For the primary time, the octagon is in Saudi Arabia for this weekend’s UFC occasion. Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh hosts Saturday’s battle card. On Friday morning, the fighters competing on the occasion formally weighed in.
The occasion is headlined by a middleweight bout between former champion Robert Whittaker (25-7) and fast-rising Ikram Aliskerov (15-1). Whittaker was the primary fighter to step on the dimensions and weight 186 kilos. Aliskerov was the second fighter to weigh-in, tipping the dimensions at 184 kilos.
Whittaker was initially slated to face Eleventh-ranked Khamzat Chimaev within the headlining bout however Chimaev was compelled to withdrawal because of sickness. Whittaker will enter the battle coming off a call win over Paulo Costa at UFC 298 in February. Aliskerov is driving a seven-fight successful streak along with his solely profession loss coming to Chimaev.
UFC Saudi Arabia Official Weigh-In Outcomes
Fundamental Card (on ABC and ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET
Robert Whittaker (186) vs. Ikram Aliskerov (184)Sergei Pavlovich (260) vs. Alexander Volkov (258)Kelvin Gastelum (184.5) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (184)Sharabutdin Magomedov (185.5) vs. Antonio Trocoli (185.5)Johnny Walker (206) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (206)
Preliminary Card (on ESPN/ESPN+ at Midday ET)
Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs. Jared Gordon (156)Muhammad Naimov (145.5) vs. Felipe Lima (145.5)Rinat Fakhretdinov (170.5) vs. Nicolas Dalby (171)Kang Kyung-ho (136) vs. Muin Gafurov (136)Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (205) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205)Xiao Lengthy (136) vs. Lee Chang-ho (136)
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