The UFC goes to Saudi Arabia. For the primary time the battle promotion will host an occasion at Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh. The occasion might be a ‘Struggle Evening’ card and is headlined by a middleweight bout between former champion Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev.
UFC CEO Dana White made the announcement on Wednesday by way of social media. “BOOOOOOM!!!!!! UFC is heading to Saudi Arabia for the primary time with a BAD ASS card, headlined by @robwhittakermma vs @khamzat_chimaev,” White wrote on a video publish.
“What’s up guys? Right here with one other announcement. On Saturday, June 22, we’ll be going to Saudi Arabia,” White mentioned within the video. “Our battle battle within the Kingdom might be a Struggle Evening that may air reside and free on ABC. The primary occasion might be former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker versus 13-0, undefeated Khamzat Chimaev to see who would be the No. 1 contender for the UFC Middleweight championship.”
White additionally introduced the battle card’s co-main occasion in addition to a number of different bouts.
“The co-main occasion, the No. 3 ranked knockout artist Sergei Pavlovich versus the No. 6 ranked Alexander Volkov. Additionally, Kelvin Gastelum might be taking over Daniel Rodriguez. We have Johnny Walker versus Volkan Oezdemir,” White added.
View the unique article to see embedded media.
