Chimaev-Whittaker tops UFC’s first Saudi match
Dana White publicizes Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev in June (1:06) Dana White publicizes a broad fight within the most main match of UFC Fight Evening in Saudi Arabia, that contains Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev. (1:06) ESPN Mar 28, 2024, 01:18 AM ET The UFC will put on its first match in Saudi Arabia
Dana White publicizes Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev in June (1:06)
Dana White publicizes a broad fight within the most main match of UFC Fight Evening in Saudi Arabia, that contains Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev. (1:06)
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Mar 28, 2024, 01:18 AM ET
The UFC will put on its first match in Saudi Arabia on June 22 with a card headlined by a middleweight bout between Khamzat Chimaev and Robert WhittakerDana White, the promotion’s president, introduced Wednesday night.
The UFC Fight Evening card will air for free on ABC.
Chimaev and Whittaker will fight to search out out the No. 1 contender for middleweight champion Dricus Du PlessisWhite talked about.
Chimaev (13-0) hasn’t fought since he defeated archaic welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 in October.
He had pushed for a title bout with Du Plessis at UFC 300 in April, but Du Plessis injured each legs when he took the championship from Sean Strickland of their January UFC 297 fight. Du Plessis informed ESPN earlier this month that he’s expecting to be ready by mid-2024.
Whittaker (26-7), a archaic middleweight champ, is coming off a unanimous-choice safe over Paulo Costa in February. It became once his first fight since a TKO loss to Du Plessis in July 2023.
White introduced four diversified fights on the Saudi Arabia card: Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov, Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez, Johnny Walker vs. Volkan Özdemir and Shara Magomedov vs. Ihor Potieria.
