UFC Perth Weigh-Ins; Card Cut by Cancellations

UFC Perth held official weigh-ins with 26 fighters ahead of Saturday’s Fight Night, headlined by light heavyweights Carlos Ulberg and Dominick Reyes both at the non-title limit of 206 pounds. Ulberg entered the bout riding an eight-fight win streak, including a decision over Jan Blachowicz, while Reyes had three consecutive KO/TKO victories after ending a four-fight skid. The weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel and the card was set to be broadcast on ESPN+. The event suffered multiple cancellations: the originally announced co-main of Junior Tafa vs. İbo Aslan was removed and, less than 48 hours before the show, Oban Elliott withdrew due to illness, cancelling his bout with Australian prospect Jonathan Micallef and cutting the card to 13 fights. Those changes promoted Jimmy Crute vs. Ivan Erslan to the penultimate slot and coincided with reports of softer ticket demand for the Perth event.