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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]
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 ...
UFC 308 LIVE: Robert Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev. 21:07, Alex Pattle. This one may well be a No 1 contender’s fight at middleweight. Chimaev sprinted to the ring, before an intense-looking ...
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.
Chimaev turned professional on 26 May 2018, at International Ring Fight Arena 14, against Gard Olve Sagen. [35] He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round. [36] Chimaev's next fight took place on 18 August 2018, against Ole Magnor at Fight Club Rush 3. [37] He won via submission with a rear naked choke late in the first round. [38]
Aliskerov was part of the fight as a replacement for fellow rising star Khamzat Chimaev, who pulled out of the main event due to illness, part of a wave of high-profile withdrawals from UFC main ...
Whittaker seemed to suffer a broken jaw at UFC 308, as Chimaev submitted him in round one
UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till (also known as UFC on ESPN 14 and UFC Fight Island 3 ) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 26, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates.