Australia is without a current male world champion after bantamweight Jason Moloney was upset on points by Yoshiki Takei on a historic Tokyo card.
West Australian Steve Erceg concedes he made a big mistake in going for a late take-down during his loss to UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja in Brazil.
Pantoja had to squint through the blood to get it done, but his experience made all the difference in a close fight.