Sutherland Takes Ufc Perth Fight On Week's Notice

British UFC combatant Louie Sutherland has agreed to beryllium a short-notice replacement force for Tai Tuivasa successful Perth connected 2 May.

On hardly 1 week's notice, Sutherland will recreation from nan UK to Australia, having fought past period astatine UFC London.

The 32-year-old suffered nan first knockout nonaccomplishment of his profession and is successful request of a triumph to get his profession backmost connected way aft successive defeats.

Australian heavyweight Tuivasa's homecoming conflict was successful jeopardy aft Sean Sharaf withdrew from their title earlier this week pinch a surgery nose.

Tuivasa has a main paper slot successful Perth but is successful nan midst of a dire tally pinch six consecutive losses successful nan UFC.

Th 33-year-old has an wide grounds of 14 wins and 9 defeats while Sutherland has 5 losses successful 15 fights.

Both men are knockout artists, pinch 8 of Sutherland's wins coming via knockout and 13 of Tuivasa's 14.