Marwan Rahiki gets late replacement for UFC Perth fight

Now, he’ll look to keep that momentum rolling in front of a home crowd.

Instead of pulling from the deeper pool of established regional contenders, the promotion tapped Israel Adesanya’s teammate, Schmid, for the short-notice opportunity. The 24-year-old “Hungarian Stallion” enters with a 4-2 professional record (7-3 amateur) and rides a three-fight win streak, most recently scoring a 15-second spinning backfist knockout.

Schmid has finished three of his four wins and has gone to the scorecards just once in his career.

Check out one of his fights below:

Here is the finalized UFC Perth lineup (knock on wood).

Jack Della Maddalena vs. Carlos Prates
Beneil Dariush vs. Quillan Salkilld
Tim Elliott vs. Steve Erceg
Marwan Rahiki vs. Ollie Schmid
Shamil Gaziev vs. Brando Pericic
Tai Tuivasa vs. Sean Sharaf
Robert Bryczek vs. Cameron Rowston
Jacob Malkoun vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Kevin Christian vs. Junior Tafa
Colby Thicknesse vs. Vince Morales
Wes Schultz vs. Ben Johnston
Jonathan Micallef vs. Themba Gorimbo
Kody Steele vs. Dom Mar Fan

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