Robert Whittaker improved to 26-7 on Saturday, knocking out Ikram Aliskerov (15-2) just 1:49 into their middleweight main event at UFC Fight Night in Saudi Arabia, a region vying to challenge Las Vegas as the perceived 'Fight Capital of the World.'
If anyone ever doubted Robert Whittaker's willingness to fight anyone at any time, he proved them wrong and then some on Saturday.
Whittaker was supposed to face undefeated middleweight Khamzat Chimaev , but Chimaev was forced to withdraw last week due to injury. The UFC replaced Chimaev with Aliskerov, a very talented up-and-comer who had only fought twice in the UFC. It became an all risk, no reward situation for Whittaker, but he accepted anyway.
Despite Whittaker's history as a former champion in the UFC, betting odds closed nearly even between him and Aliskerov. Aliskerov, 31, is from the same region of Dagestan as retired lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and hadn't lost since 2019. His only loss going into Saturday was against Chimaev.Whittaker stunned him a little over a minute into the fight with a counter right hand.
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