Keep your eyes on this Lightweight prospect \u2026<\/p>\n
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) goes \u201cDown Under\u201d this weekend (Sat., Jan. 31, 2026) for its second Paramount+<\/a> event, UFC 325<\/a>, which goes down inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In the main event<\/a>, two-time Featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski, rematches Diego Lopes in front of his home crowd.<\/p>\n Checkout UFC 325\u2019s full card here<\/a>.<\/p>\n While the lineup is filled with intriguing up-and-comers, there is one prospect in particular you absolutely cannot afford to ignore.<\/p>\n Quillan Salkilld could not have scripted a better rookie year in 2025.<\/p>\n Sure, the highlight-reel knockouts grabbed headlines; however, it was his gritty three-round win over the durable Yanal Ashmouz that truly raised eyebrows. That performance proved Salkilld isn\u2019t just a fast starter \u2014 he can go a hard 15 minutes if the fight demands it.<\/p>\n Still, let\u2019s talk about those finishes.<\/p>\n Salkilld announced his arrival in emphatic fashion, starching Anshul Jubli in just 19 seconds in his Octagon debut on home soil (watch highlights<\/a>). He followed that up with one of the nastiest headkick knockouts of the year against Nasrat Haqparast (watch highlights<\/a>), who entered the bout riding a five-fight win streak and widely regarded as one of the division\u2019s toughest unranked Lightweights.<\/p>\n Now, the 26-year-old returns home once again to kickoff UFC 325\u2019s main card against fellow Aussie, Jamie Mullarkey. And the promotion clearly knows what it\u2019s doing. Indeed, Salkilld enters as the biggest betting favorite on the card at a staggering -1050<\/a>, while Mullarkey has been knocked out in four of his last losses.<\/p>\n This bout has \u201cshowcase\u201d written all over it.<\/p>\n