The UFC Perth card has undergone a late change forward of this weekend’s occasion.
UFC is slated to return to “The Honest Metropolis” this Saturday for a Battle Evening occasion at RAC Area in Western Australia, that includes a lineup full of native athletes.
UFC Perth was initially set to function a featherweight conflict between Jack Jenkins and Marwan Rahiki, however “Phar” withdrew final week because of an undisclosed harm, leaving Rahiki with out an opponent.
The promotion introduced on Wednesday that Ollie Schmid has stepped in on simply three days’ discover, making his UFC debut as a substitute for Jenkins.
Schmid enters the bout on a three-fight profitable streak and was most just lately in motion simply final month at Shuriken Battle Sequence 23, the place he secured a first-round knockout over Jeff Mesa. The 25-year-old New Zealander earlier defeat got here in June 2024 at Everlasting MMA 86, the place he was stopped by Dimps Gillies. He at the moment holds a 4–2 skilled file.
In the meantime, Rahiki is about for his sophomore Octagon look at UFC Perth. “Freaky” debuted simply final month at UFC Vegas 114, delivering a dominant second-round knockout of Harry Hardwick. He earned his UFC contract with a knockout win over Ananias Mulumba on Dana White’s Contender Sequence in October 2025. The 23-year-old Moroccan stays undefeated at 8-0, with each victory coming by the use of a end.
UFC Perth: Full Battle Card
Primary Card
Preliminary Card
- Cameron Rowston vs. Robert Bryczek – middleweight
- Junior Tafa vs. Kevin Christian – mild heavyweight
- Jacob Malkoun vs. Gerald Meerschaert – middleweight
- Colby Thicknesse vs. Vince Morales – bantamweight
- Ben Johnston vs. Wesley Schultz – middleweight
- Jonathan Micallef vs. Themba Gorimbo – welterweight
- Dom Mar Fan vs. Kody Steele – light-weight
