The
Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its Saudi Arabia debut
with an intriguing 11-fight card that is now set after the official
weigh-ins took place.
The main event will see former middleweight champion Robert
Whittaker take on short-notice replacement Ikram
Aliskerov, who is filling in for an ill Khamzat
Chimaev. Both men stepped on the scales looking ready to go all
five rounds, with Whittaker coming at 186 pounds and Askerov
arriving at a svelte 184 pounds. All 22 fighters on the card
successfully made weight.
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This marks the second fight this year for “Bobby Knuckles.” The
Australian previously beat Paulo Costa
to rebound from his defeat to now-champion Dricus Du
Plessis. Whittaker, who is still just 33 and holds a record of
25-7, will look to show he’s still a dangerous contender. The
former titleholder comes into the fight having won two of his last
three.
This is easily the biggest fight in the career of Aliskerov (15-1).
The Russian fighter has looked impressive so far inside the Octagon
as he finished both Phil Hawes
and Warlley
Alves quickly in his two fights. His only career defeat came
against Chimaev in 2019. The 31-year-old will look to vault up the
UFC rankings with a win and become an instant contender with a good
showing.
UFC on ABC 6 prelims begin at noon ET/9 a.m. PT on ESPN and ESPN+.
The main card will then transition to ABC and ESPN+ at 3 p.m.
ET/noon PT.
UFC on ABC 6 Weigh-in Results:
Robert
Whittaker (186) vs. Ikram
Aliskerov (184)
Sergei
Pavlovich (260) vs. Alexander
Volkov (258)
Kelvin
Gastelum (184.5) vs. Daniel
Rodriguez (184)
Sharabutdin
Magomedov (185.5) vs. Antonio
Trocoli (185.5)
Volkan
Oezdemir (206) vs. Johnny
Walker (206)
Jared
Gordon (156) vs. Nasrat
Haqparast (156)
Felipe
Lima (145.5) vs. Muhammadjon
Naimov (145.5)
Nicolas
Dalby (171) vs. Rinat
Fakhretdinov (170.5)
Muin
Gafurov (136) vs. Kyung Ho
Kang (136)
Magomed
Gadzhiyasulov (205) vs. Brendson
Ribeiro (205)
Chang
Ho Lee (136) vs. Long Xiao
(136)