UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Aliskerov airs live from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, June 22. The fight card marks the promotion’s debut in the country.
The main event is a five-round 185-pound battle between New Zealand-Australian former middleweight champion and No. 3 Robert Whittaker (25-7) and Dana White’s Contender Series alumni Ikram Aliskerov (15-1). The co-main event is a heavyweight bout between No. 3 Sergei Pavlovich (18-2) and No. 5 Alexander Volkov (37-10).
Also on the card, Kelvin Gastelum (18-9) of San Jose, CA and Daniel Rodriguez (17-4) of Alhambra, CA go head to head at middleweight. As well, unbeaten middleweight Shara Magomedov (12-0) meets Antonio Trocoli (12-3) of Brazil. Plus, Johnny Walker (21-8) of Brazil and Volkan Oezdemir (19-7) of Switzerland clash at light heavyweight. The full lineup can be found below.
UFC Saudi Arabia results
Get UFC Saudi Arabia: Whittaker vs Aliskerov full fight card results below.
Main card
- Robert Whittaker def. Ikram Aliskerov by KO (punches, R1 at 1:49) | Watch finish
- Alexander Volkov def. Sergei Pavlovich by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
- Kelvin Gastelum def. Daniel Rodriguez by unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)
- Sharabutdin Magomedov def. Antonio Trocoli by TKO (knee and punches, R3 at 2:27)
- Volkan Oezdemir def. Johnny Walker by KO (punches, R1 at 2:28) | Watch finish
Preliminary card
- Nasrat Haqparast def. Jared Gordon by split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
- Felipe Lima def. Muhammad Naimov by submission (rear-naked choke, R3 at 1:15)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Nicolas Dalby by split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
- Muin Gafurov def. Kang Kyung-ho by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Brendson Ribeiro by majority decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–28)
- ChangHo Lee def. Xiao Long by split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)