UFC Announces First Six Fights For Perth Card Including Main Event

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 22: Carlos Ulberg of New Zealand reacts after a light heavyweight fight against Jan Blachowicz of Poland during the UFC Fight Night event at The O2 on March 22, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

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The UFC heads back to Perth, Australia, on Saturday, September 27, for a fight card headlined by an important light heavyweight affair. In that contest, the surging Carlos Ulberg faces the reinvigorated Dominick Reyes in a matchup that will have repercussions at the top of the UFC’s 205-pound weight class. The UFC recently officially announced the first six bouts for the UFC Perth fight card.

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UFC Perth Fight Card: Official Matchups

Carlos Ulberg vs. Dominick Reyes – Light heavyweight

Michelle Montague vs. Luana Carolina – Women’s bantamweight

Loma Lookboonmee vs. Alexia Thainara – Strawweight

Colby Thicknesse vs. Josias Musasa – Bantamweight

Choi Doo-ho vs. Daniel Santos – Featherweight

Navajo Stirling vs. Rodolfo Bellato – Light heavyweight

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UFC Perth Main Event: Carlos Ulberg Vs. Dominick Reyes

Carlos Ulberg (12-1) made his UFC debut in March 2021 after winning a contract on a Dana White’s Contender Series card. Ulberg’s knockout win on the DWCS moved his record to 5-0. At the time Ulberg was known mostly as a member of the City Kickboxing team out of Auckland, New Zealand.

Ulberg earned a “Fight of the Night” bonus for his effort in his first official UFC contest, but he did not get a victory. Instead, Kennedy Nzechukwu knocked him out in the second round of that contest.

Ulberg bounced back from his first career defeat to pick up a decision win over Fabio Cherant. He followed that with victories over Nicolae Negumereanu, Ihor Potieria, and Jung Da-un.

In May 2024, Ulberg got his first name opponent, when he went up against Alonzo Menifield. He dispatched Menifield in 12 seconds.

The UFC then booked Ulberg against former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir. Ulberg bested him by decision over three rounds. In his most recent outing, Ulberg faced a former UFC 205-pound champion in Jan Blachowicz. Ulberg won that three-rounder via decision.

Ulberg heads into UFC Perth as the No. 3 contender in the official UFC light heavyweight rankings.

Dominick Reyes (15-4) joined the UFC in 2017. He had a 6-0 record at the time. Reyes made a statement in his promotional debut, knocking out Joachim Christensen in 29 seconds to claim a “Performance of the Night” bonus.

Reyes followed that victory with five straight wins, the last of which was a knockout of former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman. The first-round finish earned Reyes his second “Performance of the Night” bonus. More importantly, the victory set him up for a 2020 matchup with then-UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

Reyes pushed Jones for five rounds at UFC 247, but his effort was not rewarded by the judges on that night in Houston, Texas, as Jones picked up a unanimous decision win. The fight was close. Close enough that UFC CEO Dana White said he has the fight scored three rounds for Reyes and one for Jones going into the last round.

Reyes has struggled after that loss with consecutive knockout setbacks to Jan Blachowicz, Jiri Prochazka, and Ryan Spann. In June 2024, Reyes righted the ship with a first-round knockout win over Dustin Jacoby.

Proving that win was not a fluke, Reyes knocked out former title challenger Anthony Smith at UFC 310.

Reyes followed those two KO victories with a third straight stoppage by strikes, finishing Nikita Krylov at UFC 314.

Reyes’s current run has earned him the No. 8 ranking in the UFC light heavyweight division.

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UFC Perth Fight Card Date:

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Noche Perth Fight Card Location:

RAC Arena in Perth, Australia

We will have more on the upcoming UFC Perth fight card as the UFC Fight Night event approaches, including previews, odds, and predictions.