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

The 31-year-old 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.

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 was originally thrown straight into the deep end, expecting to feature on the main card of UFC Perth at the end of last month.

He was booked to face New Zealand heavyweight Justin Tafa at RAC Arena, but on the morning of the fight, the UFC announced Tafa had pulled out and wasn't even going to make the weigh-in

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