"Brando Pericic and Elisha Ellison arrive in the world's leading mixed martial arts promotion at UFC Perth, a pair of heavyweighs set to collide on the preliminary card. The event is headlined by Carlos Ulberg and Dominick Reyes, and has taken a number of hits in the lead-up to the show at the RAC Arena, from multiple bout cancellations to slow ticket sales."
"With a kickboxing background, he holds an 18-2 record and was a former IKBF/ISKA Super Heavyweight Champion. That said, I'm not overly impressed with Pericic. Like many heavyweights, his primary threat is power on the feet, but beyond that, there's little technical polish. He does his best work inside, throwing short elbows and knees, but his striking is generally sloppy: wild and unrefined, lacking setups or strategy. He simply 'sends it' without much thought."
"Pericic has some grappling in his arsenal, with a ground-and-pound stoppage and a submission win, but these came against lower-level opponents and don't carry much weight. When it comes to takedown defense, his main response is to punch and elbow, but once taken down, he makes significant mistakes, errors he's gotten away with so far only because of the limited athleticism of his past opponents."
Brando Pericic and Elisha Ellison join the UFC at UFC Perth and will collide on the preliminary card. The event is headlined by Carlos Ulberg and Dominick Reyes and has faced multiple bout cancellations and slow ticket sales ahead of the RAC Arena show. Pericic, nicknamed "The Balkan Bear," fights as a heavyweight, trains at City Kickboxing, and holds a 4-1 pro record with three KO/TKOs and one submission; he also held an 18-2 kickboxing record and an IKBF/ISKA Super Heavyweight title. Pericic relies on power and inside elbows and knees but shows sloppy, unrefined striking, limited technical polish, questionable takedown defense, and conditioning concerns. Ellison is a 28-year-old heavyweight from Enumclaw, Washington, training at Combat Sports & Fitness with a 5-1 pro record featuring four KO/TKOs and one submission.
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