UFC CEO Dana White made a giant announcement on Wednesday evening as he revealed 5 fights for the upcoming UFC Saudi Arabia card on June 22, together with the middleweight essential occasion between former champion Robert Whittaker and the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev. Was this the precise name?
On an all-new version of Heck of a Morning, MMA Preventing’s Mike Heck reacts to the Whittaker vs. Chimaev matchup, why it was super matchmaking, the stakes hooked up to it, and what it means for Sean Strickland, Paulo Costa, and different large names within the division. Moreover, listener questions embrace the highest fights at UFC 300, Dana White’s relationship with the media, what may headline UFC 302, the Jailton Almeida vs. Alexander Volkov battle getting scrapped with Volkov now preventing Sergei Pavlovich in Saudi Arabia, and rather more.
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