A light heavyweight bout between Anthony ‘Hippo’ Perosh (12-6) and UFC newcomer Nick Penner (11-1) appears to be set for the upcoming UFC on FX 2 event in Australia.
Officials with the Australian office of the UFC confirmed the inclusion of Perosh on the card via Twitter today (@UFC_Australia).
– The Hippo @anthonyperosh books his place on the #UFCSydney card. @wwos9 have all the latest http://bit.ly/zqw4JJ
UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann (aka UFC on FX 2) is expected to take place on March 3, 2012 at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia.
Perosh will look to make it three wins in a row as a light heavyweight, using rear-naked chokes to submit both Cyrille Diabate, at UFC 138, and Tom Blackledge, at UFC 127. The ‘Hippo’ returned to the UFC after a five year gap in February 2010, losing to Mirko Filipovic in a heavyweight bout at UFC 110. Perosh made two other appearances in 2006, losing fights at UFC 66 and UFC 61.
Penner hails from Canada and will make his UFC debut at the Australian show. He is currently riding an eight fight win streak with two victories in 2011. His last bout took place in September at a local event in Alberta, Canada earning a unanimous decision. So far Penner has earned four wins by (T)KO, five by submission and two by decision over his career.