Quillan Salkilld | Speed-Running In The Lightweight Division

Quillan Salkilld is not yet 14 months removed from his UFC debut in Sydney, Australia, last year, where he and Anshul Jubli were tasked with kicking off the festivities at Qudos Bank Arena, and yet the 26-year-old is already preparing for a co-main event assignment against Beneil Dariush in his hometown of Perth, Western Australia, later this year.

“Hell yeah!” he said at the mention of the fight earlier this month while in Las Vegas. “I found out —I was actually having a nap and I got a random phone call; I didn’t know who it was —and it was Hunter (Campbell) and he had an opportunity. We were stoked and waiting on confirmation, and then last night we got the all clear that it was a go…