{"id":38060,"date":"2026-05-03T21:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Jacob-Malkoun-bemoans-lackluster-UFC-Perth-performance-201059"},"modified":"2026-05-03T21:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:07:11","slug":"jacob-malkoun-bemoans-lackluster-ufc-perth-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/jacob-malkoun-bemoans-lackluster-ufc-perth-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Malkoun bemoans lackluster UFC Perth performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jacob
\nMalkoun<\/a> believes he wasn\u2019t his usual self on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Malkoun (10-3) downed Gerald
\nMeerschaert<\/a> in a middleweight outing in front of a home crowd
\nat
\nUFC Perth<\/a>, but he needed three full rounds to get it done.
\nWhile Malkoun closed as an overwhelming -1400 betting favorite
\ngoing in, the fight didn\u2019t reflect the odds. Malkoun chose to
\ngrapple in the first round against the submission savant, who
\nmanaged to control the round. Even as Malkoun bounced back in the
\nlater rounds, he could not establish the dominance expected of him.
\nThe Australian eventually earned a lukewarm unanimous decision win,
\none that did not earn his satisfaction.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMamba\u201d isn\u2019t certain about what was off, and he plans to go back
\nto the drawing board with his team. Malkoun said in his post-fight
\ninterview:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t the performance I was hoping to do,\u201d the Aussie remarked
\nwith frustration. \u201cYou learn from your losses. You gotta learn as
\nmuch as you do with a win like that. You\u2019re not happy, but at least
\nyou go home and work with how to get better\u2026 My coaches knew I was
\na bit off. You could tell that they knew something was wrong with
\nme\u2026 But credit to Meerschaert, I know he is a veteran. Gave me a
\nhard fight, I\u2019m not gonna take the credit from him. He\u2019s a tough
\ndude\u2026 Just gotta figure out what was wrong. Maybe something with my
\nweight cut, the food, we\u2019ll figure out what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Malkoun is currently riding a three-fight winning streak, his
\nlongest in the UFC. His finish rate fell to 30% with another
\ndecision on his ledger. Meanwhile, the 38-year-old Meerschaert
\n(37-22) has now lost five in a row.<\/p>\n

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\n

\u201cIt wasn’t the performance I wanted to
\ndo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacob Malkoun (@Mambamalkoun<\/a>)
\nis just focused on getting better after securing his second win of
\n2026.
\n#UFCPerth<\/a><\/p>\n

Complete Prelim Results \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/pOLmei5xbH<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LJ5emg3Ciy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 UFC News (@UFCNews)
\nMay 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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