5 Fighters on the UFC 221 hot seat

Modified Feb 09, 2018 14:07 GMT

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold v BispingUFC 221 takes place this Saturday (Feb. 10, 2018) from Perth, Australia and featured in the main event is the interim middleweight title fight pitting former 185-pound kingpin Luke Rockhold against Yoel Romero.While a number of fighters are welcoming the warm weather down in Perth, others will be feeling the heat for different reasons as they are in desperate need of a victory. Here are five fighters on the preverbal "Hot Seat" ahead of UFC 221.

#3 Damien Brown

'Beatdown' is on a 2-fight losing streak.

Brown will look for his first win since Nov. 2016 when he faces "Maestro" Dong Hyun Kim in a lightweight affair. The 33-year-old Brisbane native is coming off back-to-back losses to Vinc Pichel and Frank Camacho. "Beatdown" will look to avoid three-straight losses for the first time since Aug. 2014.

Despite earning a "Performance Of The Night" bonus in his last contest against Camacho, a third-straight setback for Brown could lead to his exit from the UFC.

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Meanwhile, his opponent Kim heads into this contest on a two-fight win streak, including a unanimous decision victory over Brown's countryman Brendan O'Reilly at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. The 29-year-old has gone 2-1 since dropping down to the 155-pound division in 2016.

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Edited by Lennard Surrao