UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev

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UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJune 22, 2024 (2024-06-22)
VenueKingdom Arena
CityRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev UFC 303: McGregor vs. Chandler

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 Sharabutdin Magomedov and Ihor Potieria was expected to take place at the event.[4] However, Potieria was pulled to face Michel Pereira at UFC 301.[5] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Joilton Lutterbach.[6]

Said Nurmagomedov was expected scheduled to face Montel Jackson in a bantamweight bout.[7] However, he pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Farid Basharat.[8]

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
Middleweight Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Joilton Lutterbach
Featherweight Muhammad Naimov vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Bantamweight Farid Basharat vs. Montel Jackson
Middleweight Abu Azaitar vs. Denis Tiuliulin
Welterweight Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby
Lightweight Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon
Bantamweight Kang Kyung-ho vs. Muin Gafurov
Bantamweight Xiao Long vs. Lee Chang-ho [b]
  1. ^ UFC Middleweight title eliminator.
  2. ^ Road to UFC Season 2 Bantamweight Tournament Final.

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Mike Bohn (2023-10-11). "UFC announces inaugural Saudi Arabia event coming in March 2024". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  3. ^ Damon Martin (2023-10-11). "UFC books first card in Saudi Arabia for March 2024". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-04-09). "Ihor Potieria steps in to fight Michel Pereira at UFC 301". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  6. ^ Staff (2024-05-20). "'Bullet' booking: Shara Magomedov gets 48-fight veteran newcomer for UFC Saudi Arabia". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  7. ^ David Andrew (2024-04-06). "Montel Jackson vs. Said Nurmagomedov booked for UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  8. ^ Mike Heck (2024-05-20). "UFC Saudi Arabia adds several bouts for Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  9. ^ "UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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