{"id":41312,"date":"2026-10-28T01:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Quillan-Salkilld-vs-Benoit-St-Denis-to-headline-UFC-Sydney-on-Feb-6-203383"},"modified":"2026-10-28T01:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:14:41","slug":"quillan-salkilld-vs-benoit-st-denis-to-headline-ufc-sydney-on-feb-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/quillan-salkilld-vs-benoit-st-denis-to-headline-ufc-sydney-on-feb-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Quillan Salkilld vs. Benoit St. Denis to headline UFC Sydney on Feb. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/quillan-salkilld-vs-benoit-st-denis-to-headline-ufc-sydney-on-feb-6.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p> The <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a>\u2019s next trip to Australia will be<br \/>\nheadlined by a lightweight clash.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Quillan-Salkilld-300317\">Quillan<br \/>\nSalkilld<\/a> will have the home crowd behind him when he faces<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Benoit-St-Denis-317103\">Benoit<br \/>\nSaint Denis<\/a> in the main event of UFC Sydney on Feb. 7 at<br \/>\nAfterpay Arena. The event will air Feb. 6 in the United States.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Quillan Salkilld brings a 13-fight winning streak into his<br \/>\nsecond UFC main event against Benoit St. Denis<\/h2>\n<p>Salkilld lost his professional debut in 2021 and has since won 13<br \/>\nconsecutive fights. He earned a contract on <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Dana-Whites-Contender-Series-12411\"><br \/>\nDana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a> in 2024 and has gone 6-0 in the<br \/>\nUFC, with five first-round finishes.<\/p>\n<p>Salkilld is coming off victories over <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Beneil-Dariush-56583\">Beneil<br \/>\nDariush<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mateusz-Gamrot-90605\">Mateusz<br \/>\nGamrot<\/a>. Saint Denis, meanwhile, will look to rebound from a<br \/>\nfirst-round submission loss to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Paddy-Pimblett-84902\">Paddy<br \/>\nPimblett<\/a>. The Frenchman had won four consecutive fights by<br \/>\nstoppage before Pimblett submitted him in 52 seconds at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-329-McGregor-vs-Holloway-2-111889\"><br \/>\nUFC 329<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Denis is 9-4 in the UFC. \u201cGod of War\u201d made his promotional<br \/>\ndebut in October 2021, eight months after Salkilld\u2019s first<br \/>\nprofessional fight.<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"1.8904109589041\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.6164383561644\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HIGH STAKES DOWN UNDER \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa @QuillanSalkilld<br \/>\nvs @BenoitSt_Denis will headline #UFCSydney! [ LIVE FEB 6 on<br \/>\n@ParamountPlus | Register for presale access at the link in our<br \/>\nbio: https:\/\/t.co\/I17ruQM22O | #FeelNewSydney | #ILoveSydney ]\nhttps:\/\/t.co\/77QJUhHEZJ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC (@ufc) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ufc\/status\/2115216975651807240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October<br \/>\n27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ultimate Fighting Championship\u2019s next trip to Australia will be headlined by a lightweight clash. Quillan Salkilld will have the home crowd behind him when he faces Benoit Saint Denis in the main event of UFC Sydney on Feb. 7 at Afterpay Arena. The event will air Feb. 6 in the United States. 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