Heavyweight Model Pericic made his octagon debut on Saturday on the UFC Perth undercard. He confronted Elisha Ellison within the second combat of the evening, however left an impression.
Pericic knocked Ellison out in slightly below two minutes extending his successful streak and incomes a a lot wanted bonus.
“The final eight years I have been sleeping in automobiles, sleeping in gyms. That is my life. Nobody was going to beat me tonight,” Pericic stated moments after his knockout win.
“I took out a $100K mortgage to return work for this firm. So, if I get a bonus tonight, perhaps I pays half of it,” he continued.
Pericic did get a bonus and banked an additional $50,000 for his first-round knockout.