Soto heel hooks, Perez holds on in prelims

PEREZ vs ARANTESMexican star Erik Perez thrilled the fans at Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City Saturday night, winning a razor-close split decision over Brazil’s Felipe Arantes in UFC Fight Night prelim action.Scores were 29-28 twice and 28-29 for Monterrey’s Perez, now 17-6; Sao Paulo’s Arantes falls to 18-8-1 with 2 NC.Perez had some difficulty finding his range on Arantes in the first round, so he opted to take the fight to the mat, only to be nearly caught in a heel hoo