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However, Chimaev withdrew due to an illness and was replaced by Ikram Aliskerov, who was scheduled to fight a week earlier at UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira. [6] A middleweight bout between Sharabutdin Magomedov and Ihor Potieria was expected to take place at the event. [5] However, Potieria was pulled to face Michel Pereira at UFC 301. [7]
This event was the fourth and final UFC Fight Island event that took place on Yas Island, following UFC 251, UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige and UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2, as part of a plan to facilitate the hosting of events involving fighters impacted by U.S. travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Robert John Whittaker (born 20 December 1990) is an Australian professional mixed martial artist.He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion and the first Australian to win a UFC championship.
Say you’re Robert Whittaker.Say you’ve got a big fight booked against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev as the headliner of Saturday’s UFC Saudi Arabia (3 p.m ET, ABC/ESPN+). It’s a fight ...
Chimaev won the fight via unanimous decision, the first decision victory of his career. [89] The fight was awarded the Fight of the Night award. [90] The fight also earned him first place in the Crypto.com Fan Bonus of the Night award. [90] Chimaev was scheduled to face Nate Diaz on 10 September 2022 in the main event of UFC 279. [91]
Ikram Sabirovich Aliskerov [a] (born December 7, 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former combat sambo competitor who competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Watch Khamzat Chimaev go toe to toe with Gilbert Burns in a Fight of the Night. UFC 279 free fight: Khamzat Chimaev wins in an all-out war vs. Gilbert Burns Skip to main content
Ben Whittaker reacts after falling out of the ring with Liam Cameron during their light heavyweight fight. Whittaker, 27, is now 8-0-1 and Cameron, 33, is 23-6-1. (This story was updated to add a ...