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The card took some significant hits recently with the loss of Jack Jenkins vs. Marwan Rahiki<\/a> and Tai Tuivasa vs. Sean Sharaf, but the UFC has announced<\/a> that Tuivasa will still get to fight and has now been matched up with Louie Sutherland. <\/p>\n Tai Tuivasa Looks to End Losing Run at UFC Perth<\/p>\n A longtime fan favorite, Tuivasa joined the UFC with an undefeated record in 2018 and knocked out back-to-back opponents in the first round before taking a decision over Andrei Arlovski at UFC 225. <\/p>\n That initial winning run in the Octagon was followed by a three-fight skid, but Tuivasa rebounded with a five-fight streak of knockouts that stands as the best stretch of his UFC career thus far. That win streak set \u201cBam Bam\u201d up for a main event opportunity opposite Ciryl Gane at UFC Paris, where he was stopped with strikes in the third round of a bout that took home \u201cFight of the Night\u201d honors. <\/p>\n Tai Tuivasa bleeds during his fight with Alexander Volkov (not pictured) in UFC 293 at Qudos Bank Arena. | Jasmin Frank-Imagn Images<\/p>\n The Gane loss unfortunately kicked off a difficult stretch for Tuivasa, as he\u2019s now lost six-straight fights and most recently dropped a unanimous decision to Tallison Teixeira on the main card for UFC 325. <\/p>\n Louie Sutherland Hunting for First UFC Victory<\/p>\n Sharaf was set to bring an 0-2 UFC record into the matchup with Tuivasa before withdrawing due to injury, and Sutherland will also be looking for his first Octagon win at UFC Perth after being stopped in the first round of his previous two UFC bouts. <\/p>\n \u201cVanilla Gorilla\u201d has secured all but two of his 10 professional wins via knockout, and he claimed the Levels Fight League heavyweight belt in the summer of 2025 before joining the UFC later that year. The 32-year-old was the most recent victim of Valter Walker\u2019s ongoing heel hook streak<\/a> at UFC 321, and he was also stopped by fellow UFC Perth fighter Brando Peri\u010di\u0107<\/a> in his last bout in March. <\/p>\n Louie Sutherland (red gloves) reacts after the fight against Brando Pericic (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at O2 Arena. | Peter van den Berg-Imagn Images<\/p>\n UFC Perth was down to only 11 fights with the loss of Jenkins vs. Rahiki yesterday, but the addition of Tuivasa vs. Sutherland means there are now 12 scheduled bouts just over a week out from the event.<\/p>\n UFC Perth Fight Card<\/p>\n Main Event: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Carlos Prates <\/p>\n Co-Main Event: Beneil Dariush vs. Quillan Salkilld<\/p>\n Tim Elliott vs. Steve Erceg<\/p>\n Shamil Gaziev vs. Brando Pericic<\/p>\n Junior Tafa vs. Kevin Christian<\/p>\n Jacob Malkoun vs. Gerald Meerschaert<\/p>\n Cam Rowston vs. Robert Bryczek<\/p>\n Kody Steele vs. Dom Mar Fan<\/p>\n Jonathan Micallef vs. Themba Gorimbo<\/p>\n Colby Thicknesse vs. Vince Morales<\/p>\n Wes Schultz vs. Ben Johnston<\/p>\n Tai Tuivasa vs. Louie Sutherland <\/p>\n![\"Tai](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01kpzsgtmb3s1z06xkq3.jpg\" "\\"Tai")
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