Markus Perez Echeimberg[5] (born June 22, 1990) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division.
Echeimberg started training Kung-Fu style Eagle Claw in 2008 to impersonate Bruce Lee[6] and later transitioned to mixed martial arts (MMA) after his brother took him to a jiu-jitsu class.
[3] Prior competing full-time in MMA, Markus worked as an information technology engineer at technology school and he was also a freelanced software developer, and he quit his job and college to teach Muay Thai and competed in Brazilian jiu-jitsu to make a living so he could pursue MMA full-time.
After made it to the preliminary round of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3, he gained his parents support as they realized his seriousness of his MMA career choice.
[4] Echeimberg fought in the Brazilian-based promotions and amassed of a record of 9–0 prior joining UFC after winning the Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) middleweight championship.
[11] On August 25, 2018, Perez faced Andrew Sanchez, replacing Antonio Braga Neto, at UFC Fight Night 135.
[21] Perez was scheduled to face Alessio Di Chirico, replacing Abu Azaitar, on April 11, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs.
[24] However, Spicely was removed from the fight on the day of the event's weigh-in for health issues related to his weight cut.
Perez will now face Charles Ontiveros[25] Perez was scheduled to face Rodolfo Vieira on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 179,[26] However, on September 21, Vieira pulled out due to undisclosed reasons,[27] and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Dricus du Plessis.