UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev
| UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 22, 2024 | |||
| Venue | Kingdom Arena | |||
| City | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev (also known as UFC on ABC 6) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on June 22, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1]
Background[edit]
The promotion was originally expected to make its Saudi Arabia debut at an event on March 2, 2024,[2][3] but on January 24, Saudi Arabia's chairman of General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh announced the event had been officially postponed until this date, citing "a decision to reschedule was taken to ensure the best caliber of talent will be available to participate".[1]
A middleweight title eliminator bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev is expected to headline the event.[4]
A middleweight bout between Sharabudtin Magomedov and Ihor Potieria was expected to take place at the event.[4] However, Potieria was pulled to face Michel Pereira at UFC 301. It is currently unknown if a replacement opponent will be sought.[5]
Fight card[edit]
| Fight card (ABC / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Robert Whittaker | vs. | Khamzat Chimaev | [a] | |||
| Heavyweight | Sergei Pavlovich | vs. | Alexander Volkov | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Johnny Walker | vs. | Volkan Oezdemir | ||||
| Welterweight | Kelvin Gastelum | vs. | Daniel Rodriguez | ||||
- ^ UFC Middleweight title eliminator.
Announced bouts[edit]
- Lightweight bout: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon[7]
- Bantamweight bout: Kang Kyung-ho vs. Muin Gafurov[8]
- Bantamweight bout: Said Nurmagomedov vs. Montel Jackson[9]
- Welterweight bout: Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby[10]
- Middleweight bout: Sharabudtin Magomedov vs. TBA[5]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro[11]
- Featherweight bout: Muhammad Naimov vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan[12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nolan King (2024-01-24). "Saudi Arabia announces new date for inaugural UFC event in Riyadh". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2023-10-11). "UFC announces inaugural Saudi Arabia event coming in March 2024". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ Damon Martin (2023-10-11). "UFC books first card in Saudi Arabia for March 2024". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ a b Damon Martin (2024-03-28). "Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker set as main event, 4 more fights announced for UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ a b Guilherme Cruz (2024-04-09). "Ihor Potieria steps in to fight Michel Pereira at UFC 301". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "UFC Saudi Arabia". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Navas, Julio Fernando (2024-03-15). "Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon agendada para el UFC Arabia Saudita - MMA AL DÍA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Kyung Ho Kang faces Muin Gafurov at UFC Saudi Arabia". Asian MMA. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Montel Jackson vs. Said Nurmagomedov Booked for UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Zubkiewicz, Bartłomiej (2024-04-05). "Rinat Fakhretdinov kontra Nicolas Dalby na czerwcowej gali UFC w Arabii Saudyjskiej". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (April 1-7)". MMA Junkie. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Martinez, Diego (2024-04-09). "Muhammad Naimov vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan agendado al UFC on ABC 6" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-09.
