Blink and you will have missed the opening bout of the UFC’s latest fight card.
Dana White‘s promotion is currently down under hosting an event in at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
A middleweight title rematch between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland will headline the bill after strawweight queen Zhang Weili puts her strap on the line agaisnt Tatiana Suarez in the UFC 312 co-main event.
Before all that, a bunch of rising stars are hoping to maximize their moment on an anticpated PPV card.
Quillan Salkilld knocks out Anshul Jubli
Quillan Salkilld got the Aussie fight fans out of their seats just seconds into the first UFC 312 fight.
The 25-year-old made his promotional debut as a hot favorite against Indian fighter Anshul Jubli, who got knocked out in the third round of his sophmore Octagon bout by Mike Breeden after earning a stoppage win in his own UFC debut.
Ulimately, Salkilld ended the fight with the first meaninful shot he threw. A massive overhand right sent his opponent crashing to the canvas before the referee stepped in to wave things off without any follow up punches landing.
Jubli protested the stoppage, but he had hit the floor hard and seemed destined to get his lights put out.
The 30-year-old has now dropped to 7-2 as a professional MMA fighter after back-to-back UFC losses.
In contrast, Salkilld boasts a 8-1 record after winning every fight since getting choked out in his debut.
Quillan Salkilld reacts to his UFC 312 win
Daniel Comrier was on commentary aglonside Jon Anik and Joe Rogan’s replacement, Michael Bisping.
The former dual-weight champion got into the Octagon to chat with the winner after his perfect debut.
“I have no words for it. It was the perfect ending to my debut in Sydney,” Salkilld said.
“Dream come true. The only thing that will make it better is an extra $50,000 in the bank.
“For a one-punch knockout, what do you think? $50,000! Let’s go, Dana!”
With 11 fights left on the card, Salkilld will have some stiff competition for Performance of the Night.
Only one thing is certain, he’s put himself in the bonus conversation by securing the second-fasted debut KO in UFC lightweight history.