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UFC Perth Reshuffles Card After Co-Main Event Is Scrapped Due to Injury

The promotion kept a 14-fight lineup by elevating Jimmy Crute vs. Ivan Erslan to the co-main.

Overview

  • UFC officials removed Ibo Aslan vs. Junior Tafa from the Perth card because of an injury, without naming the injured fighter.
  • Aslan said on social media that Tafa withdrew and urged the bout to be rebooked.
  • Crute vs. Erslan now occupies the penultimate slot before the five-round light heavyweight headliner.
  • Heavyweight Justin Tafa moves from the prelims to face Louie Sutherland on the main card.
  • Carlos Ulberg vs. Dominick Reyes remains the main event, a bout viewed as influential in the light heavyweight picture days before UFC 320.