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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 ...
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]
Whittaker was scheduled to face Paulo Costa on 17 April 2021 at UFC on ESPN 22. [84] However, on 16 March Costa withdrew from the fight due to illness, [85] and he was replaced by Kelvin Gastelum. [86] Whittaker won the fight via unanimous decision. [87] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. [88]
A five-round middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev took place at the event. [6] They were previously expected to headline UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov last June, but Chimaev withdrew due to illness. [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 ...
The main card of UFC 308 begins at 8 a.m. HST on Saturday.
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]
It was a breathtaking and fast-paced battle and showed Chimaev belongs in the upper ranks of the welterweights. UFC 273: Khamzat Chimaev remains undefeated with decision win in thriller vs ...