The card did take two significant hits in recent weeks with the withdrawals of Jack Jenkins and Sean Sharaf<\/a> due to injury, but new opponents have officially been found for both Tai Tuivasa and undefeated featherweight Marwan Rahiki. <\/p>\n Ollie Schmid Gets Call to Debut at UFC Perth<\/p>\n It was already confirmed last week that Louie Sutherland is stepping up to face Tuivasa<\/a>, and now City Kickboxing fighter Ollie Schmid is apparently set to make his UFC debut on less than a week\u2019s notice against Rahiki.<\/p>\n Schmid began his MMA career in 2019, compiling an 8-3 record during an amateur career that saw him win featherweight and lightweight belts under the Shuriken Fight Series banner in his native New Zealand. <\/p>\n Making the jump to the pro ranks in 2023, Schmid was submitted by Harry Webb, who was also making his promotional debut and is currently one of the top lightweight prospects in the world. \u201cThe Hungarian Stallion\u201d rebounded with a first-round finish at HEX Fight Series 20 but fell to 1-2 when Dimps Gillies stopped him with strikes when he returned to Eternal MMA later that year. <\/p>\n Beautiful KO by Ollie Schmid over on Hex 30 pic.twitter.com\/iWjmaCux6j<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Benny P \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa (@Bendaman2001) May 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n Schmid won both of his outings last year and is currently on a three-fight win streak after knocking out Jeffrey Mesa in just 15 seconds in March, and he was preparing to fight on May 30 before getting the call to face Rahiki at UFC Perth. <\/p>\n Marwan Rahiki Returns in Perth After Stellar UFC Debut<\/p>\n The New Zealander will face a stiff test in his UFC debut, as Rahiki boasts a perfect 8-0 record and earned a UFC contract with a second-round finish on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series last year. <\/p>\n The victory on DWCS extended both Rahiki\u2019s undefeated record as well as his 100% finishing rate, and the 23-year-old has only gone past the first round once so far in his eight pro outings. \u201cFreaky\u201d made his UFC debut in March and defeated former Cage Warriors titleholder Harry Hardwick via corner stoppage, which earned Rahiki a \u201cPerformance of the Night\u201d bonus. <\/p>\n Marwan Rahiki during his UFC debut against Harry Hardwick. | (Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n It initially looked like UFC Perth would be down to 11 fights after Jenkins and Sharaf withdrew from the event, but the additions of Sutherland and the debuting Schmid mean the card is now back up to 13 scheduled fights. <\/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 Marwan Rahiki vs. Ollie Schmid<\/p>\n![\"Marwan](\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_0,h_0\/c_fill,w_16,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/mma_knockout\/01kqaat3t7pvx89dcv81.webp\" "\\"Marwan")
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