Norma Dumont throws condoms at Ailin Perez before UFC fight
Norma Dumont turned a bitter UFC Vegas 121 face-off with Ailin Perez into viral chaos after throwing condoms and cash at her rival, later saying she finally has a date to do “what I want to do without getting arrested.” The women’s bantamweight grudge match hits the Meta APEX in Las Vegas after nearly a year of personal heat between the fighters.
Key Takeaways
- Norma Dumont threw condoms and dollar bills at Ailin Perez during a heated UFC Vegas 121 weigh-in face-off.
- Dumont told MMA Fighting she is excited to settle the score “without getting arrested.”
- The feud includes social-media digs at Dumont’s boyfriend, UFC middleweight Marco Tulio.
- Perez has also offered to serve as backup for Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes in November.
What happened at the Norma Dumont vs Ailin Perez face-off?
Tensions boiled over at weigh-ins ahead of UFC Vegas 121. After matchmaker Sean Shelby repeatedly stopped the pair from laying hands on each other, Perez shook her backside at Dumont.
Dumont then pulled a strip of condoms from her shorts, dangled them, and threw them at Perez, saying she had brought “a rose for you to use” and that Perez “should be disgusted.” Security later dragged Dumont away as she threw dollar bills and branded her rival with a crude insult about being paid.
Perez laughed off the stunt and offered media one of the condoms. Hours later she posted an Instagram video claiming she ran into Dumont on the Las Vegas Strip, daring her rival ahead of fight night. For more wild combat-sports moments, browse our Bizarre News & Florida Man coverage.
Why did Norma Dumont say she can do what she wants without getting arrested?
Speaking to MMA Fighting before the bout, Dumont framed the matchup as deeply personal. She claimed Perez “ran away as much as she could” before agreeing to fight at the Meta APEX.
“It’s a fight that literally has a personal anger,” Dumont said. With the contract signed, she added she finally has “my time to do what I need to do, what I want to do without getting arrested.”
Dumont also said she fights better when she dislikes an opponent, comparing the animosity to past issues with Chelsea Chandler and Irene Aldana. She predicted she would finish Perez before the final round and that the fight would not last 15 minutes.
How did the Norma Dumont and Ailin Perez rivalry get so personal?
According to reports, the beef stretches back roughly a year. Perez alleged Dumont cornered her at the UFC Performance Institute last November. In August, Perez posted a video claiming Dumont’s boyfriend Marco Tulio had been watching her train and that Dumont had to distract him.
Dumont dismissed the clip, saying Perez had secretly filmed her before and that Tulio blocked Perez after repeated tags. Tulio told MMA Fighting Perez’s promotional style is “bad for the sport.”
Separately, Perez told Hablemos MMA she feels ready not only to fight for the belt but also to be the backup if Harrison or Nunes cannot make UFC’s November title clash. First, though, she has to get past Dumont on fight night.