters to accept short notice fights just to get into the UFC. Ailin wasn't going to turn down the fight. Enjoy the video!
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