Robert Whittaker faces Khamzat Chimaev in the primary occasion of UFC Combat Night time stay from Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, June 23 (AEST). The pair squares off within the middleweight title eliminator headlining the promotion’s debut within the nation.
New Zealand-Australian former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (25-7) is coming off the win by unanimous choice in opposition to Paulo Costa final February. Unbeaten No. 11-ranked middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev (13-0) gained his earlier bout final October by majority choice in opposition to former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. UFC CEO, Dana White made the battle announcement by way of video posted on X.
White additionally introduced the co-main occasion bout pitting Sergei Pavlovich in opposition to Alexander Volkov at heavyweight. As properly, a welterweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Daniel Rodriguez, and a light-weight heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Volkan Oezdemir. As well as, Sharabutdin Magomedov and Ihor Potieria go face to face at middleweight.
Amongst different beforehand introduced bouts, though but to be confirmed by the promotion, Jared Gordon faces Nasrat Haqparast at light-weight. The present UFC Saudi Arabia lineup appears as the next:
Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev, middleweight
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov, heavyweight
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez, welterweight
Johnny Walker vs. Volkan Oezdemir, mild heavyweight
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Ihor Potieria, middleweight
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon, light-weight
