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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Will Castle

Welsh fighter Oban Elliott pulls out of UFC Perth bout due to illness

Oban Elliott has pulled out of his fight this weekend with illness - (Getty Images)

Welsh fighter Oban Elliott has pulled out of his welterweight bout at UFC Perth this weekend due to illness.

Elliott was due to take on home favourite Jonathan Micallef in front of a partisan Aussie crowd - a bout that would have taken place on Sunday morning, with the prelims beginning at 7am local time.

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