Former middleweight titleholder Robert Whittaker scored an incredible first-round KO in the main event of UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia.
The first UFC Fight Night card in Saudi Arabia closed out with a violent first-round finish when Robert Whittaker defeated short-notice replacement Ikram Aliskerov.The main event of UFC Saudi Arabia was originally supposed to see Whittaker square off with the unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev, but when Chimaev was forced to withdraw due to health issues Ikram Aliskerov quickly stepped up after he was previously scheduled to compete last weekend in Las Vegas.
Aliskerov's only career loss heading into UFC Saudi Arabia came against Chimaev in 2019, and after that setback the 31-year-old put together a seven-fight win streak that included a pair of first-round finishes in the UFC.The odds were surprisingly close when the cage door closed for the UFC Saudi Arabia main event, but Whittaker reminded everyone that he's still a championship-caliber fighter when he floored Aliskerov with a perfectly-placed uppercut in the opening round.
Noticeably stacked with big names compared to some UFC Fight Night events, UFC Saudi Arabia also saw Alexander Volkov collect his fourth win in a row when he defeated Sergei Pavlovich and included a pair of violent knockouts from Volkan Oezdemir and Shara Magomedov as part of the night's main card.Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship.
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