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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]
Whittaker won the fight via unanimous decision to become the first winner of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes alongside Norman Parke, who was the lightweight winner. [30] Whittaker faced Colton Smith on 25 May 2013 at UFC 160. [31] He won the fight by TKO in the third round. [32] Whittaker faced Court McGee on 28 August 2013 at UFC Fight Night ...
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] Chimaev was scheduled to face Nate Diaz on 10 September 2022 in the main event of UFC 279. [89]
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 ...
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.
First at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal in December 2020, and again at UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny in January 2021. [5] [6] [7] On February 11, the fight was cancelled a third time as it was announced that Chimaev was still suffering from lingering effects of COVID-19 and pulled out of the fight. [8] Edwards faced Belal Muhammad instead. [9]
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 ...
However, Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds, exceeding the non-title welterweight limit by 7.5 pounds, leading to the bout's cancellation. In response to this, the UFC made several changes: Nate Diaz was matched with Tony Ferguson , the former interim UFC Lightweight Champion and winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos .