Askar Askarov has been forced out of UFC on ESPN 27 on July 31 and Perez (24-6 MMA, 6-2 UFC) now will face Matt Schnell (15-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) at the Aug. 28 Fight Night event, which is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Aug. 28 now includes:
Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Makhmud Muradov
Sara McMann vs. Ketlen Vieira
Joselyne Edwards vs. Zarah Fairn
Kevin Croom vs. Marcelo Rojo
Mario Bautista vs. Guido Cannetti
Jamall Emmers vs. Pat Sabatini
Dustin Jacoby vs. Darren Stewart
J.J. Aldrich vs. Tracy Cortez
Sean Brady vs. Kevin Lee
Mario Bautista vs. Guido Cannetti
Alessio Di Chirico vs. Aliaskhab Khizriev
Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell