One of the breakthrough fighters of 2025 has his first UFC assignment of 2026, but it’s a different opponent than initially scheduled.
Highly-touted rising lightweight Quillan Salkilld will now face fellow Australian Jamie Mullarkey at UFC 325 on Jan. 31, after an injury withdrawal from original opponent Zhu Rong, the promotion recently announced. The event takes place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
It’ll be a home game for Salkilld (10-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who had a stupendous first calendar year in the UFC. After a vicious, 61-second knockout of Anshul Jubli, he defeated Yanal Ashmouz by unanimous decision. If he hadn’t already turned heads, Salkilld certainly did with his violent head kick knockout of Nasrat Haqparast in October.
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Seemingly one to step up to the plate in situations where others won’t, Mullarkey (18-8 MMA, 6-6 UFC) aims to play spoiler – a role which he’s frequently attempted and sometimes succeeded in throughout his UFC career.
With the change, the UFC 325 lineup includes:
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Dan Hooker vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
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Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy
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Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira
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Jimmy Crute vs. Dustin Jacoby
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Jamie Mullarkey vs. Quillan Salkilld
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Cody Brundage vs. Cam Rowston
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Torrez Finney vs. Jacob Malkoun
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Oban Elliott vs. Jonathan Micallef
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Billy Elekana vs. Junior Tafa
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Dom Mar Fan vs. Sang Uk Kim
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Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Sebastian Szalay
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Lawrence Lui vs. Sulangrangbo
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Namsrai Batbayar vs. Aaron Tau
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Quillan Salkilld gets new UFC 325 opponent
