On Saturday, the UFC will maintain the combat promotion’s debut occasion in Saudi Arabia. A middleweight bout between former champion Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov. Whittaker was initially slated to face Eleventh-ranked Khamzat Chimaev within the headlining bout however Chimaev was compelled to withdrawal attributable to sickness.
Whittaker (25-7) will enter the combat coming off a choice win over Paulo Costa at UFC 298 in February. Aliskerov (15-1) is using a seven-fight successful streak together with his solely profession loss coming to Chimaev. Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya believes Whittaker goes to
“He (Aliskerov) already fought Khamzat and misplaced to Khamzat by knockout. However, good wrestler,” Adesanya stated on his YouTube channel. “Rob, he was able to wrestle for this combat anyway, so the wrestling goes to be f***ing prime tier on this combat I feel.”
“I like this combat. It is a banger of a combat,” Adesanya continued. “But additionally, this man (Aliskerov), who did he final beat? Warlley Alves. Massive step up in competitors, although, towards Rob. Rob, a former champion, nonetheless on a hunt, nonetheless harmful. I am selecting Rob on this combat. I feel Rob’s going to beat the brakes off this man.”
“We’ve not seen him (Aliskerov) towards competitors like this but. I simply know the way good Rob is, so I will go Rob in all probability (spherical) three or 4 (by) TKO.”
Adesanya hasn’t fought since dropping the title to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 final September. He lately inked a bout settlement to combat champion Dricus Du Plessis within the UFC 305 predominant occasion on Aug. 18 in Perth, Australia. He’ll have the chance to turn out to be a three-time middleweight titleholder.
