Cam Rowston will make the walk to the Octagon for the first time this Saturday, debuting at UFC Perth against seasoned middleweight Andre Petroski in a matchup that will test the Australian newcomer right out of the gate.
Rowston (12-3) will make his UFC debut on the same card as teammates Navajo Stirling and Carlos Ulberg, marking a special night for the Australian middleweight.
“Yeah it’s how I would want to do it for sure. We have a big team rolling in where it feels like the pressure in fight week. You’re a little bit more distracted with the teammates in a good way,” Rowston told reporters on Wednesday.
“There’s good banter. There’s a lot happening and we don’t just go up and sit in a hotel room and think about eating food. We get out, we do some team walks, and we get out into the park in the sun. It’s been really nice.”
In Perth, Rowston will face Petroski in what is considered an uncommon matchup for a UFC debutant against an established middleweight. It’s a challenge he says he’s grateful to embrace.
“It’s a good matchup. It’s just like you’re just throwing me into the fire straight away. This is my opportunity to catapult myself into the mix of the middleweight division,” he said.
“I’d much rather do it this way than have to slowly climb my way up in like 3 or 4 fights.”
Watch the entire media day scrum with Cam Rowston above. He takes on Andre Petroski at UFC Perth on Saturday night.
