Quillan Salkilld will face Benoit Saint Denis in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Feb. 6 in Sydney.
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UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski says he expects Quillan Salkilld to steamroll Benoit Saint Denis when the pair meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Feb. 6 at Afterpay Arena in Sydney.
Salkilld (13-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is taking another step up the lightweight ladder after posting four consecutive first-round finishes in UFC, including a submission of Mateusz Gamrot in his first UFC headliner in August. He has earned bonuses for all four victories.
Volkanovski, speaking to UFC Australia and New Zealand, called the matchup a major opportunity for Salkilld. “Happy for Quillan, that's a big fight,” he said. “Obviously it gets him right there, as well. It gets him right in the picture… Now he's getting closer and closer… A win against BSD, he should be fighting your Ilia's, Paddy's, and all that, and then fighting for a title. How could he not? So, that's huge. He's on a tear. I like BSD, (but) Quillan smokes him.”
Saint Denis (17-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) is looking to rebound from a quick submission loss to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 329, a defeat that ended his four-fight winning streak.
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