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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]
In his first fight on the show, Whittaker fought Luke Newman. Whittaker landed a punch flush on the chin of Newman after 19 seconds, knocking him unconscious for several minutes. The win moved him onto the semi-final round. [27] The knockout also earned Whittaker an additional $25,000 for "Knockout of the Season". [28]
Chimaev faced Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 on 9 April 2022. [86] Chimaev won the fight via unanimous decision, the first decision victory of his career. [87] The fight was awarded the Fight of the Night award. [88] The fight also earned him first place in the Crypto.com Fan Bonus of the Night award. [88]
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 ...
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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.
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 ...