The UFC debuts in Perth on Sunday 11 February at the Perth Arena.
The fight card which boasts 12 bouts will be headlined by Yoel Romero and Luck Rochold who will battle for a shot at Rob Whittaker later in the year. Heavyweights Mark Hunt and Tai Tuivasa are also on the card against Curtis Blaydes & Cyril Asker respectively.
The schedule of events taking place during fight week are as follows:
FRIDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2018
UFC 221 OPEN WORKOUTS (FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Plot 7, Elizabeth Quay
The Esplanade
12:00pm – 1:30pm local time
Participants:
- Yoel Romero
- Luke Rockhold
- Mark Hunt
- Curtis Blaydes
SATURDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2018
UFC 221 WEIGH-INS (FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Perth Arena
700 Wellington St
10:00am – 11:30am
Doors open 10:00am with official weigh-ins commencing at 11:00am local time.
SUNDAY, 11 February 2018
UFC 221 EVENT
Perth Arena
700 Wellington St
6:30am – 2:00pm
Doors will open for the public at 6:30am with the first UFC Fight Pass commencing at 7:30am local time. The main card is scheduled to begin at 11:00am with event concluding at approximately 2:00pm.
FIGHT CARD
Main Card (PPV):
- Yoel Romero vs. Luke Rockhold
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Mark Hunt
- Cyril Asker vs. Tai Tuivasa
- Jake Matthews vs. Li Jingliang
- Tyson Pedro vs. Saparbek Safarov
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports):
- Damien Brown vs. Dong Hyun Kim
- Israel Adesanya vs. Rob Wilkinson
- Jeremy Kennedy vs. Alex Volkanovski
- Jussier Formiga vs. Ben Nguyen
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass):
- Mizuto Hirota vs. Ross Pearson
- Teruto Ishihara vs. Jose Quinonez
- Luke Jumeau vs. Daichi Abe
