‘Dream come true’: ‘Goyito’ Perez makes lucha libre debut, teaming with Alberto El Patron

Erik Perez was known for wearing a lucha mask to the cage before his UFC fights. Last month, he entered a ring with the mask still on.
“Goyito,” who now fights for Combate Americas, made his lucha libre (Mexican pro wrestling) debut in Tijuana on Dec. 15. He teamed with former Combate Americas president and lucha legend Alberto El Patron in an event put on by MAXILAR Promotions at the Auditorio in Tijuana, one of the world’s classic pro-wrestling venues.
“It was a dream