"We were pretty surprised by the timing of the fight, but knowing it's next to his country made it clearer why they wanted him to fight there," BSD said during the card's media day this week. "I had already in my mind put the switch back on, because BSD and Dan Hooker, you need no promotion. It's gonna be a scrap."
Surging Australian talent Quillan Salkilld will face a different opponent than originally expected at UFC 325. The Las Vegas-based promotion recently announced that Zhu Rong has withdrawn from the lightweight bout and will be replaced by Jamie Mullarkey. UFC 325 takes place on Jan. 31 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, and is headlined by a featheweight title rematch between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes.
Dan Hooker, UFC London ceremonial Weigh-In Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press Two big lightweight fights are joining the UFC 325 card in Sydney next year. In the co-main event spot, Dan Hooker (24-13) will be fighting close to home when he takes on France's Benoit Saint-Denis (16-3, 1NC). Rafael Fiziev (13-4), meanwhile, takes on Mauricio Ruffy (12-2) in a second promising match-up at 155lbs.