Taveras, a Dana White's Contender Series alum, had missed weight for the bout, albeit by just a single pound. That's after moving up to featherweight from 135lbs, where he'd missed weight for both his first Contender Series fight (he'd come back later in the season and win his second), and his UFC debut. Lots of feeling out in this one, with Jenkins circling and Taveras chasing.
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.
My wife's pregnant and she's at a really high-risk. So we have to go hospital. We've been going hospital every week basically or twice a week. Sometimes you just got to step back and remember fighting's just a part-time thing,
