Injury forces late change to UFC Perth card
MMA Fighting • • sports
Key Points:
- UFC Perth has a new featherweight bout after Jack Jenkins withdrew due to injury, with Ollie Schmid stepping in on short notice to face Marwan Rahiki.
- Marwan Rahiki aims to remain undefeated at 9-0, having won all his professional fights by stoppage, including notable second-round finishes on Dana White’s Contender Series and UFC.
- Ollie Schmid, making his UFC debut, enters the fight on a three-fight winning streak and recently secured a 15-second spinning back fist knockout in New Zealand.
- UFC Perth will be held at RAC Arena and is headlined by a welterweight title fight between Jack Della Maddalena and Carlos Prates, with Beneil Dariush vs. Quillan Salkilld as the co-main event.
