A certified banger is headed “Down Under.”
No. 6-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight contender, Quillan Salkilld, will collide with French action fighter, Benoit Saint-Denis, in the five-round main event of UFC Sydney, which is set for Sat., Feb. 6, 2027, inside Afterpay Arena in Sydney, Australia.
UFC officially announced the 155-pound showdown today on social media.
Salkilld (13-1) is perfect (6-0) inside the Octagon, with five of those victories coming via first round finish.
The 26-year-old Australian is coming off his first UFC main event, in which he strangled Mateusz Gamrot in the opening round (watch highlights).
Following that victory, Salkilld called for a showdown against Saint-Denis at Madison Square Garden. He did not get the fight inside “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” but he still got his wish.
And now he will face “The God of War” on home soil.
Nice test for Salkilld, let’s fucking go!!
Gamrot was a tougher fight
I’ve gotten off the BSD bandwagon. He’s going to be a 8-12 ranked gatekeeper, imo.
At this point, BSD vs Bobby Green could be a good fight, lol.