Oban Elliott has unfortunately withdrawn from his UFC Perth welterweight bout with Jonathan Micallef due to illness.
UFC Fight Night Perth has been hit with a major bout cancellation less than 48 hours before the event is set to take place. Returning from an off week that followed the third edition of Noche UFC, the UFC heads back to Australia this Saturday for a UFC Fight Night event at Perth’s RAC Arena.
that Junior Tafa was out of his light heavyweight co-main event with Ibo Aslan. Another light heavyweight bout between Jimmy Crute vs. Ivan Erslan will now serve as the card’s penultimate fight. Oban Elliott reacts after defeating Bassil Hafez in a welterweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. / Brad Penner-Imagn Imagesin 2023, Elliott punched his ticket to the UFC with a majority decision over Kaik Brito following four-straight wins in Cage Warriors. His UFC career got off to a hot start, and he closed out 2024 with his first Octagon finish when he stopped Bassil Hafez with strikes at UFC 309 and earned a “Performance of the Night” bonus for his efforts.“The Welsh Gangster” came into a UFC Baku matchup with Seok Hyeon Ko as a heavy favorite in June, but Elliott ended up losing a unanimous decision that snapped an eight-fight win streak and marked the first setback of the 27-year-old’s UFC career.Elliott’s withdrawal costs Micallef a chance to pick up a second Octagon victory in his home country, and like Elliott the 26-year-old also joined the ranks of the UFC following a win onAfter submitting the formerly-undefeated Mohamed Ado in the first round to earn a UFC contract, Micallef was matched with Kevin Jousset for his promotional debut at UFC 312. Joussett was only one loss removed from a five-fight win streak and 2-0 start to his own UFC run, but Micallef picked up a unanimous decision to hand “Air” the first back-to-back losses of his career.Provided there are no issues during the weigh-ins today, the loss of Elliott vs. Micallef still leaves UFC Perth with a total of 13 fights.Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.
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