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“The Korean Superboy” will look to make it three straight in Perth. | Getty/UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s upcoming trip Down Under is starting to take shape.
The Las Vegas-based promotion on Monday announced the first four bouts for UFC Perth: Navajo Stirling vs. Rodolfo Bellato at light heavyweight; Doo Ho Choi vs. Daniel Santos at featherweight; Colby Thicknesse vs. Josias Musasa at bantamweight and Loma Lookboonme vs. Alexia Thainara at strawweight.
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UFC Perth takes place on Sept. 27 at RAC Arena in Western Australia. The Fight Night card is still awaiting a main event.
‘Korean Superboy’ Set for Return at UFC Perth
Stirling is 7-0 as a professional and has kicked off his Octagon tenure with decision triumphs over George Tokkos and Ivan Erslan. Bellato, meanwhile, last appeared at UFC Atlanta, where his fight against Paul Craig ended in a no contest when the Brazilian appeared to be rendered unconscious by an illegal upkick at the 4:59 mark of Round 1.
After going winless in four bouts from 2016 to 2023, Choi has rebounded to post consecutive technical knockout victories against Bill Algeo and Nate Landwehr in UFC competition. Santos, meanwhile, has won three straight Octagon appearances, including a three-round verdict over Jeong Yeong Lee in his last outing at UFC 315.
A training partner of Alexander Volkanovski, Thicknesse suffered a unanimous decision loss to Aleksandre Topuria in a short-notice debut at UFC 312 on Feb. 8. Musasa made his first Octagon foray at UFC Fight Night 254, falling to Carlos Vera via first-round submission.
Lookboonme has won six of her last seven UFC outings and four straight overall — including a decision win against Istela Nunes in her most recent appearance at UFC on ESPN 65. Thainara’s current 10-bout professional winning streak is highlighted by a first-round tapout of Molly McCann in her Octagon debut at UFC London on March 22.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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