Salkilld meets Saint Denis in the UFC Fight Night Sydney main event on 7 February
Quillan Salkilld will face Benoît Saint Denis in the UFC Fight Night Sydney main event on 7 February 2027 at Afterpay Arena. Salkilld is 13-1 as a professional and 6-0 in the Octagon, while Saint Denis is 17-4 with all 17 wins by knockout or submission.
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Quillan Salkilld vai enfrentar Benoît Saint Denis na luta principal do UFC Fight Night Sydney, no domingo, 7 de fevereiro de 2027, na Afterpay Arena, anunciou a organização.
Salkilld se tornou um dos talentos emergentes mais empolgantes do UFC: cartel profissional de 13-1, 6-0 perfeito dentro do Octógono, ex-campeão do Eternal MMA e quatro vitórias consecutivas por finalização no primeiro round — a mais recente uma finalização sobre Mateusz Gamrot no primeiro round da luta principal dos dois em agosto.
Saint Denis chega como um dos finalizadores mais perigosos da divisão dos leves, com cartel profissional de 17-4 e todas as 17 vitórias por nocaute ou finalização, construídas sobre pressão implacável e agressividade para encerrar as lutas.
A luta encabeça o retorno do UFC a Sydney — o primeiro UFC Fight Night da cidade desde 2017 e o quarto evento anual consecutivo do UFC em New South Wales. O evento é realizado em parceria com o governo de NSW, por meio do Destination NSW.
“O UFC Fight Night Sydney será mais um grande momento para os fãs australianos, e Quillan Salkilld contra Benoît Saint Denis é uma luta principal que entrega tudo o que procuramos neste esporte”, disse Peter Kloczko, vice-presidente sênior do UFC para Austrália e Nova Zelândia, que chamou Salkilld de uma das estrelas em ascensão da divisão dos leves e Saint Denis de um dos finalizadores mais perigosos e empolgantes do esporte.
O ministro de Empregos e Turismo de NSW, Steve Kamper, disse que a luta “vai atrair milhares de fãs para experimentar o melhor de Sydney”, acrescentando que eventos dessa escala impulsionam a economia de visitantes do estado, apoiam empresas locais e criam empregos.
O card também recebe as finais da quinta temporada do Road to UFC no card preliminar da mesma noite, com quatro contratos do UFC entregues aos vencedores e oito prospectos da Ásia-Pacífico competindo: Meng Bo (29-3, China) encara BoHyun Park (10-3, Coreia) na final dos palhas femininos; Jiniushiyue (17-4, China) enfrenta Takaya Suzuki (9-1, Japão) nos moscas; Rabindra Dhant (11-1, Nepal) pega Ryo Tajima (12-3, Japão) nos galos; e George Mangos (10-1, Austrália) enfrenta Dagiisuren Chagnaadorj (12-2, Mongólia) nos penas.
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