{"id":955018,"date":"2026-11-02T02:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T02:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/955018\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T02:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T02:30:10","slug":"marwan-rahiki-vs-joosang-yoo-set-for-ufc-sydney-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/955018\/","title":{"rendered":"Marwan Rahiki vs. JooSang Yoo Set for UFC Sydney Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/ufc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC<\/a> is heading back down under, and local fans just got a high-octane featherweight matchup added to the docket. Moroccan-Australian finisher <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/tommy-mcmillen-fires-back-at-marwan-rahiki-with-bizarre-mcdonalds-proposal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marwan Rahiki<\/a> is set to lock horns with South Korean standout <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/fighters\/joo-sang-yoo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JooSang Yoo<\/a> at UFC Sydney.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The 145-pound booking pits two action-first fighters eager to get back into the win column after recent setbacks. With both men known for throwing caution to the wind, this one has &#8220;Fight of the Night&#8221; potential written all over it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mma_kings\/status\/2116940832943083841\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\nYoung Gun Meets &#8220;Zombie Jr.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Marwan Rahiki, known affectionately as &#8220;Freaky,&#8221; stormed onto the UFC scene after earning a contract on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series in 2025. Bringing a flawless record with a 100% finish rate into the octagon, the 24-year-old made quick work of his early competition. Rahiki carries a 9-1 overall record, averaging 7.75 significant strikes landed per minute with a solid 53% striking accuracy. While he suffered his first professional loss via decision to Tommy McMillen in September 2026, Rahiki\u2019s relentless pressure and explosive knockout power make him a crowd favorite whenever he fights in Australia.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">On the other side of the cage stands JooSang Yoo. Carrying the moniker &#8220;Zombie Jr.&#8221; as a nod to his mentor, legendary featherweight contender Chan Sung Jung, the 32-year-old South Korean holds a 9-2 professional record. Yoo introduced himself to UFC fans with a lightning-fast 28-second knockout of Jeka Saragih at UFC 316, earning a Performance of the Night bonus. Averaging 3.99 significant strikes landed per minute and a 53% strike defense, Yoo is coming off a tight split-decision loss to Michael Aswell Jr. and will be determined to bounce back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/marwan-rahiki-vows-to-get-tommy-mcmillen-back-after-noche-ufc-4-loss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">With Rahiki fighting<\/a> in front of a home crowd and Yoo eager to prove he belongs among the division&#8217;s rising threats, neither man can afford to take a back step. Expect non-stop exchanges from the opening bell when these two featherweight fireworks hit the canvas in Sydney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UFC is heading back down under, and local fans just got a high-octane featherweight matchup added to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":955019,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,116427,638,82,640],"class_list":["post-955018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-marwan-rahiki","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/955019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=955018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=955018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}