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Identifying Three Preliminary Card Talents To Watch This Weekend At UFC 312

By E. Spencer Kyte • Feb. 4, 2025

The UFC’s last three trips to Australia have produced some serious breakout performances, catapulting unheralded talents onto the radar and launching ascending prospects to rising star status.

In early 2023 at UFC 284, Elves Brener announced his presence in a sharp short-notice effort,and Jack Della Maddalena continued his march up the welterweight ranks with a first-round submission win over Randy Brown. In the fall of that year, the UFC ventured to Sydney, where Kevin Jousset turned in an impressive debut performance, Carlos Ulberg added another victory to his extended run of…