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Marwan Rahiki has finished all his opponents inside the distance. | Getty/UFC
Saturday’s UFC Perth card has undergone a late change.
The Las Vegas-based promotion announced on Wednesday that Jack Jenkins has withdrawn from a proposed featherweight clash against Marwan Rahiki due to an undisclosed injury. As a result, Ollie Schmid will step in on less than a week’s notice to face Rahiki.
UFC Perth — also known as UFC Fight Night 275 — takes place at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia and is headlined by a welterweight showdown between Jack Della Maddalena and Carlos Prates. The card airs in its entirety on Paramount plus beginning at 4 a.m. ET/1 a.m. PT.
Prospects Collide
Rahiki enjoyed a successful Octagon debut, breaking Harry Hardwick’s jaw in a second-round technical knockout victory at UFC Fight Night 269 on March 14. The 23-year-old former Hex Fight Series champ is 8-0 as a professional, with all of his triumphs coming inside the distance.
Anchored at City Kickboxing, Hungary’s Schmid enters the matchup on a three-fight winning streak. Most recently, he scored a 15-second KO of Jeff Mesa at Shuriken Fight Series 23 on March 7.
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