Louie Sutherland was on a normal night shift when he got a notification that changed his life.

Sutherland, 31, received a message from UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard while working on the railway that got the ball rolling for his eventual switch to Dana White 's promotion. I got UFC call while working on railway at 2am - now I’m ready to prove Dana White made the right call

Having been crowned the heavyweight champion at Dutch promotion, Levels Fight League (LFL), Sutherland knew his UFC contract was close, but he didn't quite expect his debut to come in this manner.

The London-born Scot has been thrown straight into the deep end, as he features on the main card of UFC Perth on Sunday morning .

Sutherland faces New Zealand heavyweight Justin Tafa at RAC Arena, before Carlos Ulberg t

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