Quillan Salkilld, the Australian lightweight touted by UFC commentator Jon Anik, made a stunning debut at UFC 312, scoring a controversial knockout win just 19 seconds into his fight against Anshul Jubli. Salkilld's explosive performance has set tongues wagging and sparked debate about the referee's decision to call the fight. With eight Australians on the card, including debutants Colby Thicknesse and Jonathan Micallef, UFC 312 promises to be a night of exciting action.
UFC commentator Jon Anik named him the Australia n rookie he was most excited to see – and breakout Australia n lightweight Quillan Salkilld didn’t disappoint. UFC 312: Du Plessis v Strickland 2 | SUN 9 FEB | UFC middleweight king Dricus du Plessis is headed back Down Under for yet another title defence, with the South African set to face Sean Strickland in a blockbuster UFC 312 headliner in Sydney.
Salkilld, draped in an Australian flag, and with Black Betty blasting – earned in an incredible, and controversial, KO finish after just 19 seconds.Speaking with Fox Sports Australia this week, Anik described the West Australian as the fighter who had impressed him most during this week’s range of fighter meetings – and for a card topped by UFC middleweight champ Dricus du Plessis and challenger Sean Strickland.In the opening exchanges with Anshul Jubli, Salkilld dropped his Indian rival with a big right, prompting the referee to dive in and call it off, even though the downed fighter was not out and, in fact, was grabbing at his opponent’s leg. Immediately afterwards, Jubli appealed with the referee for diving on top of him and calling the fight off. However, the Indian fighter had fallen incredibly hard when dropped and there was an argument for suggesting the referee had in fact saved him from more damage in a finish only moments later.“Perfect ending for my debut,” he said, before urging UFC boss Dana White to award him a $50,000 Performance bonusSalkilld is among eight Australians appearing on the card, and one of the debutants – himself, alongside Sydneysider Colby Thicknesse and Victorian Jonathan Micallef. “Quillan Salkilld feels like he wants to go in there and hurt a man,” the commentator said, referencing the fighter who won his way into this event via Dana White’s Contender Series.“And I think he has a pretty good match up in front of him (against Anshul Jubli).“It’s great, for example, that Colby Thicknesse has been under the watchful eye of coach Joe Lopez since he was 12 years old. “But how does his game actually translate when fighting somebody like Aleksandre Topuria in the UFC? Dealing with all the pressure, all the emotion that comes with that? “The three UFC newcomers – Colby, Quillan and Jon -- all seem even keeled, all seem to have a maturity that belies their years
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